Monday, August 6, 2018

This Thank You card features Stampin' Up!'s Flourishing Phrases stamp set and their Layering Oval Framelits using Melon Mambo ink and cardstock.  It was designed based on a layout sketch provided by Dawn Griffith.  This is an A2 size card.

Material List:
-Stamp Sets:  Flourishing Phrases
-Dies: Layering Ovals Framelits, Bloomin Hearts Thinlits, Candles & Confetti  Framelits
-Inks: Melon Mambo
-Cardstock:  Melon Mambo, Pink Patterned DSP (of your choice), Whisper White
-Embellishments: Rhinestones, Ribbon (of your choice)
-Extra Tools:
Basics: Scissors, Paper Trimmer, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Big Shot, Adhesive Tape Runner
 
-Card Base:  Whisper White A2 Card (Folded Size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4")xx Melon Mambo Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4" x 4")
-Whisper White  Top Mat:  (5" x 3-3/4" )
-Scraps of Whisper White & Melon Mambo for oval shapes, small flowers and sentiment.

Directions:
--Cut the top and bottom mats to size per list.
--Cut a strip of a coordinating DSP 4-3/4' x 2-3/4"
--Stamp the flower stamp on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock in Melon Mambo ink.  Cut with appropriately sized Layering Oval Framelits.
--Die cut an appropriately sized Melon Mambo scalloped Oval from the Layering Oval Framelits.
--Glue the 2 ovals together as shown.
--Die cut 3 of the small flowers from scraps of Melon Mambo CS using the die from Bloomin Hearts Thinlits. (You can substitute any other small flower shape.)
--Stamps the sentiment from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set on a scrap of Whisper White CS, as shown.  Die cut it with the tag die from Candles & Confetti Framelits and trim as shown.
--Thread a scrap piece of  coordinating white ribbon and put thru the holes in the tag as shown.
-- Cut a rectangular piece of Melon Mambo to mat the sentiment on.
--Attach the DSP and the Oval shapes to the WW CS as shown.
-- Wrap the ribbon attached to the sentiment around the WW top mat and glue/tape the ends to the back of the mat.
--Pop-up the 3 small flowers on the edge of the oval shape using mini dimensionals. Attach rhinestone to the flower centers.
--Attach White Mat to Melon Mambo bottom  Mat & then both to the card Base using tape runner.