These old-world stamps are framed beautifully by delicate die-cuts.
DESIGNED BY HELEN AIRTON
Friends
- Stamps: Close To My Heart C1533 Fabulous You
Seasons & Nature (set of 5) - Card: X-Press It blender; Stampin’ Up! early
espresso; white - Paper: Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics 1899,
Vintage Spring Basics 3rd of March - Ink pads: Memento rich cocoa; VersaColor vanilla
- Colouring tools: Copic markers
- Punch: EK Success scalloped scallop border
- Die-cutting machine
- Dies: Spellbinders romantic rectangles #2; Memory Box
virtuoso music - Trim: white lace
- Adhesives: craft glue, double-sided tape, mounting tape
MATERIALS FOR ALL CARDS
METHOD
1 Fold white card 210mm x 160mm in half
and place the romantic rectangles die on
top, letting the edge of the die overlap the
spine by a few millimetres, then die-cut
and emboss it.
2 Die-cut and emboss espresso card with
the same die and glue it to the card front.
3 Punch the left-hand side of espresso card
80mm x 50mm with the scalloped scallop
border, layer 3rd of March paper
80mm x 45mm on top then secure it to the
left-hand side of 1899 paper
80mm x 130mm with double-sided tape.
4 Colour 160mm of lace with a mauve
marker, wrap it around the bottom of the
panel and secure this to the card front with
mounting tape.
5 Die-cut virtuoso music out of espresso
card, cut it in two and attach the pieces
over the lace as shown.
6 Stamp Fabulous You Seasons & Nature bird
and ‘forever friends’ sentiment on pieces
of blender card with rich cocoa ink.When a die-cut strip is too short for your card front,
cut it in two and cover the gap with a stamped layer.
TIP7 Colour the bird with markers then cut both images out separately, ink the edges
with vanilla and layer them on espresso card leaving 3mm borders. Add the
sentiment with double-sided tape then the bird with mounting tape.STAMPING
& DIE-CUTTING