Creative Express Cards April 2002
CEX 26 Shoe Bouquet Card
Stamps: Shoe, Bouquet, Small Shoe and Saying on Envelope by Me and Carrie Lou; Other sayings by Penny Black and Stampendous!
Supplies needed:
double stick tape or glue
dries clear adhesive
color pencils (or markers)
pop dots: 1/16 inch
Instructions:
1. Detail trim the shoe. ***It is going to go
onto support cardstock, so you place the image onto the cardstock and then
detail trim.
2. Color the complete image on the appropriate card piece (we used
colored pencils). Color just the flowers on the extra
image. On the "extra" flowers, be sure to color
"over the edge" of each section. Then, when it is cut out
you will not have any white spots showing around the color.
3. Layer the papers and cardstocks onto the main card. ***The
decorative sheet onto the white cardstock is a very narrow margin. I
tried it without the narrow white border and it just did not appeal to me
as much as it did with the white. Lay the pieces together and see
what you think!!
4. Layer the inside sayings, papers, and cardstock.
5. Place the pop dots onto the back of the shoe (it is on cardstock
at this point).
6. Position the shoe onto the main card.
7. Position the flowers as desired.
8. Using the dries clear adhesive, glue the rhinestones and buttons
to the main card. Allow to dry.
9. Color the envelope if desired.
CEX 27 May Day Pocket Card
Stamps by: Pocket and Sayings by Darices; A Tiskat saying by Azadi; Computer Generated Saying as well.
Supplies needed:
double stick tape or glue
dries clear adhesive
Instructions:
1. Place velvet pocket onto the supporting cardstock
and detail trim.
2. Layer papers and cardstock onto the main card.
3. Layer the "Happy May Day" saying onto the front of the
card.
4. Layer the inside papers and cardstock and sayings to the main
card.
5. "Bend" the pocket so that it "gops" open--do
not fold it however.
6. Using the dries clear adhesive, apply glue around the edge of the
pocket (not across the top opening of course).
7. Position the pocket onto the card. You will need to hold it
stable for a minute or so until the glue gets tacky enough to hold it on
its own. Allow to dry.
8. Using the dries clear adhesive, glue the buttons onto the pocket
and by the "Happy May Day" saying. Allow to dry.
***Note, the pocket does not need to be completely dry and stable before
you glue the buttons on.
9. Fill with candy or tokens of anther sort!!
The May Day Tradition
The tradition of May Day originated in England.
After the harshness of the winter, villagers would celebrate the coming of
Spring on May 1st. During the festival, there would be a May Day
Queen and her court, jesters, and dancers etc. Obviously, this was a
big celebration. After the parade and the party in the village
square subsided (early afternoon), the villagers would go out to the hills
and pick wild flowers. They would place the flowers into baskets,
cones, or other containers and deliver them to their friends' homes.
However, who left the baskets was supposed to be a secret!! Somehow
over the years (and over the sea!!), the May Day Tradition evolved to
include candy (we must be sweeter in America?!?!?). However, anymore
it would not be a good idea to leave a basket of candy at someone's
door--I know I wouldn't eat any!! So, the holiday again has evolved
so that the identity of the giver is no longer a secret!!! We hope
you may have learned something new with this tradition. Besides
that, when you are a stamper, you want to make as many holidays as
possible!! ***Just a side note, one day when Marlean and her office
friend, Keri were hungry for cake, they went through the calendar and
discovered that if you celebrated every holiday all over the world, you
could eat cake almost every day!!!!! That is a very important
discovery!!
CEX 28 May Day Baskets
Stamps by: Basket by Darcies; Side Bow by Azadi; Top Bow by Art Gone Wild. Computer generated sayings
Supplies needed:
double stick tape
dries clear adhesive
Decorative Scissors
Pop Dot 1/4 inch
Instuctions:
1. Detail trim baskets. Peel off the Peel'n'Stick and
attach baskets to cardstock. Trim again with a decorative scissors.
(Or you can straight trim the background cardstock).
2. Detail trim the top bows. The bows are going to go onto
cardstock for support, so you could attach the bows to the cardstock first
and trim once. If you have limited strength in your cutting hand,
you may wish to trim each layer separately.
3. Detail trim the fuchsia bows (not on cardstock).
4. Place the "basket-shaped" pieces of Peel'n'Stick onto the
lid--longest side to the top.
5. One side at a time, place the baskets onto the Peel'n'Stick.
6. Attach the side bows to the sides of the basket by simply
peeling off the Peel'n'Stick and placing on. Be sure to position
them partially over both baskets to secure the sides.
7.Attach the handles together with a Pop Dot.
8. Glue the bows onto each handle "somewhat back-to-back".
Clip the clothespin on to hold the bows until the glue dries.
9. Layer the sayings onto the card. Lace the ribbon through
and tie it around the handles.
10. Fill with the treats!!
CEX 29 Victorian Glove
Stamps by: Glove by Me and Carrie Lou; Sayings by Stampendous!; Printworks; My Sentiments Exactly
Supplies needed:
double stick tape or glue
dries clear adhesive
pop dots 1/8 inch
clothespins
Instructions
1. *****Right away you will notice that your glove
is on the support cardstock, but that the Peel'n'Stick right behind the
"wrist" has not been removed. This is because you will use
that Peel'n'Stick to hold the back layer of lace.
2. Detail trim the glove as you normally do.
3. Have the lace ready. Then, remove the remaining
Peel'n'Stick. Gather the lace as you go and allow it to stick to the
Peel'n'Stick. Firmly press to the cardstock. It is quite
easy despite how it sounds!!
4. Apply the dries clear adhesive to a small section of the top of the
glove. Gather the lace and hold it for a bit on each section.
Use a clothespin to hold it until it is completely dry. Glue a
little more gather--repeat until the lace is affixed to the glove and
allow to dry.
5. Attach the papers and cardstock to the main card. There is
a piece of beige stock cut the very same size as the lace vellum
paper. The vellum does not have strong enough color to stand
alone. Layer those two pieces together and trim if necessary.
6. Remove the clothespins and glue the roses onto the glove.
Allow to dry.
7. Complete the inside of the card (layering of course) and the
envelope.
8. Using 1/8 pop dots, attach the glove to the main card.
9. Using the dries clear adhesive, attach the rhinestones to the
glove.
10. Using the dries clear adhesive, attach the accent roses to the
main card.
11. Allow everything to dry.
CEX 30 Victorian Fan Card
***Note: The pink behind each card is just so the lace would appear
when scanned. Also, the green card did not scan in very well, but is
very pretty. Choose one color.
Stamps by: Fan by The Cottage Stamper; Sayings by Me and Carrie Lou; Stampendous; Darcies.
Supplies needed:
double stick tape or glue
dries clear adhesive
Instructions
1. The fan needs to go
onto supporting cardstock. Then detail trim.
2. Using the dries clear adhesive, glue the charm and bows onto the
fan. Allow to dry.
3. Layer the papers and cardstock to the main card.
4. Complete the inside of the card.
5. Slightly bend the fan so "gops" open (like the May Day
Pocket).
6. Using the dries clear adhesive, attach the fan to the card
leaving the top open. Allow this to set-up.
7. Using double stick tape (or Peel'n'Stick), fold over the side
edges of the lace and secure. This is done just so there is not a
raw edge.
8. Place a couple stripes of double stick tape or Peel'n'Stick onto
the main card behind the fan.
9. Gather the lace, position it down behind the fan, and secure
down.
10. Rather than an envelope, present this card in the presentation
box that all the supplies arrived in!! Lovely!!