Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #280. Our host, Helen, chose Use a Stencil for the theme. I used a die cut Everyday Arch for my stencil, then use it for the inside of the card

When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my card:

I am in love with the Velvet Meadow DSP (designer series paper) and am probably going to have to order another pack of it and am glad I have a new pack of Berry Burst cardstock. Gorgeous! I’ve already posted some cards using this paper and you can see them here, and here, Since I will be having surgery soon and out of commission, I already have posts using this suite of products scheduled to post. Stay tuned for more cards!

Measurements:

The Berry Burst base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
Trim two pieces of Bubble Bath cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches outside mat and the inside mat to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
Trim two pieces of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches, and crop one piece using an Everyday Arches die
- This will become your stencil
Die cut a piece of the Velvet Meadow DSP using a smaller Everyday Arches die
Since I have scraps of cardstock of varying sizes for every cardstock color, I cropped a smaller arch from Berry Burst scrap cardstock
Trim a piece of Velvet Meadow DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Don’t forget to punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating cardstock and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal

What I Did:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
Removal tape is always your friend, but especially so when trying to use a stencil, in this case use the tape to temporarily adhere the cropped large arch to a piece of white cardstock
Using the blending brush and Peaceful Pine ink, blend color around the arch stencil
- I started on the die cut arch so I didn’t get blobs of ink on the colored piece of white cardstock
Adhere the layers for the front of the card starting with the Bubble Bath mat, then the colored white cardstock, then the Velvet Meadow DSP arch
After wiping down the Berry Burst arch with the embossing buddy, stamp the sentiment using VersaMark ink
Cover the ink with white embossing powder and heat set it
Wrap a piece of Cloud Cover ribbon to the bottom of the arch and tie it in a square knot, adhering the knot to the sentiment arch using a glue dot
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment arch and adhere to the front of the card
Using three of the Dreamy Meadow flowers, adhere them to the DSP
Adhere the Bubble Bath cardstock mat to the inside of the card
I decided that I didn’t want to waste the arch I’d used as a stencil, so I used it for the inside of the card
I haven’t stamped an inside sentiment yet because the front sentiment is very versatile and I’ll wait until I figure out the purpose of this card

With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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Supplies Used:

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Product detail

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