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Simple Thanksgiving

Stampin' Up! French Foliage &
Hand-Penned Holidays

With only 4 days left before Thanksgiving you may have discovered that you've forgotten to send a greeting to a relative or friend who cannot celebrate this holiday with you.  Or maybe you'd like to create a card to accompany that perfect side dish you'll contribute to the Thanksgiving potluck.  Whatever the case may be, this card fits the bill for quick, easy, and impressive!

Stampin' Stuff:
 

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Stamp Sets -

• Hand-Penned Holiday Clear Mount (124312 - Holiday Mini) <-Featured item
• Lovely As A Tree (115026)
• French Foliage Clear Mount (121166) <-Featured item

Ink -  

• StazOn® Jet Black Ink Pad (101406)
• Pumpkin Pie Classic (105216)
• Early Espresso Classic (119670)
• Pumpkin Pie Stampin Write Marker (105115)

Paper - 

• Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
• Pumpkin Pie Card Stock (105117)
• Early Espresso Card Stock (119686)

Tools -

• Lace Ribbon Border Punch (122362) <-Featured item

Putting It Together Tips:

• Okay I know I've overused Lovely As A Tree the past few weeks, but this is just the season it's perfect for.  I promise after January 1, you won't see it for a good long while.
• I assembled the card face by first placing the Lace Ribbon Border half way down on the card.  Next I placed the tree immage in the upper left and the sentiment in the lower right.  Finally I stamped the leaf image to fill the remaining space.  Stamping the image off the paper gives the catd some interest.  
• That's it.  Quick, easy and impressive!  This design template could be used for all of the Hand-Penned Holidays sentiments.  Just swap out the colors and images to fit the holiday!

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PPA117 - Gratitude

Stampin' Up! Leaves Of A Tree &
Day Of Gratitude

Thie week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is an Element of Style Challenge using ribbon.  Ribbon challenges are always difficult for me as I guess I think the entire card should be ribbon!  Or the focal point should be ribbon.  With very few exceptions the extent of my ribbon use is wrapped around the card stock secured with a knot.  This card used one of my favorite stamps - Leaves of a Tree - and TWO ribbon sources.  I used Basic Black Taffeta RIBBON and the Lace RIBBON Border Punch!  And they turned out to be somewhat of a secondary focal point!  YAY!

Stampin' Stuff:

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Stamp Sets -

• Leaves of a Tree (123843 - Holiday Mini)
• Day of Gratitude Clear Mount (121148) <-Featured item
• Autumn Days (115452) <-Featured item

Ink - 

• Basic Black Classic Ink (101179)
• Riding Hood Red Classic Ink (111836)
• Riding Hood Red Stampin' Write Marker (120971)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Basic Black Card Stock (102851)
• Regals Collection Paper Stack (117154) <-Featured item 

Accessories -

• 3/8'' Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon (119962) 

Tools -

• Lace Ribbon Border Punch (122362) <Featured item
• Scallop Oval Punch (119856)
• Movers & Shapers Punch Windows (115953) <- Featured item
• Movers & Shapers Curly Label (114506)
• Paper Snips (103579)

Putting It Together Tips:

• At first glance this card seems to be somewhat complex, but it is really the rule of three - the image, the sentiment, and the ribbon.  
• Coloring the image is simply a matter of focusing on a very small area of the tree at a time and using the fine tip of a Stampin' Write marker.  You might even go with several colors.  I was going for more of a monochromatic feel.
• Using the paper Snips I cut out the small leaf from the Autumn Days set.  It was the perfect accent to pull the leaves of the tree over to the sentiment.  Invest in a pair of paper Snips they are such a pleasure to use.  You're only as good as the tools you use.  So use the best you can afford!
• Using the very thin Basic Black mat really makes the reds pop.  It also pulls in the black from the tree and the sentiment to give the card coherency.
• The taffeta ribbon was a bit narrow to create the impact I wanted, so I used the Lace Ribbon Border Punch to "mat" the ribbon and give it some presence.
• Paper Stacks are such a great bargain.  Each of the six sets - one for each Color Collection plus one for each of the In Color Collections - contains 4 designs on 6'' x 6'' DSP.  This is the perfect size for card makers.  The In Color Collections contain 4 each of two double sided designs, and the standard Color Collections contain 2 each of two double sided designs.  40 sheets of DSP in each collection.

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Pals Paper Arts October Hop - Thanks & Thanksgiving

Stampin' Up! Warmest of Wishes &
It's a Wrap Holiday

Welcome to the October Pals Hop!  This month we're featuring Thank You cards and Thanksgiving inspired cards and projects.  You've likely hopped over from Barbara Chatzkel's blog, Take Out Paper Arts.  I'm your next stop.  Should you hop off course simply CLICK HERE and you'll be back on track!

Here's another one of those projects that I have been wanting to try and I must say I am super pleased with the outcome.  Although I love the It's a Wrap series of stamp sets intended for candy wrappers, I don't really make those kinds of projects very often, so I needed to come up with a project that wasn't calorie intensive!  This fit the bill perfectly.  The small squares measure 3/4'' square and are matted on a 1'' square of Brushed Gold cardstock to create a mosaic background of leaves.  This now empowers you to create a whole series of holiday cards using the various stamps in this set!  Enjoy!

Stampin' Stuff:
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Stamp Sets -

• It's A Wrap Holidays Clear Mount (122772 - Holiday Mini) <-Featured item
• Warmest of Wishes Clear Mount Hostess Set (122672 - Holiday Mini ) <-Featured item
• Grateful Greetings (116511) <-Featured item 

Ink - 

• VersaMark® (102283)

Paper - 

• Confetti Cream Card Stock (102835)
• Brushed Gold Card Stock (102935)
• Early Espresso Card Stock (119686)
• Pumpkin Pie Card Stock (105117)
• Poppy Parade Card Stock (119793)
• Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
• So Saffron Card Stock (105118)
• More Mustard Card Stock (100946)

Accessories -

• Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Pumpkin Pie 1/8'' Taffeta Ribbon (119253) <-Featured item
• Anywhere Glue Stick (104045)

Tools -

• 1'' Square Punch (124094 - Holiday Mini) <-Feature item
• 2 3/8'' Scallop Circle Punch (118874)
• 1 1/4'' Circle Punch (119861)
• Lots Of Tags (114508) <-Feature item
• Little leaves (114511)
• Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)

Putting It Together Tips:

• Probably the most important - and best - news I can share with you is that you can use scraps to create the leaves background.  It takes such a small piece of paper to imprint the wrappers, and even if the whole wrapper doesn't fit on the paper, you can still use a part of it!
• I used SNAIL to adhere the squares to the Early Espresso card stock but I just eyeballed the spacing.  Lay out your card first and position the squares in place.  You can fine tune the plavce,emt as you are adhering the squares to the card stock.
• The Stamp-a-ma-jig was crucial in positioning the sentiment on the tag.  Die cut the tag first and then use a scap of vellum to make the sentiment impression using the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  I used some temprary adhesive to adhere the tag to the work surface as it's kind of small for the Stamp-a-ma-jig to secure it.  Place the vellum over the tag aligning the sentiment on the tag and then position the Stamp-a-ma-jig and stamp.
• I placed the sentiment at the end of the tag so the ribbon wouldn't cover any of it up!
• I added some glue from the glue stick to the surface of the card under the wreath and then slid the die cut Little Leaves in place and pressed them into the glue to secure.  They are far too fragile to apply glue directly to their surface. 

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PPA109 - Give Thanks

Stampin' Up! Hand-Penned Holidays &
Leaves of a Tree

The challenge for this week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is color   Incorporate Calypso Coral, Riding Hood Red, and Basic Gray into a creation.  Some color challenges are really hard for me but this one was easy.  The minute I saw Riding Hood Red and Calypso Coral I thought FALL!  And with this being the 1st day of September, a day that traditionally gets us all thinking about fall even tho it's still 21 days away, and also the first day of the Holiday Mini, I thought I'd feature fall with a Fall/Thanksgiving card.  Both stamps are new in the Holiday Mini.  The sentiment is one of four stamps found in the Hand-Penned Holidays set And Leaves of a Tree is another great A La Carte stamp.  They are featured items in this week's post.

Stampin' Stuff:

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Stamp Sets -

• Hand Penned Holidays Clear Mount (124312) <-Featured item
• Leaves of a Tree (123843) <-Feature item

Ink - 

• Calipso Coral Stampin' Write (123003 set of 5 In Colors) <-Featured item
• Riding Hood Red Classic ( 111836)
• VersaMark® (102283)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Basic Gray Card Stock (121044)
• Calyspo Coral Card Stock (124329 - In Color Assortment) <-Featured item 

Accessories -

• 3/8'' Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon (122976) <-Featured item
• White Stampin Emboss Powder (109132)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332) 

Tools -

• Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (121809) <-Featured item
• Heat Gun (100005)
• Embossing Buddy (103083)

Putting It Together Tips:

• I stamped the tree image in Riding Hood Red ink.  Then with the Calypso Coral marker, I carefully colored in all the leaves.  It reminds me of a Japanese Maple tree.
• Basic Gray was the perfect color to use as a neutral mat. 
• After I mounted the matted maple on the card front along with the embossed sentiment, the soace between the two looked flat - because it was!  The ruffled ribbon was perfect for adding subtle texture between the two.
• ALWAYS use an Embossing Buddy when working with embossing powder.  It ensures a speck free finished project by removing all the static electricity and olil from the card stock so no stray powder adheres and ruins the look.  

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Thankful

Stampin' Up! French Foliage & Bright Blessings

I love the Stampin' Around Wheels!  I bet you think they can only be used for borders on scrapbook pages.  WRONG!  Here's another example of a beautiful card incorporating a Stampin' Around wheel as a focal point of a card.  The leaf was stamped on Very Vanilla card stock using Pumpkin Pie ink and then hand colored with a Blender Pen.

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• French Foliage Clear Mount (121166 - Holiday Mini)
• Bright Blessing Stampin' Around Wheel (115626)
• En Francais Background Stamp (109521)

Ink - 

• Soft Suede Classic (115657)
• Pumpkin Pie Classic (105216)
• Daffodil Delight Classic (119667)
• Sahara Sand Classic (105208)
• Peach Parfait Classic In Color (119783)
• Whisper White Craft (101731)
• Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker (120973)

Paper - 

• Daffodil Delight card Stock (119683
• Early Espresso Card Stock (119686)
• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories -

• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• 5/8" Daffodil Delight Grosgrain Ribbon (119761) 

Tools - 

• Stampin' Around Jumbo Handle (103661)
• Sponge Daubers (102892)
• Blender Pens (102845)

Putting It Together Tips:

• The oak leaf was stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink and then filled in with Peach Parfait using a Blender Pen.  Then I sparingly used Soft Suede with the Blender Pen to lightly outline the edges and veins to create depth.  Sahara Sand was used outside the leaf's edge to create a shadow making the leaf appear to float above the paper.
• To highlight the two card stock elements, I edged them with the side of the brush tip of a Soft Suede marker and then used Soft Sueded and a Sponge Dauber to lightly shade the edges.  Leaves were stamped in Pumpkin Pie and daffodil Delight Classic Ink over the Bright Blessings impression.
•  En Francais in Whisper White was stamped on Early Espresso and neatly tied with Daffodil Delight Ribbon.

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Pals Paper Arts Challenge #67 - The Truest Measure

Stampin' Up! Happiness Shared & Grateful Greetings

The Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week is a color challenge, as you can see by the three lovely ladies to my left.  Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, and Poppy Parade are the colors of choice.  As ya'll know, I'm big on relying on a neutral as my 4th “legal” color when doing color challenges.  I think of myself as a purest and rarely venture outside the challenge palette.  But this week one of my tried and true neutral colors WAS part of the challenge! What to do!  Our eyes play amazing tricks on us.  The leaves of the wild rose are actually water colored in - you guessed it - Basic Gray!  On the yellow card stock it takes on a Always Artichoke hue.  

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Happiness Shared Clear Mount (120534)
• Grateful Greetings (116511)

Ink - 

• Basic Gray Classic (109120)
• Poppy Parade Classic (119782)
• Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write marker (119677)
• White uni-ball^® Signo Gel Pen (105021)

Paper - 

• Basic Gray Card Stock (121044)
• Poppy Parade Card Stock (119793)
• Daffodil Delight Card Stock (11983)

Accessories -

• Poppy Parade 1/2“ Stitched Poly Ribbon ( 119263)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• 2-Way Glue Pen (100425)

Tools -

• Blender Pen (102845)
• Paper Cutter (104152)

Putting It Together Tips:

•  The first image was printed on Daffodil Delight card stock using Basic Gray Classic ink and then again on Poppy Parade card stock.  Both images were colored/shaded using Basic Gray Classic ink and a Blender Pen.  The center of the Poppy Parade rose was filled in with a white gel pen and left to dry.  Then I came back and colored it with a Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write marker.
• I cut out the Poppy Parade image using Paper Snips and attached using a 2-Way Glue Pen.
• The tone on tone image is Basic Gray Classic ink on Basic Gray card stock.

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Pals Paper Arts Challenge #66 - Sending Thanksgiving

Stampin' Up! Seasonal Sentiments & Fall Harvest

The final challenge for October is a Sketch Challenge created by our own Margaret Moody.   When I saw this sketch I thought “That's a striped awning over a produce stand!”  Where the heck did that come from?  I don't know, but that's what I made it!  I also hope you like the sprig of Bittersweet I added.  It simply reminds me of fall.  I hope you agree.

 

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Fall Harvest Standard Wheel (112478)
• Seasonal Sentiments Clear Mount (120821 - Holiday Mini)
• Itty Bitty Bits Clear Mount (120060) 

Ink - 

• Soft Suede Classic (115657)
• Peach Parfait Classic (119783)
• Pear Pizzazz Stampin Write Marker (119801 - set of 5)
• Daffodil Delight Classic (119667)
• Real Red Stampin Write Marker (100052)
• River Rock Stampin Write Marker (120972)

Paper - 

• Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
• Peach Parfait Card Stock (119793)
• Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper (119831)
• Pear Pizzazz Card Stock (119795 - scrap for stem)

Accessories -

• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Tools -

• Sponge Dauber (102892)
• Stampin' Around Handle (102971)
• Stampin' Around Wheel Guide (104834)
• Crop-a-dile (108362)
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack (118309)
• Little Leaves Sizzlits Die (114511)
• Scallop Edge Border Punch (119882)
• Blender Pens (102845)

Putting It Together Tips:

• I used Soft Suede for the sentiment and image because it offers a softer (no pun intended) look to the finished card.  Black can be so harsh.
• So many folks think of the Stampin' Around wheels as just borders, but they can offer such versatility for focal points as well.  Instead of inking an uninked cartridge with Soft Suede, although I think I would probably get my money's worth by doing that, I decided to simply run my wheel multiple times over the ink pad.  It inked the wheel perfectly for the small stretch of image I needed.
• The awning edges and the Very Vanilla insert were shaded with Peach parfait using a sponge dauber.  It gives the paper dimension and softens the edges a bit.
• The Bittersweet was created by imprinting Peach Parfait card stock with Peach parfait ink using the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set.  Then the images were punched out with the punch set f the same nae.  The Crop-a-dial provided 3/16“ centers for the bittersweet in Real Red highlighted in Real Red with  Stampin' Write Marker.  The stem and leaves were shaded using both ends of a River Rock Stampin Write marker.

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Pals' Paper Arts October Hop - Gratitude

Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Day of Gratitude & Pretty Petals

 

Welcome to the October PALS HOP!  This month, we're featuring Thanks/Thanksgiving themed projects for your inspiration!  If you've hopped over from Joanna Munster, {www.inspiredbystampin.com}, I'm stop number 5 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in!  I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for papercrafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals!  Should you hop off course, simply click HERE for the links to the PALS HOP LINE-UP and you'll be back on track! 

 

You all are probably thinking that I live at Starbuck's.  I don't!  However I do visit it regularly and I am always impressed by the quality of their graphics.  If you recall a few weeks back I posted a card inspired by the pastry bag I received my cookie in.  Today my inspiration is from the gift cards available at the register.  Starbuck's artwork displays a wide range of color and design.  And for those of you that follow my blog regularly, you'll have to admit this is quite a departure from my usual style.   But it was a blast to create and I even tried a new technique.  Stay tuned for my video on Brayering!

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Day of Gratitude Clear Mount (121148 - Holiday Mini)
• Pretty Petals (111008) 

Ink - 

• StazOn® Jet Black Ink Pad (101406)
• Cherry Cobbler Classic (119669)
• Melon Mambo Classic (115656)
• Real Red Classic (103133)
• Pumpkin Pie Classic (105216)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
• Glossy White Card Stock (102599)
• Pumpkin Pie Card Stock (105117)
• Pacific Point Card Stock (111350)
• Wild Wasabi Card Stock (108641)

Accessories -

• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• Anywhere Glue Stick (104045)

Tools -

• Paper Snips (103579)
• Extra Large Decorative Label Punch (120907 - Holiday Mini)
• Brayer (102395)
• Sponge Daubers (102892)

Putting It Together Tips:

• The background was created by applying (starting from the top) Melon Mambo, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Melon Mambo to Glossy White card stock.  The glossy card stock allows you to blend the ink together with a brayer.  The Pumpkin Pie is actually much brighter in person. 
• The Pretty Petals graphic was applied twice using Cherry Cobbler Classic - once in one direction, and then again in the opposite direction.
• The leaf graphics were applied by cutting out the individual leaves with Paper Snips once stamped on the colored card stock.
• The edges of the sentiment were shaded by applying Cherry Cobbler  in a circular motion with a sponge dauber.

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Pals Paper Arts Challenge #63 - The Truest Measure

Stampin' Up! Falling Leaves & Grateful Greetings

This week we are working with a color challenge of Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, and Peach Parfait.  It's always fun to see what our Design Team - AND YOU - whip up with the three colors we provide.  During Convention this year we had a workshop where all we did was walk through and make color charts of all the Stampin' Up! Colors.  Falling Leaves was used as the image stamp and after using the set 55 times (once for each color) I was hooked.  I love the crisp images that it provides.  I hope you do too.

  

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Falling Leaves (115368)
• Grateful Greetings (116511) 

Ink - 

• Pear Pizzazz Classic (119784)
• Melon Mambo Classic (115656)
• StazOn® Jet Black Ink Pad (101406)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Basic Black Card Stock (102851)
• Pear Pizzazz Card Stock (119795)

Accessories -

• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) 

Tools -

• Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (117335)
• 1 1/4“ Square Punch (119865)
• 1 3/8” Square Punch (119877)
• Ticket Corner Punch (119867)
• Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)

Putting It Together Tips:

• For the leaf images I stamped them first with the classic ink on Whisper White card stock scraps, and then punched them out.  Much easier to line them up in the center of the square.
• When I buy a wood mounted stamp set I take great pains to center the rubber both vertically and horizontally on the wood block.  Then when I need a sentiment stamped, I cut out a square of card stock the size of the wood block and use my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the impression perfectly every time.
• I think the Ticket Corner Punch does such a nice job of adding interest to the card face.  I also like to double mount my card faces to add interest.

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Lovely As A Tree

This card was a work in progress.  I had an idea of what I wanted to do, but no details.  So I just pulled out the stamps and started applying the ink.  Everything from there just evolved!

Stampin' Stuff

Stamp Sets-

• Lovely As A Tree (115026)
• Season of Friendship (111776)
• Branch Out (113200 - Dormant Set)*

Ink

• Crushed Curry Classic Ink Pad (115659)
• Soft Suede Classic Ink Pad (115657)
• Only Orange Classic Ink Pad (102696)
• Real Red (103133)

Paper

• Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
• Dusty Durango Card Stock (115321)

Accessories

• Stampin' Up! Top Note Die (113463)
• Horizontal Slot Punch (105089)
• 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch (109047)
• Crushed Curry Polka-dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115614)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Stampin' Steps

1. Imprint the tree cluster from the "Lovely as a Tree" set twice in Soft Suede on a 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of very Vanilla card stock allowing the images to print off the paper on both sides.
2. Prepare two masks - one cut to mimic the shape of the tree tops and one to mimic the bottom area of the branches.  Using the abstract leaves stamp from the "Branch Out" set, stamp leaves over the branches first in Crushed Curry, then Only Orange, and finally in Dusty Durango.  Remove the masks.  TIP:  Using large Post-it notes, stamp the image on the adhesive end of the note.  This keeps the note close to the card stock for more precise masking.
3. Create a mask of the horizon to mask off the trees and expose the ground.  Using the Crushed Curry Classic Ink Pad, drag the pad from top to bottom of the hill for solid coverage.  Allow to dry.  Using the abstract leaf stamp again, stamp leaves on the ground using Only Orange and Dusty Durango.  Remove the masks.
4. Pass the card stock through the Big Shot using the Top Note die in landscape mode being careful to keep the horizon of the image parallel with the bottom of the die.  Adhere to a 5" x 4" piece of Dusty Durango card stock.  Round the corners using the Corner Rounder punch.
5. Imprint the sentiment on a 5/8" 1 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla card stock using Soft Suede.  Imprint the small leaf from the "Lovely As a Tree" set using Crushed Curry Classic Ink.  Adhere to  3/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Dusty Durango card stock.
6. Using the Horizontal Slot punch, punch a slot at either end.  Thread a 15" piece of Crushed Curry ribbon through the slots and wrapping the ribbon around the card assembly, tie a knot.  Trim the ends.  Place a Stampin Dimensional behind the sentiment for depth.
7. Attach the whole assembly to a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla card stock scored at 4 1/4" using SNAIL.  Fold.

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