Below are the instructions for your Take and Make Projects we started on Saturday. Use the instructions below to assemble your card. Take a photo of your card and email me it to me with the subject line Take and Make Ladybug Card or post your card photo on my Facebook Page. I would love to see how yours turned out!
My Take and Make project was inspired by a mini card from Tammy Shaia. She created a lovely and cute mini square card using the Little Ladybug stamp set and the Layering Circles Dies with a similar layout.
I changed many elements on the inspiration card. I changed the card dimensions to make it a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card. I used a stitched circle and a plain circle to frame my ladybug image. I changed the shape of the greeting from a die cut to a rectangle. I also used the Brights and the Regals Designer Series Paper Pack as the featured patterned paper. I added the row of ladybugs image to the inside of my card base.
Project Pieces
In your Take and Make packets, you should have the following- 4-1/4" x 11" Thick Whisper White Card Base; scored at 5-1/2"
- 3/4" x 3" Whisper White Greeting Rectangle
- Whisper White Stitched Circle Die Cut
- Basic Black Layering Circle Die Cut
- 3" x 4-1/4" Designer Series Paper Mat in either Real Red or in Poppy Parade
- 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" Basic Black Mat
Stamped at the Retreat Day Pieces
At our retreat day, you should have stamped- the ladybug image of your choice on the Whisper White Stitched Circle Die Cut
- the greeting "Hey, Lady!" on the Whisper White Greeting Rectangle
- the row of ladybugs image along the bottom edge of the inside of your Card Base
Card Assembly Instructions
- First, fold and burnish your Card Base.
- Color in your ladybug images. Because we used water-based Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp our images, I used alcohol-based coloring tools to avoid smearing the Memento ink. I used Stampin' Blends - Dark Real Red, Dark Basic Black, and Light Basic Black - to color in the ladybug on the front of the card and on the inside of the card. You could also use colored pencils as long as you don't use water or the blending pens to smooth your pencil lines.
- Next adhere the Designer Series Paper Mat to the center of the Basic Black Mat. Adhere them to the center of your card front.
- Then adhere the Whisper White stitched circle die cut to the center of the Basic Black circle die cut and add dimensionals to the back of the Basic Black circle die cut. Adhere to the card front in the lower right corner, so that the circles are overlapping both the Designer Series Paper Mat and the Card Base, or as desired.
- Trim your Whisper White Greeting Rectangle as desired. You could cut both ends like I did, cut one banner tail, cut two banner tails, and more! Adhere the Whisper White Greeting Rectangle to the card front in the lower left corner but still on the Designer Series Paper Mat, or as desired.
I hope you enjoyed this project and our retreat day! I can't wait for our next retreat in the summer!
Happy Stamping!
Beth
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