Cut Cardstock:
- Card Base: Very Vanilla; 8 ½” x 5 ½” – score at 4 ¼”
- Second Layer:
- For front: Crushed Curry; 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”
- For Inside: Crushed Curry; 5 ¼” x 4”
- Third Layer:
- For front: Cajun Craze; 5 1/8”x 3 7/8”
- For inside: Very Vanilla; 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”
- Fourth Layer: Very Vanilla; 4 ¼”x 3”
- Scrap of Very Vanilla for bow
- Strip of Coordinating Designer Series Paper; 5 1/8” x 3/8”
Snail the 5 3/8” x 4 ¼” piece of Crushed Curry cardstock to the card front.
Emboss the 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” piece of Cajun Craze with the Tin Tile Embossing folder. To get a more distinct embossed image, spritz the paper lightly with water and let it sit for 30 seconds before embossing.
Snail this piece to the Crushed Curry layer.
Using Crushed Curry ink, stamp the wheat bunch stamp from the Wishing You Well stamp set (available in clear or wood mount) onto the center of the 4 ¼” x 3” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.
Using Cajun Craze ink, stamp the small flower bunch from the Wishing You Well stamp set once over the wheat bunch, then WITHOUT re-inking, turn the stamp one quarter and stamp the flowers again, leaving a lighter shade of Cajun Craze. This is called ‘Stamping Off’ –it’s a great way to get a matching lighter shade of whichever color you are working with. Simply stamp once, then stamp a second time without reloading the stamp with ink. You can also use it to get the lighter shade only by stamping first on a piece of scrap paper.
Use one of the sentiments from the Wishing You Well stamp set and Rich Razzleberry ink, stamp it on the upper left corner of the Very Vanilla piece. Refer to photo for placement. For this card, I used the ‘just a note…’ stamp.
Using the bow stamp from the Wishing You Well stamp set and Rich Razzleberry ink, stamp the bow over the stems of the wheat bunch. Stamp a second bow onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and use the paper snips to fussy cut it out, then set it aside.
Place a glue dot over the center knot of the stamped bow and attach the copper metallic thread to it, making several loops up and down in a figure eight pattern. Refer to photo below.
Use Dimensionals to attach the bow you cut out over the bow on the stamped image to cover the glue dot. Refer to photo of finished card.
Use Dimensionals to attach the stamped piece onto the embossed Cajun Craze piece on the card front. Refer to photo of finished card.
INSIDE:
Snail the remaining piece of Crushed Curry cardstock to the inside of the card.
Snail the Designer Series Paper strip near the left side of the remaining Very Vanilla cardstock, leaving a small border on the left side.
Using Rich Razzleberry ink and a sentiment from the Ribbon of Courage stamp set (also available in either clear or wood mount), stamp this piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, then snail it to the inside of the card.
ENVELOPE:
As always, I carry a bit of the card design to the outside of the envelope.
For this card, I used Rich Razzleberry ink to stamp the bow on the lower left corner of the envelope.
I love the Autumn season and used Fall colors for this card. You could also use lots of other color combinations and it would have an entirely different look to it. Try it in shades of purple (Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape), green (Shaded Spruce and Granny Apple Green), pink (Melon Mambo and Powder Pink), or any color combination that is your favorite!
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