There are some "firsts" on this card: First time using one of my new scallop circle punches (thanks GinaK!), first time using my cutter kit, first time using this fancy embossed cardstock I bought on clearance at my local craft store quite a while ago, and first time making this fun Cutter Kit bookmark card, inspired by flowerbugnd1: Bookmark cutter kit card by flowerbugnd1 at Splitcoaststampers Thanks, LeeAnn! :o)
I used a piece of Mellow Moss cardstock measuring 5 1/2 x 10 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 and then used my perforating tool at 8 1/2 for the bookmark (a little tricky keeping that line straight). The bookmark measures 2 x 5 1/2 inches. A piece of the pretty embossed cardstock is layered on.
I used the Pergamano technique on the rose image. I stamped the rose on cardstock vellum using Craft Vanilla, dried the ink using my hair dryer (my Milwaukee heat gun gets too hot for vellum), masked the rose and then stamped the leaves. On the back side I rubbed all over with wax paper and then traced all the lines with my embossing stylus (large end), taking care not to press too hard so I didn't tear through the vellum. Then I colored on the back side with my SU! markers (Blush, Moss and a little Celery) using the blender pen to remove some color for shading. To bring out the Blush color more, I xyroned the rose image onto Blush Blossom cardstock and cut it out, then mounted it on dimensionals.
The embossed ribbon is really a solid cream color, so I used my markers to color the little flowers and leaves.
This is a Mother's Day card for a good friend's elderly mother.
Paper: Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Cardstock Vellum, Blush Blossom (xyroned underneath vellum flower), K & Co. embossed paper (Filigree by Brenda Walton)
Registered: February 12, 2006 Location: Hill Country, Texas Posts: 5574
Mon, May 14, 2007 @ 3:13 PM
This is just perfect! Love the colors on that paper. The scallop strip with the ribbon is a great touch! Thanks for sharing how you made it! Will definately give it a try! Thanks again!
Registered: February 19, 2006 Location: Texas (Killeen, Fort Hood area) Posts: 6985
Tue, May 15, 2007 @ 10:09 AM
Beautiful!!! And I really appreciate the measurements!!
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Registered: October 25, 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Coast Posts: 17641
Wed, May 16, 2007 @ 10:01 PM
Linda, this is so sweet and fresh! Love the two shades of green. It would sure be hard to tear off that bookmark, though. How wonderful this is! Thank you for this beautiful treat!
Registered: August 9, 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 16812
Wed, May 23, 2007 @ 8:30 AM
Linda, I missed this one, this is so incredibly beautiful and I bet it took you a long time to make this. I bought supplies last year and have not been brave enough to attempt it. I can see I'm going to have to pull everything and give this a try.
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