All Tied Up with Make My Monday #273
Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #272. Our host for this edition, Guylaine, chose All Tied Up! for the theme. 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 both galleries. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here’s my Easter easel card:
I combined my card for MMM with the Double Trouble Challenge #211, and their alternate double dare challenge, Critter Crazy Challenges #108. Of course, since this is a fun fold, I’m also including it in the Creative Creases Challenge #113, where I am a guest designer for this month’s challenge.
Here are their challenge banners:
Measurements:
- The Flirty Flamingo base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2 inches
- I trimmed one piece of white cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches for the front, and a second one to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside
- I used the floral pattern of the February Product of the Month DSP (designer series paper) Painted Illusions
- I trimmed three different pieces of the Flirty Flamingo DSP, the first of which measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the front
- The second measures 1/2 by 4 inches for the inside stop for the easel, to which I added dimensionals
- The third piece measures 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
- I punched a 1-inch circle from another Flirty Flamingo DSP pattern and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
- I have had this banner for months in my stash of white cardstock leftovers and am glad to finally be able to use it
- All the animals, grass, and sentiment banner were stamped in black ink on leftover pieces of white cardstock
What I Did:
- I used the dark Flirty Flamingo blend to outline the white cardstock and DSP for the front of the card
- Then I used the same blend to color a length of white diagonal ribbon
- HINT: Make sure you let colored ribbon dry completely before trying to use it on your card – trust me on this
- The alcohol ink will make the ribbon stiffer when it dries, so you will need to play with it to loosen the fibers
- I used Smoky Slate, Darling Duckling, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, and Pumpkin Pie blends to color all the animals and flowers
- The tag turned out to be a combination of inks, daubers, then a blending brush
- First, I daubed white craft ink on the tag
- Then, I daubed Darling Duckling ink on it but I wasn’t happy with the results
- I daubed more white craft ink on it, followed by daubing a light amount of Balmy Blue ink
- Finally, I used the blending brush to soften the dauber markings
- With the exception of the DSP stop on the inside of the card, I adhered all other paper elements using multipurpose liquid glue
- Thread a length of the ribbon through the hole in the tag and adhere each end on the back of the DSP using tear & tape
- Create a small bow and adhere it right below the threaded hole using glue dots
- Adding it just below the threaded ribbon will allow it to sit closer to the cardstock layer
- Adhere the DSP to the white cardstock, then adhere the layers to the base of the card
- Use multipupose glue to adhere the critters, flowers, and sentiment banner to the tag
- After stamping the inside sentiment and coloring the carrot, adhere the cardstock to the base
- Adhere the DSP easel stop to the inside of the card
- Finally, I added three Flirty Flamingo dots to the sentiment banner
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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