Cathy's Craft Room: How to Create Two Cards at a Time

Thanks to Joanne James for knocking me out of my doldrums and inspiring me to make this card! I love it the idea that you can make two cards from only one sponged piece of card stock! Click HERE to visit Joanne's blog, The Crafty Owl, and see her original card (which looks strikingly similar to mine), along with her explanation of how and why she created this card.

Click on image for closer look.

Materials

Stamp Sets
* Beautifully Braided **
* Butterfly Gala ("a little note")
* Peaceful Moments ** ("Thank You")

Paper
* Whisper White card stock (5-1/4" x 4" - 3 pieces)
* Pretty Peacock card stock (8-1/2" x 5-1/2") for top card
* Terracotta Tile card stock (8-1/2" x 5-1/2") for bottom card

Ink
* Black Ink Pad of your choice
* Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin' Pad
* Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin' Pad

Optional Ink Colors (see notes below)
* Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad
* Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
* Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad
* Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

Other Stuff
* Stamparatus or Stamp-a-Ma-Jig (retired) or other stamp positioner
* Stitched Rectangle Dies
* Large Post-it Note
* Paper Snips
* Stampin' Sponges
* Silver Metallic Pearls
* Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive; Stampin' Up! 2-Way Glue (retired) or other removable adhesive

** 2020 January-June Mini Catalog

Assembly
(NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, SNAIL Adhesive used to assemble card.)

1. Score Pretty Peacock and Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" card stock at 4-1/4"; fold away from score lines to create card bases.

2. Use Stamparatus or other stamp positioner to stamp the Beautifully Braided flower image on each of the three 5-1/4" x 4" pieces of Whisper White card stock with Black Ink. It's important that each of these images be stamped in exactly the same position.

3. Stamp flower image on large Post-it Note or other very thin paper, and cut out with Paper Snips. (Yes, I'm actually asking you to fussy cut this -- unless you have another magic way of cutting out the image since there is no coordinating die. It's kind of a pain, but so worth it when you see the finished card!!!)

4. Use removable adhesive to position image cut from Post-it Note over the flower image on one of the three stamped pieces of Whisper White card stock. Use Stampin' Sponges to daub ink over the entire piece of card stock as follows: (IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT RUB the ink on -- those little berries are extremely fragile and could easily be torn off.)

Note that I used 6 different colors to sponge my sample, but you can achieve a very similar result by using just two colors. See alternate method below.
4a. Beginning at the center with the lightest color (Blushing Bride), daub ink from upper right-hand corner to lower left-hand corner of card stock.
4b. Moving toward the upper left-hand corner, daub Calypso Coral ink next to and slightly overlapping the Blushing Bride ink.
4c. Continuing to move toward the upper left-hand corner, lightly daub Terracotta Tile ink next to and overlapping the Calypso Coral ink, gradually daubing heavier amounts of ink as you move toward the corner.
4d. Moving toward the lower right side of the card stock, daub Coastal Cabana ink from corner to corner next to and slightly overlapping the Blushing Bride ink.
4e. Continuing to move toward the lower right-hand corner, daub Bermuda Bay ink next to and slightly overlapping the Coastal Cabana ink.
4f. Continuing to move toward the lower right-hand corner, daub Pretty Peacock ink next to and slightly overlapping the Bermuda Bay, gradually daubing heavier amounts of ink as you move toward the corner.
4g. When all the colors have been applied, very lightly daub Terracotta Tile ink over the lower right side of the card to add just a faint touch of the pinkish colors. Repeat with the Pretty Peacock ink, very lightly daubing some of the blue-greenish color into the pinkish colors on the upper left side.
4h. Remove Post-it Note to reveal the white flower image.

Alternate Steps 4a-f: As noted above, for my sample I used 6 different varying shares of ink. You can achieve a very similar effect by using just the two darkest colors (Terracotta Tile and Pretty Peacock). Begin by daubing the ink lightly in the center corner-to-corner area, and then gradually daubing heavier amounts of ink as you move toward the outside corners.

5. Carefully line up the 4" x 2-5/8" Stitched Rectangle die in the center of the stamped and sponged card stock to cut out the center section.

6. Adhere the outer "frame" piece over one 5-1/4" x 4" piece of stamped Whisper White card stock, being careful to line up the stamped images. Use Black Ink to stamp sentiment as shown. Adhere to Terracotta Tile card front. (NOTE: If you have difficulty lining up the images and the outer edges of the card stock, you can trim the edges of the Whisper White card stock slightly so it doesn't peek out from behind the sponged card stock.)

7. Adhere the center piece of the sponged card stock over the remaining 5-1/4" x 4" piece of stamped Whisper White card stock, again being careful to line up the stamped images. Use Black Ink to stamp sentiment as shown. Adhere to Pretty Peacock card front.

8. Attach self-adhesive Silver Metallic Pearls as shown.

And now you have two beautiful cards to add to your stash or send to two friends!

Cathy ;D