Periennal Birthday

Periennal Birthday

Just Add Ink set the card challenge #422 "Just Choose Two" where you choose two of the following on your card project:

I also used this particular project for another challenge but there is no winner of this challenge; the projects are all just shown in an album on FaceBook.  The FaceBook Group - Stampin FOR ALL's administrator Ian Potter set a Card Sketch Challenge this week and this is the sketch dimensions below:

So my project for Just Add Ink and Stampin FOR ALL is photographed below.  I used the card sketch from  Stampin FOR ALL and I used embossing powder and an embossing folder for Just Add Ink.  

To recreate my project you will need:

• Stampin' Up 'Perennial Birthday' stamp set
• White card stock card base (8 1/4 x 5 7/8") scored at (4 1/8"), folded and burnished.
• Gorgeous Grape card stock (5 5/8 x 3 7/8") which is adhered straight to the card base.
• White card stock (5 3/8 x 3 5/8") which is going to be stamped on.
• Gorgeous Grape card stock scraps (5 1/2 x 1 1/4") & (1 3/4 x 1 3/4")
• White card stock scraps (5 7/16 x 1 4/16") & ( 1 10/16 x 1 10/16")
• Inks: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Garden Green, Memento Black, Versamark
• White embossing powder
• Wink of Stella
• Purple Nuvo drops
• Stampin' Up Floral Affection Embossing Folder - to emboss flap of envelope.

So to the main part of the project - the embossing!  On the piece of white card stock cover this with the embossing buddy first; then stamp the floral image using Versamark all over the card stock and then do the same with the leaves image.  Put white embossing powder all over the images and heat set.  All time to dry.  Initially, using a sponge dauber and the Gorgeous Grape ink sponge over the embossed images.  Then with the lighter ink, Highland Heather sponge in all the gaps covering all the white card stock.  Clean the embossed images with a soft cloth to remove excess ink.  

On the square piece of white card stock stamp the image in Gorgeous grape and Garden Green; repeat this on the envelope and inside the card base.  When dry add a bit of Wink of Stella to the floral images.  On the other piece of white card stock, stamp the sentiment 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' and also the sentiment 'Happy Mail' on the front of the envelope along with the image of the duckling delivering some mail.  This helps the recipient of this card to know that they are not receiving a bill!  All the pieces of card stock were adhered using double sided tape and the only pieces that were 'popped up' on foam pads were the square with the stamped images and the long rectangle piece with the sentiment on it.

I added some purple Nuvo drops to the project as extra embellishment.

If you enjoyed finding out how I created my project, please let me know through feedback/comments below, thank you.  Until next time, keep crafting!

Lorraine

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