Hey
friends! Cathy here today and I’ve got a fun Paris themed card for you! The
new Ribbon & Lace Border Dies are
just perfect for this theme.
I started this
mini slimline card by cutting the white card base 3 1/4” x 6 1/4" (the
cardstock piece is 6 1/4" x 6 1/2", scored at 3 1/4" on the 6
1/2" side and folded in half). Next, I cut a piece of white cardstock 3
1/4” x 3 1/2" for the background. I masked the bottom 1 1/2" and
inked clouds with a stencil using Saltwater Taffy Distress ink. I then masked
the cloud portion and inked light green grass with Shabby Shutters Distress
ink. I adhered this piece to the card base 1” from the top edge.
Next, I inked a
1” x 3 1/4" piece of white cardstock with Saltwater Taffy Distress ink and
die-cut the edge of the piece using the large lace border from the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies.
I die-cut a 1 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of white cardstock with the same
die and overlapped/adhered the 2 pieces to the card front below the background.
I die-cut a 1/2” x 3 1/4" piece of kraft cardstock with the eyelet lace
border from the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies and adhered it to the top edge of
the pink lace border.
At the top of the card, I die-cut a second piece of Saltwater Taffy inked cardstock 1/2” x 3 1/4" with one of the scalloped borders and die-cut a kraft cardstock piece 1/2" x 3 1/4" on both edges using 2 of the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. I overlapped/adhered these to the card front above the background piece.
The ribbon die
made a perfect road for my scooter cruising bear! I inked a piece of white
cardstock with Hickory Smoke Distress ink, die-cut it with the ribbon die, cut
it to 3 1/4" long and added dashed lines with a white gel pen.
I heat embossed
the Eiffel Tower from the Paris Afternoon Stamps with
bronze embossing powder on kraft cardstock and die-cut it using the coordinating dies. I
stamped all the images on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock,
colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out. I used the following stamps: Critters on the Go, Paris Afternoon, Charming City.
To finish, I
heat embossed “bonjour” from the Charming City Stamps on
white cardstock using Saltwater Taffy embossing glaze and die-cut “Mon Ami”
using the new Hayley Uppercase Alphabet Dies and Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies.
I also heat embossed those letters with Saltwater Taffy embossing glaze.
I hope you
enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my
blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can
also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.
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Hi there, Bobbi here! This week’s card
features the new Ribbon and Lace Border dies by Sunny Studio Stamps. These dies are
long in length to work on slimline cards and feature scallops, eyelet and
stitching line designs. I used the designer borders on this sweet and delicate
bra card. I paired the new dies set with the Stitched Heart 2 dies, Scalloped Heart dies, and the Spring Fever pattern paper.
To
make this 5″ X 7″ card, I cut a card base (10″ X 7″) out of white cardstock and
scored down the center. I set it aside and worked on the bra feature next.
Using
the largest stitched heart,
I cut the shape out of a skin tone-colored cardstock. I used an ivory color for
this one. I cut it down by cutting off the point side, leaving 3-1/2″ length to
use.
I
used the same heart die to
cut another heart out of blue pattern paper and
then used the same heart die to cut the bra top V-neck shape. By simply turning
one heart upside down and running it through the die cutting machine, the bra
is cut evenly on both sides and ready to add to the ivory heart shape.
It’s
time to dress up the bra top with laces, appliques and straps. I used the Ribbon and Lace Border dies to add extra touches. I introduced a coordinating pattern with pink roses to add more interest. I cut and glued on a bright pink
applique heart (cut from fuchsia pink paper) to the deep V. A little pink rhinestone was layered on top, too. Straps in another coordinating print were attached as well as the scallop lace edging pieces.
For the
background, I added white and pattern pieces of lace, scallops, eyelet and
straight stitched pieces. I love all of these and I love what a beautiful
background they create for this delicate bra top. I added the word
“friend” to the front, making it look like a clothing label. The “friend” word
is from the Clucky Chickens stamp set. The bra top was attached to the card base using
foam dots to make it stand out a bit from the pretty background.
Inside
the card, I stamped some hearts and a sentiment from the Lovey Dovey stamp set.
Here’s a little bonus
item. I made a matching tag to go with this card. I used the same dies and
pattern papers as in the card. I used the Scalloped Heart dies to
create the tag base and then added the image to the front. The “You’re one cool
chick” phrase is also from the Clucky Chickens stamp set.
Thanks
for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me,
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