Tutorial: Home to Roost

Here’s a unique card using the rooster as a focal point, but it’s complemented by the crackle paint background and the silver frame shapes. This color combination makes for a striking card even though its elements are simple. The ‘Home To Roost’ stamp set is a free set during the Sale-a-bration months of January-March 2019.

Cut Cardstock:

• Card Base: Whisper White –8 ½” x 5 ½”, score at 4 ¼”
• Second Layer: Blueberry Bushel –5 ¼” x 4” (cut two)
• Third Layer: Whisper White – 5” x 3 ¾” (cut two)
• Focal Point: 
  • Blueberry Bushel – 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”
  • Whisper White – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
  • Silver Foil: (cut three pieces) 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”, 1 ¼” x 3 ½”, 2” x 3 ¼”
• Inside Element:
  • Blueberry Bushel—3 ¾” x ½”
  • Silver Foil—3 ¾” x ¼”

Assembly:

Snail a 5 ¼” x 4 “ piece of Blueberry Bushel card stock to the card base.

Stamp a 5” x 3 ¾” piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Crackle Paint stamp using Blueberry Bushel ink. Snail to the card front.

Using the two largest squares from the Stitched Shapes framelits, cut a ‘frame’ from the 3 ¼” square of silver foil.

Using the two smallest narrow shapes from the Rectangle Stitched framelits, cut another ‘frame’ from the 3 ½”” x 1 ¼” piece of silver foil. Using the two smallest wider shapes from the Rectangle Stitched framelits, cut another ‘frame’ from the 3 ¼”x 2” silver foil.

Arrange the three silver ‘frames’ in a pleasing pattern on the card front and glue in place. Refer to photo for placement.

With Stazon ink, stamp the rooster from the ‘Home To Roost’ stamp set onto the center of the 2 ½” square piece of Whisper White cardstock. Using the small dots from the ‘Wonderful Romance’ stamp set and Smokey Slate ink, stamp off on a piece of scrap paper, then stamp dots randomly alongside the rooster to add interest to the piece. Do this several times to create a pleasing background for the rooster.

Using the  Watercolor Pencils and a blender pen, color the rooster using Pacific Point and Basic Gray. Color the rooster’s comb and wattle with the Real Red pencil full strength. Color a small patch of the ground underneath the rooster with the Early Espresso pencil and a blender pen. Snail the completed rooster piece to the 2 ¾” square piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock, then use dimensionals to attach this piece to the card front.

INSIDE:

Snail the remaining piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock to the inside.

Snail the strip of Silver Foil paper to the strip of Blueberry Bushel cardstock then snail this piece near the top of the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Stamp the ‘Thinking of You’ sentiment from the ‘Wonderful Romance’ stamp set using Stazon ink. Snail to the inside of the card.

ENVELOPE:

I always like to decorate the envelope a bit just to make the project a little more special for the person who will receive it.

I used the tall grass stamp from the ‘Home To Roost’ stamp set’  and Stazon ink to stamp just the top portion of the grass on the envelope.

I hope you enjoyed making this card and learned to use the square and rectangle framelits in a different way!

 

Product List

Home To Roost Cling Stamp Set	Crackle Paint Cling Stamp Set	Wonderful Romance Cling Stamp Set	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Silver Foil Sheets	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad	Watercolor Pencils
Blender Pens	Medium Whisper White Envelopes	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals	Liquid Multipurpose Glue	Stampin’ Trimmer	Clear Block D	Clear Block F
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