"Make-It Monday" Sweetest Time Tutorial

Hello everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  Mine was super busy!  I had a four day retreat which started last Thursday and ended yesterday! It was a great group of gals....FULL OF CREATIVITY!

Check out the this fun tutorial I have for you today! It's from a tutorial group I belong to! I LOVE IT!

Sweetest Time – Slimline Christmas Card

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Supplies:

·         Card Stock – Shaded Spruce (146981); Whisper White (100730); Thick Whisper White (140272); Pear Pizzaz (131201); Gold Foil (132622)

·         Stamps – Sweetest Time (153436); or Sweetest Time Bundle (155169)

·         Ink Pads – Real Red (147084); Pear Pizzaz (147104); So Saffron (147109)

·         Misc. – Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653);  Hippo & Friends Dies (153585); Sweetest Borders Dies (153559), Mini Glue Dots (103683);  All The Trimmings Ribbon Combo Pack (153541); Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457); Tis the Season 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (DSP) (153489); Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue (110755); Bone Folder (102300); Paper Snips (103579); Paper Trimmer (152392); Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897); Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108)

           

Measurements: 

·         Thick Whisper White: 9 ¼” x 8” scored at 4”

·         Tis the Season DSP: 2 sheets 1 ¾” x 6” (pay attention to have same pattern direction)

·         Whisper White: 2 ½” x 3 ½”; scraps;

·         Pear Pizzazz: scraps

·         Shaded Spruce: scraps

·         Gold Foil: ¼” x 9 ¼”; 2 ½” x 3 ½”

·         Old Olive Ribbon: 7”

Instructions:           

1.    Fold Thick Whisper White card base in half on score line. Flatten fold with bone folder.

2.    Line up the 2 pieces of DSP adhere together and trim such that the patterns match and forms a piece 9 ¼” long. (Note: using a pattern from 12”x 12” DSP would be easier.)

3.    Adhere gold foil strip to the back of the DSP, with 1/8” showing at the top. Adhere this piece to the card front.

4.    Stamp “All is calm, all is bright” just above the gold foil (see sample).

5.    Stamp the candles in Real Red ink, on the 2 ½” x 3 ½” piece of Whisper White. Stamp the candle flames using So Saffron ink, apply Wink of Stella to the flames. Die cut with the largest stitched rectangular shape from Hippo & Friends Dies. Stamp the middle candle on a scrap piece of Whisper White and cut out with Paper Snips.

6.    Adhere 3 candle piece to the center of gold foil piece. Use Paper Snips to trim corners to leave an even gold border around the diecut.

7.    Adhere this piece to the card front with dimensionals.

8.    Adhere Pear Pizzazz candle over middle Real Red candle using dimensionals.

9.    Using the Sweetest Borders Dies, die cut 4 large leaves and 2 small leaves from Shaded Spruce scraps using the leaves dies and 6 pine sprigs from Pear Pizzaz scraps.   Adhere to card front with Mini Glue Dots.

10. Stamp 2 images of 3 berries on Whisper White with Real Red ink and die cut with the 3 berry die from Sweetest Borders Dies.  Adhere to center of leaves with dimensionals.

11. Make a bow with the Old Olive ribbon and adhere to card front with glue dot.

12. Add 3 red rhinestones to card front.

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