Howdy, folks! Couldn't resist showing you the card we made at my table this past Saturday at Stamp Camp North. This layout was from Brian King, who created this design for a Valentine's Day card made with the Bee My Valentine stamp set and Bee Mine paper. You can view Brian's original design at Sneak Peek: Bee My Valentine – STAMP WITH BRIAN.
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| Click on image for closer look. |
Materials (all from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
* Pebbled Path card stock: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" for card base; scrap for 2-1/2" circle
* Calypso Coral card stock: 5-1/4" x 4" for first layer
* White card stock: 5" x 3-3/4" for inside; scrap for 2-1/4" circle
* Softly Stippled 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (free with minimum purchase during the current Sale-a-Bration promotion): 4" x 4" for large circles
* Bough punch (leaves)
* Petal Park Builder punch (flowers)
* 2-1/4" Circle punch (retired)
* 2-1/2" Circle punch (retired)
* 4" Circle die (old Sizzix die from my stash) (NOTE: I had planned to use the new Deckled Circle Dies from Stampin' Up!, but forgot to order them . . . OOPS!)
* Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels
At stamp camp I had several different stamps available -- whatever I could find that would fit within the 2-1/4" circle; for this sample I used a stamp from the Biggest Wish set, stamped with Pebbled Path ink.
Basic Assembly
* Adhere 5" x 3-3/4" white card stock to 5-1/4" x 4" Calypso Coral card stock. (HINT: If you're stamping an inside sentiment, you probably want to do that first.)
* Score a line on both 4" circles 5/8" in from one edge. Fold away from score lines. Apply adhesive to the wrong side of the small folded-back section and adhere to the back of the 5-1/4" x 4" Calypso Coral card stock. (NOTE: I found it easiest to apply the adhesive to the back of the small section and position the larger part of the circle on the front of the card stock, lining up the score line snug against the edge of the card stock; then simply fold up the small section to adhere it to the back of the card stock.) One circle goes near the top; the other on the opposite side near the bottom.
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| Line up the score lines at the edge of the card stock and adhere to back of card stock as shown. |
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| This is what it looks like from the front. |
* Close flaps and adhere card stock to Pebbled Path 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" card stock.
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| Basic card with flaps closed. |
At this point the basic assembly is complete and everything else is just embellishment.
* For my sample, I punched a couple of leaf boughs out of Pebbled Path and adhered them to the large top circle before adding the sentiment.
* I then stamped the sentiment on a 2-1/4" white circle, and adhered that to the 2-1/2" Pebbled Path circle, which I then attached over the leaves with Stampin' Dimensionals. (NOTE: If you overlap the edge of the large circle like I did, be sure to avoid applying adhesive to the lower right edge of the circle -- you don't want to glue your card shut!)
* Next, I punched some flowers out of Calypso Coral card stock and planted them here and there -- on my sample I popped up only one of the flowers; the other two are flat against the card.
* Finally, I added the all-important bling -- one jewel to the center of each flower.
This is a simple card that's easy to assemble and sure to please. Also a great stash buster if you have a lot of excess Designer Series Paper! Hope you enjoy it!
Cathy ;D
