Stamp of The Month

May 2014: You’ve Got a Friend

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May 2014: You’ve Got a Friend (S1405)

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Materials Needed

1. S1405 My Acrylix™ You’ve Got a Friend
2. X7179B Ariana Paper Packet
3. Z1935 Black & Grey Epoxy Bubbles
4. Z1929 Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon
5. Z1933 Ruby Chevron Washi Tape
6. Z1924 Dot Embossing Folder
7. Z1925 Chevron Embossing Folder
8. Z1866 White Daisy Circle Spin Cards & Envelopes

Required Tools

1. 1292 Crystal Blue Cardstock
2. X5754 Crème Brulee Cardstock
3. X5927 Ruby Cardstock
4. 1275 Outdoor Denim Cardstock
5. 1385 White Daisy Cardstock
6. Z2170 Ruby Exclusive Inks™ Pad
7. Z2105 Black Exclusive Inks™ Pad
8. Z2117 Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks™ Pad
9. Z1863 Color-Ready Midtown Cork Shapes
10. Z1825 Keyboard Kraft Alphabet
11. Z1979 EK Tools™ Journaling Pen
12. Z1912 Corner Rounder
13. Z1790 Cricut^® Artiste Collection
14. Thread
15. Toothpicks

5" × 7" You Are the Best Friend Card

 

 

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.

• Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shape using paper of choice:
  • 1" Shift+Card (p. 55)
• Dry emboss dots with dot embossing folder on White Daisy circle spin card base.
• Adhere rosette on circle spin shape in window; top with stamped ribbon sentiment.
• Color 3 Color-Ready Midtown cork chevrons with black ink, place them on left side of card, and top with cork arrow.
• Layer pennants trimmed from Ariana B&T Duos™ paper on larger cork pennant.
  

   

  8" × 3 1/2" You’ve Got a Friend Card

  
  

  
  

  Helpful Hints

  To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 57 (Wishes: Lower Layers™) of our Wishes Card Confidence Program™ how-to publication for inspiration.
  

  • Trace dashed line around Color-Ready Midtown cork pennant with EK Tools™ journaling pen; color cork star and chevrons with black ink.
  • Dry emboss dots with the Dot embossing folder on Crystal Blue cardstock strip.
  • Stamp “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” sentiment in black and Ruby inks on White Daisy cardstock; trim “Friend” from Ruby sentiment and layer it over black sentiment using 3-D foam tape.
  • Trim out sentiment, round corners, and trace around edges.

  7" × 5" Apple of My Eye Card

  
  

  
  

  Helpful Hints

  To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.
  

  • Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shape using paper of choice:
    • 2 1/4" Shift+Accent 3 (cut 2, p. 46)
  • Stamp two apple images on Cranberry cardstock, Ariana Green Hexagon B&T Duos™ paper, and Sorbet cardstock; trim and piece together two complete apples.
  • Mount each apple on one die-cut button, using 3-D foam tape as desired.
  • Adhere buttons on either side of White Daisy circle spin card circles.
  • Remove black string from black metallic baker’s twine; use black string to stitch border around window opening in card, if desired.
  • Embellish card as shown.

  4 1/4" × 5 1/2" Merci Beaucoup Card

  
  

  Helpful Hints

  To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 43 of our Make It from Your Heart™ Volume 2 how-to publication for inspiration.
  

  • Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shape using paper of choice:
    • 2" Accent 2 (p. 65)
  • Dry emboss Crème Brulee cardstock strip with dot embossing folder.
  • Wrap Ruby chevron washi tape around two toothpicks; trim into pennants.
  • Tie toothpicks together using Topiary mini chevron ribbon and affix on left side of card.
  • Stamp moustache sentiment on speech bubble and on black cardstock using black ink; trim moustache from black cardstock and layer over image on speech bubble using 3-D foam tape, if desired.
  • Sponge Color-Ready Midtown cork chevrons with black ink; mount as shown.

  4 3/4" × 3" You Are the Best Card

  
  

  Helpful Hints

  To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 109 (Wishes: Noteworthy™) of our Wishes Card Confidence Program™ how-to publication for inspiration.
  

  • Dry emboss chevron pattern using the chevron embossing folder on Crystal Blue cardstock strip.
  • Stamp ribbon sentiment in black ink on cardstock and patterned paper; trim.
  • Attach center from cardstock on Ariana Coral Dots B&T paper base image using 3-D foam tape if desired.

  7" × 5" I Love You to the Moon Card

  
  

  Helpful Hints

  To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.
  

  • Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shape using paper of choice:
    • 2 1/4" Shift+Accent 3 (cut 2, p. 46)
  • Trim 2 copies of photos into circles and place each on die-cut button using 3-D foam tape, if desired.
  • Adhere a die-cut button on either side of circle spin shape in card window.
  • Dry emboss chevrons with chevron embossing folder on Sweet Leaf cardstock square; use square to back card window.
  • Wrap Topiary mini chevron ribbon around bottom half of cork frame; knot on right side.
  • Frame window with both Crystal Blue cardstock frame and Color-Ready Midtown cork frame.
  • Sponge left edge of stamped “I Love You to the Moon and Back” sentiment circle in black ink.