Tuesday, September 4, 2018







This Thinking of You card features the Rooted in Nature Suite & Blended Season Bundle from Stampin' Up!.  It is a triple fold card, using a sheet of double sided Nature's Poem DSP and coordinating colors of Tranquil Tide & Cajun Craze.  This is an A2 size card.

Material List:
-Stamp Set: Rooted in Nature
-Sentiment Stamp Set:  Rotted in Nature, Blended Seasons
-Dies: Stitched Seasons Framelits
-Cardstock: Tranquil Tide, Cajun Craze, Nature's Poem DSP, Whisper White
-Inks:  Versamark, Cajun Craze
-Other:  Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Tourmaline Embossing Powder*
-Basics: Paper Trimmer, Adhesive Tape Runner, Tombow Glue,   Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Scissors,  Big Shot
 
-Card Base:  DSP Cut at (12" x 5-1/2") (Folded Size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4")
-Cajun Craze Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4" x 4")
-Whisper White Top Mat:  (5" x 3-3/4")

Directions:
--Cut the top and bottom mats to size per list.
--Stamp the Whisper White top mat with the circular tree stamp from Rooted in Nature in Cajun Craze ink. See 2nd picture.
--Apply powder from Embossing Buddy on WW mat & then stamp the Wishing You All the Best sentiment from Blended Seasons onto the tree stamp with Versamark Ink.
--Apply White embossing powder and melt with Heat Tool.
--Attach to Cajun Craze bottom mat with tape runner.
--Using Thinking of You stamp from Rooted in Nature - use same steps as above Use embossing buddy, Stamp with Versamark,  Apply Tourmaline powder, and Melt with Heat Tool.
-Die Cut this Sentiment and a mat using Stitched Season Framelits.
--Glue 2 mats together.
--Cut a piece of the DSP for the card Base (12" x 5-1/2")
--Score at 2", 4", 8" & 10"
--Cut a diagonal from lower left corner up to the 4" score mark.
--Cut  diagonal from lower right corner to the 8" score mark.
--Fold at score lines.
--Attach the Cajun Craze mat to center section inside using Tape Runner.
--Take the pieces that you cut off & cut at score lines, trim them to fit onto the card base as shown in 2nd picture below and glue.
 --Glue the sentiment mat onto the left side of the folded card front - applying glue only where the pieces meet.

*Recollections Tourmaline Embossing Powder used on this card was purchased at Michaels.