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Rubber Inspiration Designer Challenge

By: Susan Caplan
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

 
Supplies:
Inks: Versafine black, Lavender dye based
White cardstock
Decorative edge scissors
Decorative paper
Ribbon
Glitter glue
Adhesive tape
Glue
Button brads
Ticket punch
Colored pencils (Prisma)
Gamsol
Blending stumps
Evo templates (octagonal)
1/16” hole punch

Directions:

1.       Stamp images on white cardstock with black ink.  When dry, color image with pencils and blend with gamsol using blending stumps.  Cut out, add glitter glue and set aside to dry.

2.       Cut out octagonal shapes from decorative paper four times. With a slightly larger template onto white cardstock, and cut out another four times.  Adhere the smaller onto the larger shape.  With pop dots adhere the colored images onto the octagonal shapes as shown.

3.       Cut out a 6” x 5 ¼” panel from green cardstock.  Cut a smaller panel from coordinating decorative paper 5” x 5 ¾” and adhere to green panel. 

4.       Cut a 4 ¼” x 4 ¼” square of lavender decorative paper, punch two top edges with ticket punch.  Adhere to a white panel 4 ½” x 4 ½”.  Punch the two top edges with hole punch, and adhere button brads.  Adhere all on top of the panels in step 3.

5.       Wrap ribbon around bottom of the card and tie a bow.

6.       Stamp saying onto white cardstock with lavender ink.  Cut out with decorative scissors.  Adhere on to a strip of decorative paper 3 ⅝” x ¾”.  Adhere all onto a matching larger decorative strip.  Cut with decorative scissors and pop up over ribbon.

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