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TLC215 Flowers from the Heart (open)
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Photo Details
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 | | Gees, I've had interruptions all day today. I wanted to do the Technique challenge as soon as I saw it this morning. Did you know that yesterday was so windy that this lady accidently hit my truck. At least she was kind enough to leave a phone number. So, today...the phone was ringing off the hook. Plus someone kept knocking on my door...probably a door salesperson. I don't answer to them. Anyways, finally finished my card.
Here is my story:
I find it difficult to participate in the Technique Lovers Challenge at times, especially now. The technique today was to make a flower pot pocket card. Of course, I tweaked it a bit. I am now teaching classes at our local scrapbook store and its recommended to use their supplies. So, I decided that this flower pot would go perfect for the April class.
I started with MME double sided dp for the flower pot. I kept messing up with the decorative scissors for the rim of the pot, so I added the ribbon around the middle of the pot. I used distress ink around the edges before sealing the the pot together with thin pieces of tacky strip along the inside edge. Leaving the opening for the insert. This is where I tweaked it a bit. Once I had the flower pot made, I traced the flower pot onto pumpkin pie c/s and leaving 2 inches of c/s hang over (this would be the part for the card to stand up on its own). I added a 3 inch piece of c/s, scored it, and adhered to the back of the pumpkin pie c/s. This will allow the card to stand as shown. It's almost like making a pop up card. I thought it needed something like that, other than just having it lay down.
The insert:
I used white c/s and adhered to the MME dp. I used the CB leafy branch emboss folder onto old olive c/s. Cut out. I was having a heck of a time with the flowers and where to lay them. Once I had the leaves attached, I used the flower punch on the same dp used for the flower pot. I used the cb textile folder on the white flower to give it some texture. I added 3 mini flower punches to a few larger flowers and added dew drops to the centers with glue dots. All the flowers are attached with mini pop dots. The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts I got from a garage sale. I didn't follow directions well, so my card actually is a little bigger than the standard A2 envelope. But I will adjust it for my class. Thanks for the great challenge Lynn. Have a wonderful day! Thanks for your comments!
You can view the closed card here:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...3475?nocache=1
I thought it looked rather plain on the outside of the pot, so I added MS butterflies with my punch.
What do you think?
Bonnie
Here's the revised version on my flower pot. I added more flowers, butterflies, stickles, leaves, and made it more sturdy for standing.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...;ppuser=105107 |
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Date: Monday, April 6, 2009 GMT
Views: 963
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Additional Info
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Keywords: TLC215 Flowers from Heart (open)
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Stamps: Hero Arts (sentiment)
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Paper: MME double sided dp, whisper white, pumpkin pie (back)
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Ink: versafine black, tea dye distress
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Accessories: cb leafy branch emboss and textile folders, flower punch, mini flower punch, hole punch, decorative scissors, ribbon, dew drops, scissors, sponge, tacky strip, glue dots, pop dots
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Techniques: flower pot pocket card
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Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2
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