Sunday, March 2, 2008

Stars For You




Supplies
  • Stamps: Happy Everything
  • Cardstock: River Rock, Basic Black, Basic Gray
  • Ink: Basic Gray
  • Accessories: Small star punch, 1-3/8" & 1-1/4" circle punches, gray taffeta ribbon, silver brads

    Directions
    Cut base card from black.
    River Rock: Cut 4 x 5-1/4" piece. Do not layer onto black yet.
    Basic Gray: Cut 4-3/4" x 2-1/2".
    Black: Cut 4-1/2" x 2-1/4" and layer onto Basic Gray piece.
    Punch small star from scrap piece of Basic Gray. Center 1-1/4" circle punch over punched out star & punch out circle. Repeat with same colors, then repeat with black & Basic Gray for the center star.
    Punch 2 stars from scrap black & 1 star from scrap River Rock.
    Adhere small circles to large circles. Adhere stars to circles. Punch center of stars & place brads. Attach circles to Basic Gray/Black piece. (see picture)
    Stamp sentiment on lower right of River Rock cs.
    Tie ribbon around River Rock cs & then attach star piece.

  • East Coast Prep


    Supplies
  • Stamps: None
  • Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Tempting Turquioise, More Mustard, Whisper White, East Coast Prep DP
  • Ink: None
  • Accessories: Large & small star punches, red & white striped ribbon, bold brights & earth elements brads

    Directions
    Cut a 4 1/4" x 10" piece from Wild Wasabi cardstock. Score at 5 1/2". This makes a normal sized card that is 1" shorter in the front. Layer the front of the card with Real Red & then with the striped paper from the East Coast Prep Designer Series Paper (cut each piece down by 1/8" on all sides)
    Punch a large star from the East Coast Prep DP and place on a piece of 2x2 Whisper White Cardstock using a dimensional. Layer this on top of a 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" Tempting Turquoise square. Tie on the ribbon & then adhere this square using a strip of foam dimensional.
    Punch 3 small stars, add brads & then place on card using dimenionals.