Embrace Life Card Directions . . .

. . . with a mini tutorial of Faux Silk

Supplies:

Base Card : Pale Plum (8-1/2” x 5-1/2”)
2nd layer : Perfect Plum (2-3/4” x 4-3/4”)
3rd layer : Barely Banana (2-1/2” x 4-1/2”)
4th layer : Pale Plum (2-3/8” x 4-3/8”)
5th layer : White Tissue Paper (approximately 3” x 5”)
6th layer : Perfect Plum (Scallop Circle Punch)
7th layer : Barely Banana (1-3/8” Circle Punch)
8th layer : Pale Plum (1-1/4” Circle Punch)

Stamps : Embrace Life

Inks : Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Black StazOn®

Accessories : White Tissue Paper, Dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8” Circle Punch, 1-1/4” Circle Punch, Glue Stick, Mellow Moss Marker, Barely Banana Marker, Pale Plum Marker

Step 1.)  Randomly stamp the flower image onto the tissue paper using the Jet Black StazOn.   (I am using the Basic Gray paper only to make it easier to see the tissue paper.)

Step 2.)  Color in the images using the markers.

Step 3.)  Crumple up the tissue paper into a tight ball.

Step 4.)  Carefully uncrumple the tissue paper making sure not to tear it.  It doesn’t have to be totally flat, a few creases and wrinkles will give it more silk like appearance.

Step 5.)  Apply the glue stick to the entire piece of cardstock that you will be adhering your tissue paper to.  In this case it is the 4th layer from the supply list [Pale Plum (2-3/8” x 4-3/8”)].

Step 6.)  Press the tissue paper firmly into the glue making sure that entire layer is attached.  Try to get most of the wrinkles out but don’t rub too hard or you might rip the tissue paper.  You need to make sure the corners are stuck down so apply more glue stick if needed.

Step 7.)  Trim away the excess tissue paper using the edge of the cardstock as your guide.  This is what it should look like when it is fully attached to the Pale Plum layer.

Step 8.)  Using the adhesive of your choice, finish assembling the card.  On the finished card you can see that I have stamped the flower image randomly onto the front of the base layer with Pale Plum Ink and have used the "Embrace Life" stamp to create the scalloped layer.

If you would like more detailed directions, you can sign up for my Project of the Month Newsletter.  A tutorial with more photos will be sent out on Wednesday, February 6th.

Have a wonderful day and keep stamping!

~ Michelle

Comments

[christina labotin]

So wonderful post.I am bursting to leave a comment.I am also a fan of blog，you are an example to all of us.Thank you for teaching me so much.Good job.

[Suzi]

Do you have to use Stazon to stamp the image? It's beautiful!

[Catherine]

very pretty card and love the card that you sent to Beate.

[Deborah]

Michelle,

Thank you so much for giving us the directions. This is such a beautiful card!