Positive Thoughts Tutorials

Hello everyone!  WOW!  It's the weekend already...Friday's almost over!  How are you keeping yourself busy during this time of shelter in place?  I got all of my customer thank you's out today and I sent over 100 thinking of you cards out!  I still have to get my downline thank you's out...I'll work on that tomorrow and get them out on Monday! Oh...and all of my church birthday and anniversary cards out! It feels good to be ahead of things!  I've also started on next month's projects!  YAY!  I've already missed one class this month and I'm missing everyone!  Hoping and praying things get back to normal soon!

I have a three BEAUTIFUL Positive Thoughts tutorials to share with you today!  ENJOY!!

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Supplies:

·         Stamp Set: Positive Thoughts (#151490)

·         Card Stock: Whisper White Thick (#140272), Rich Razzleberry (#

·         115316), Whisper White (#100730), Old Olive (#100702)

·         Ink: Old Olive (#147090), Rich Razzleberry (#147091), Calypso Coral (#147101)

·         Tools & Accessories: Nature’s Thoughts Dies (#153586)

·         Misc: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#144220), Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder (#151474), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755)

Measurements:

·         Whisper White Thick Card Stock base 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored at 4-1/4”

·         Rich Razzleberry 3-1/4” x 4-3/4” and a scrap to cut out the small butterfly

·         Old Olive scraps to cut out the two different sizes of greenery

·         Whisper White Scrap that measures at least 3” x 4-1/2” for the rectangle

·         Whisper White Scraps to stamp the flowers and the butterfly

Instructions:

·         Using your bone folder burnish the score line of the Thick Whisper White base card stock.

·         Using the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder, emboss the front of your card base.

·         Cut out the fancy stitched rectangle that comes in the Nature’s Thoughts Dies from Whisper White Card Stock.

·         Stamp the greenery using Old Olive Ink onto the rectangle then attach it to the Rich Razzleberry piece

·         Attach this to the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals

·         On scrap Whisper White card stock, stamp the flower 4 times using Calypso Coral Ink, and one butterfly using Rich Razzleberry Ink.

·         Cutting: using the flower die cut out 2 of the Calypso flowers, and using the small flower center piece cut out the centers of the other 2 Calypso Coral flowers. Cut out the butterfly. Using both of the extra greeneries dies cut one each from Old Olive card stock. Using the small butterfly die, cut one out of Rich Razzleberry card stock.

·         Attach the two large flowers to the card front with Tombo Multipurpose Glue, pop up the floral centers with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional. (there are areas in this center piece that you can flip up using your fingernail or a piercer.

·         Attach the 2 butterflies with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and add a Rhinestone Basic Jewel to each,

·         Tuck in the little greeneries using Multipurpose Liquid Glue

·         If you like your card to sparkle, spritz it with some Champagne Shimmer Paint (#147044) that has been mixed with Rubbing Alcohol

·         On the inside – stamp the greeting of your choice. I used the one that says “Hugs, Prayers, Love”

·         Your card is now complete!

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Supplies:                                                                  

• Stamp Sets: Positive Thoughts(151490)
• Cardstock: Whisper White (100730); So Saffron (105118); Soft Seafoam (146988)
• Ink: Soft Seafoam (147102); Gray Granite (147118)
• Tool & Accessories: Natures Thoughts Dies (153586)
• Misc: Polka Dot Tulle (146912); Dimensionals (104430); Mini Dimensionals (144108); Snail Adhesive (104332); Multipurpose Glue (110755)

                             

Measurements: 

• Card Base: Whisper White - 5 ½” X 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”
• Cardstock #2: So Saffron – 3 ¾” X 5”
• Cardstock #3: Whisper White – Cut with the rectangle die in the Natures Thoughts Dies
• Cardstock #4: Soft Seafoam – Stamp and cut greenery
• Cardstock #5: So Saffron – Stamp and cut flower; Cut small butterfly.

                       

Instructions:

• Attach So Saffron layer with Snail Adhesive.
• Stamp greenery in Soft Seafoam in and sentiment in Gray Granit ink onto die cut rectangle.
• Tie Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around cut rectangle, into a bow of the left side.
• Attach stamped & cut greenery with Mini Dimensionals.
• Attach stamped & cut flower with Dimensionals.
• Attach Pearl Basic Jewels to the center of the flower.
• Attach butterfly with Multipurpose Glue.

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Supplies:

·         Stamp Sets: Positive Thoughts (151490)

·         Cardstock: Pretty Peacock (150880), Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650), Mint Macaron (138337)

·         Ink: Pretty Peacock (150083), Crumb Cake (126975)

·         Tools & Accessories: Nature’s Thoughts Dies (153586), Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (151775), Pretty Peacock Scalloped Linen Ribbon (149751), Mini Glue Dots (1036830, Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Pearl Basic Jewels (144219)

·         Misc: Die Cutting Machine

           

Measurements: 

·         Card Base: Crumb Cake 8½ x 5½ score at 4¼

·         Cardstock #2: Pretty Peacock 5¼ x 4

·         Cardstock #3: Crumb Cake 3 x 4½ die cut the rectangle stitched, scrap to die cut the cent of the flower.  

·         Cardstock #4: Very Vanilla 5¼ x 4 for the die cuts (leaves and flowers)

·         Cardstock #5: Mint Macaron 2½ x 1 to die cut feather

·         Cardstock #6: Very Vanilla 5¼ x 4 inside

           

           

Instructions:

·         Onto one of the 5¼ x 4 very vanilla cardstock, stamp 2 of the leaves using pretty peacock ink, one flower using crumb cake ink.

·         Die cut the flower and the leaves using the matching dies.

·         Die cut: the feather out of the mint macaron card stock, center of the flower out of scrap crumb cake cardstock and the stitched rectangle frame out of the 3 x 4½ crumb cake cardstock.  

·         Emboss the 5¼ x 4 pretty peacock using the Subtle 3D embossing folder.

·         Stamp the leaves using pretty peacock ink onto the stitched rectangle frame. Ink once and stamp 3 times.

·         Adhere the stitched crumb cake onto the embossed pretty peacock card stock.

·         Using 5” of the pretty peacock scallop linen ribbon, adhere at 1½” from the bottom of the pretty peacock. Secure in the back with glue dots.

·         Adhere onto the crumb cake card base,

·         Adhere one of the leaves, flower with the crumb cake center and feather at the top of card front using dimentisonals.

·         Inside adhere the 5¼ x 4 very vanilla and then adhere the other die cut leaves.

Thanks BUNCHES for stopping by today!  

I hope you'll give some of these TERRIFIC tutorials a try!  

Have a WONDERFUL weekend and have FUN creating!

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~Today's Thought~