Trip To Health

Inspiration

I seem to be in the mode of creating masculine cards lately, for the standard birthdays, etc. This week I needed a card for a friend recovering from a serious illness. I'm also into using digitals - quick and easy! Unfortunately, I don't remember where I got the motorcycle image, but it fit the sentiment from Create with TLC so well, I decided to use it. I like the way it turned out, don't you?

Ingredients

Note: finished card size is 5" x 7"

Stamps

Sentiment (freebie from Create with TLC)

Cycle (unknown)

Paper

Not Quite Navy	7" x 10", score at 5"
Well Worn DSP	4" x 6 7/8"
River Rock	3" x 3", and 1 1/2" x 7"
Stamper's Select White	3" x 3", and 3" x 4"

Ink

Epson RX620 Printer

Accessories

Fleur De Lis Accents (Spellbinders)

Fleur De Lis Motifs (Spellbinders)

Classic Circle Nestabilities - Small (Spellbinders)

Grand Calibur (Spellbinders)

3-D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

Dries Clear Glue (Art Institute)

Scor-Pal

ATG (3M)

Cutter Bee Retractable Knife (EK Success)

Cutter Bee Scissors (EK Success)

Rotary Trimmer (Fiskars)

Instructions

BASE CARD and MAT

Start with a piece of dark blue card stock measuring 7" x 10", score at 5" and fold. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 4" x 6 7/8", and mount on the top part of the card front. Cut/emboss the Fleur De Lis edge from light green card stock. Trim to 7" long, and mount on the card front, covering the edge of the patterned mat.

IMAGE

Print the motorcycle image on white card stock, and trim closely. Use a craft knife to cut out central spaces. Mount on the left card front using foam squares.

SENTIMENT

Print the sentiment image on white card stock, then cut/emboss using a classic circle die. Cut/emboss light green card stock using the Fleur De Lis pendant shaped die. Glue the die cut on the right card front, and the sentiment on the die cut.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!

Precious Memories

Inspiration

Heartfelt Creations has been making beautiful stamps for many years, and this Magnolia Oval is one of my favorites from a while ago. It's perfect for any sentiment. Here's a sympathy card I made for a coworker who lost her uncle this week. I needed one for lots of people to sign, so I put matching light blue card stock on both inside panels.

And, it IS Wednesday, so be sure to head over to the Heartfelt Creations blog to see a whole bunch of beautiful creations from the design team, including all our **NEW** members!

Ingredients

Note: Finished card size is 5" x 7"

Paper

Kraft (SU!)	7" x 10"; scored at 5"
Bashful Blue (SU!)	4 7/8" x 6 7/8"
Madeline designer paper (Prima)	3 3/4" x 6 1/2"
Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink)	5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Inks

Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

Bashful Blue (SU!)

Crumb Cake (SU!)

Stamps

HCPC 3377 Sympathy Sentiment PreCut Set (Heartfelt Creations)

892G: Magnolia Oval (Heartfelt Creations)

Accessories

Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Classic Bracket Edgeabilities (Spellbinders)

Classic Triple Scallop Edgeabilities (Spellbinders)

Big Shot Pro (Sizzix)

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

COPIC Markers (Imagination International)

SPICA Marker (Imagination International)

Ribbon (Hobby Lobby)

Bow-Easy

Scor-Pal

3-D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

Zip-Dry glue

ATG (Scotch)

Scissors (Cutter Bee)

Rotary trimmer with straight & deckled blades (Fiskars)

Instructions

BASE CARD

Start with a piece of kraft card stock measuring 7" x 10", and score it at 5".

BLUE MAT LAYER

Cut a piece of light blue cardstock measuring 4 7/8" x 6 7/8". Line the bracket edger from the Bracket Edgeabilities set and a decorative insert die from the Scallop Edgeabilities set again one of the long edges of the mat layer, and cut/emboss in your die cut machine. Hint: I hold mine in place with removeable tape. Remove the dies from the card stock. Use a sponge to apply light blue ink on the embossed border and around the other 3 sides of the mat.

PATTERNED MAT LAYER

Using a deckled blade in your trimmer, cut patterned paper a piece of patterned paper measuring 3 3/4" x 6 1/2". Use a sponge to apply light brown ink on all 4 sides of the mat. Mount this onto the blue mat layer. Adhere a blue ribbon horizontally around the mat. Mount the mat layer onto the front of the card.

IMAGE

Stamp the Magnolia Oval in brown ink on ivory paper. Use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to position the sentiment in the oval, and stamp it in brown ink.

Stamp the flower portion of the oval again in brown ink on ivory paper and cut out just the blossoms. Color with COPIC markers. I used these colors: Blossoms - E41, E43, 0; Leaves - YG21 & YG93 or B32 & B34. Use the paper blossoms tool on the trimmed blossoms to shape them, then adhere them to the matching blossoms on the oval image using foam squares.

Mount the oval on front of the card. Enhance the center of the blossoms with a Sand SPICA pen. Tie a multi-loop bow in the same ribbon, and adhere to the left of the oval.

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