An Art Gallery Project (Mini Catalogue sneak peak)

 I am in love!

No, I didn't meet a special someone, but a special something-The Art Gallery Bundle. And the DSP that coordinates with this bundle - WOW!!

As if the DSP wasn't gorgeous enough, add gold to certain areas and you hav a master piece.  If you have never worked with Gilded Flakes, I have plenty of tips and tricks. As I work through this project I will give you tips and tricks on how to apply gold to your project.

I must admit I was reluctant to cut into this paper, but the lure of the project won out.

Here's my project- a decorated mini pizza box containing 4 (3 by 3") note cards and envelopes.

Dimensions of the Lid:

Top:

.Merry Merlot    3 1/4 by 3 1/4"

.Fine Arts DSP    3 by 3"  Adhere the two layers together and add to lid of now assembled Mini Pizza box.

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.Die Cut a 2 1/4" circle using the Stitched Circle Die.  Die cut a smaller circle in Whisper White (2").  Adhere the 2 together and add to the center of the lid.

Using a dauber, apply Blushing Bride ink to the flowers of the single floral cluster.  Then with a second dauber, apply Merry Merlot around the edges of the small buds and the centers of the larger flowers.  Apply Old Olive to the leaves and stems. Spritz lightly with water and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White card stock.  When dry, die cut and adhere to the circles using dimensionals.  To make the flowers look more like the flowers in the DSP, I applied some Blackberry Bliss to the flower centers using a Stampin' Write  marker

A bow made with gold twine was added to the base of the flowers and some Gilded Gems added randomly on the DSP.

Sides:

.Merry Merlot 3 1/4 by 3/4"

.DSP 3 by 1/2"

Cut 4 of each piece, adhere together and add to each of the four sides of the box.

Note Cards:

Make 4 Thank you notes to fit in the box.  For each card I cut a 3 by 6" piece of Whisper White card stock and scored it at 3" to make a 3 by 3" card. These would fit into the 3 1/4" by 3 1/4" envelopes. 

Each card was decorated using the Fine Arts DSP.  The sentiment was gold embossed and die cut before adding to the card front. Each note card had 3 Gilded Gems added to the upper right side.

Gilded flakes were added to the Tear and Tape adhesive which had been added along the edge of the DSP.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Art Gallery

Inks:  Versa Mark, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss

Papers;  Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Fine Art Floral DSP, Gold Foil

Accessories:  Mini Pizza Box, Floral Gallery Dies, Gilded Leafing Embellishments, Gilded Gems, 3 1/4 by 3 1/4 Whisper White envelopes, Stitched Circle Dies, Gold twine

Thank You Notes

Now that Christmas is over, and presents  received, it is time to send Thank You notes to those who gave you those wonderful items you were wishing for.

So, I made a set of 4 Thank You Note cards.

• I used the Note cards from Stampin' Up and layered the front first with Bermuda Bay cardstock, and then Color Me Irrresistibly DSP.  This DSP was sponged randomly with Bermuda Bay ink and wiped with a paper towel.
• A 1/8" stitched Bermuda Bay ribbon (new Occasions catalogue) was adhered to the lower half of the front.
• Above that, using dimensionals, I added the sentiment, from "Another Thank You", stamped in Melon Mambo.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, 4 Petite Petal flowers per card were stamped using Daffodil Delight and punched out using the coordinating Petite Petal Punch.  The leaves were punched using the Bird Builder punch using Old Olive cardstock.
• The flowers and leaves were adhered to the card front as shown in the picture.
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• A bow was placed over the sentiment.

Metal rimmed pearls were added to the center of each flower, and then I added glitter using the new glitter brush in the Occasions catalogue  - available Jan/16

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Petite Petals, Another Thank You
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo
Papers: Whisper White Note cards, Bermuda Bay, Color Me Irresistibly DSP, Whisper White, Old Olive
Accessories: Petite Petals Punch, Bird Builder Punch, 1/8" stitched Bermuda Bay ribbon, metal rimmed pearls, glue dots, dimensionals.Wink of Stella gimmer brush

Bordering on Romance Note Card Set

My next craft show is in a couple of weeks .  This 4 card note card set is for my craft table.
The size of each card is 5 by 3 1/2" and each envelope is hand made.

This is the individual note card.
Stamps: Bordering on Romance, Perfect Punches
Inks: Black Stazon, Soft Suede, Su Markers (Pool Party, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz)
Papers: Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Medium Oval Punch, 1/2" Pool Party Seam binding, Dazzling Details

This shows the 4 note cards, and the coordinating envelopes.