September 2005

September 2005 Creative Express Projects

CEX182 Sunflower with Side Panel

Stamps by: Sunflowers and Stems by Heartlooms; Sayings by Penny Black, Printworks, Euerka!

Supplies needed:

Double stick tape or glue
Pop Dots: 1/16 and 1/8 inch

Measurements:

Main card: 7 x 11
Folds to: 6 1/2 x 7
Decorative Panel Front: 4 1/4 x 6 3/4
Decorative Panel Inside: 6 1/4 x 6 3/4

Instructions:

1. Place sunflowers and large stem onto cardstock and detail trim. The small stems are not on cardstock.
2. Layer the decorative panels onto the main card.
3. Position the side panel sunflowers and stems. When you are pleased with your placement, start attaching. The stems go flat onto the card. The sunflowers are placed on with 1/16 inch pop dots.
4. Place the large stem onto the main card with 1/16 inch pop dots. Place the sunflower onto the card with 1/8 inch pop dots.
5. Layer on the sayings.
6. Color the envelope if desired.

CEX183 Pumpkin Bear 2005

Stamps by: Bear by Impressive Stamps; Hat by Heartlooms; Pumpkin by Darcies. Sayings by: Stampendous!, Euerka!, Printworks.

Supplies needed:

Double stick tape or glue
Pop Dots 1/16 and 1/8
Dries clear adhesive

Measurements:

Main card: 7 7/8 x 10 3/4
Folds to: 5 7/16 x 7 7/8
Decorative Panel: 5 1/8 x 7 5/8

Instructions:

1. Place all images onto support stock and detail trim.
2. Layer on the decorative papers. ***This paper is double-sided, so you may wish to have the inside of the card opposite of what is outside. It is cute that way.
3. Complete the inside of the card.
4. Using the 1/16 inch pop dots, attach the bear to the main card.
5. Using the 1/8 pop dots, attach the pumpkin to the main card. You will need to put a dot of glue on the bear to keep the pumpkin attached down.
6. Using the 1/8 pop dots, attach the hat to the main card. Remember that pop dots do not stick to velvet.
7. Using the dries clear adhesive, glue the roses onto the hat.

FYI: You may be wondering where we found the orange velvet. Well, this is quite exciting!! We discovered that we can dye the velvet (as well as the orange roses on her hat) with Seta-silk Fabric paint! The flowers on the following card were also dyed with this ink. If you would like some true orange pumpkins for the season, let us know!!

CEX184 Dyed Flower Card

Stamps by: Stem by Heartlooms; Sayings by: Penny Black, The Stamp Pad, Printworks.

Supplies needed:

Double stick tape or glue
Pop Dots 1/16
Dries Clear Adhesive

Measurements:

Main card: 6 7/8 x 10 1/4
Folds to: 5 1/16 x 6 7/8
Decorative Panel: 4 7/8 x 6 1/2

Instructions:

1. This is a sweet, quick card to save your energy for the next one!!
2. Layer the decorative panels onto the card.
3. Complete the inside.
4. Line up the stems and flowers on your card for placement purposes. When placement is as desired, remove the PNS from the stems and position onto the main card.
5. Using the dries clear adhesive, glue the flowers onto the main card. FYI: The flowers were dyed with Seta-Silk--the same ink we used to dye the velvet!
6. Using the 1/16 inch pop dots, position the cover saying onto the main card.
7. Rest up for the next gorgeous project!!

Picture 1

CEX185 Witch's Shoe Bouquet Home Decor Art Piece

Stamps by: Shoe by Heartlooms; Sayings by Darcies, Ann-ticipations, and computer generated.

Supplies needed:

Double stick tape or glue
Dries clear adhesive
Pop dots: 1/4 inch
Wax Paper
Wire Cutter

Measurements:

Main card/support frame: 11 x 17
Folds to: 8 1/2 x 11
Black panel: 10 1/4 x 11
Purple panel: 8 1/4 x 9
Mirror panel: 7 1/4 x 8
Support strip: 3 x 8 1/2

Picture 2

Instructions:

This is one of those projects that require you to do a step and let it dry in advance of putting the card together. Then, having to stop and do a step and let it dry before it can be completed. So, let's get started!!

1. On a piece of wax paper, lay down a layer of dries clear adhesive--several zig-zagged lines.
2. Start positioning the flowers with stems down into the glue. I have the set of three leaves at the very bottom. Then, put the other stems to the top.

Picture 3 The support panel

3. Top off the stems with more dries clear adhesive. Allow to dry.
4. Also with the dries clear adhesive, place glue on the back of the candy corn buttons. Place the copper wire into the glue and then put onto cardstock. Allow to dry. (Can you see how they become "kind of" floral picks??)
5. Place velvet image onto support stock and detail trim (this is usually instruction #1).
6. Layer the black and purple panels onto the main card/frame.
7. Complete the inside of the card/frame.
8. When the glue is dry on the flowers, start peeling them off of the wax paper. Mine came off in three sections--yours may be different. Any way will be just fine.
9. Put a puddle of dries clear adhesive onto the mirror paper where all the stems will come together just above the shoe opening.
10. Start placing your stems into the glue--I have the leaves on the bottom. Be sure to check as you go along to make sure the stems will be "in" the shoe (more or less anyway). You will need to hold some in place to set.
11. When all the stems you wish to use are positioned, place puddles of glue on the panel where you wish to have the larger flowers placed--these flowers especially need to be held in place to set up.
12. Place glue on top of the stems and position the flower that is at the opening of the shoe. Hold to set.
13. Using the 1/4 inch pop dots, position the shoe onto the main card. Don't put pop dots at the top part since all the stems will be in that position.
14. Trim the excess cardstock off of the candy corn button picks. Position those into the display trimming off excess wire if needed.
15. Using dries clear adhesive, glue the stars onto the shoe and the spider to the one flower. Allow to dry.
16. If your mirror paper gets fingerprints on it, use a slightly damp paper towel to wipe it clean.
17. When everything in the display is completely dry, attach that panel to the main card/frame.
18. Fold the white support strip (picture 3) 1 3/4 inches from each end. Attach to the main card/frame with double stick tape. This is giving us major support.
19. Wow!! Eighteen instruction pieces!! It really, really is not as hard as it must seem. It just takes various stages to complete it!! Have fun!!

Picture 4: The view from the back!

I do not have an envelope or even appropriate box for how this project worked out. If you want to mail it, you will have to mail it in a box you hunt up yourself. It is so gorgeous, however, I think you should keep it for yourself!!

For a project this detailed, if any instructional element is unclear, please do let me know.