Embossed Spring Card Project

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This will make a great Spring card

Difficulty rating

• Required supplies:
• Cardstock paper - light brown, patterned brown, cream, pink, sage
• Rubber stamp ink - brown
• Cotton balls
• Adhesives - tape runner
• Brad - brown

Instructions (Print version)

Cut a piece of light brown cardstock to measure 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". Fold in half and score to create a card that measures 4 1/4 X 5 1/2".

Cut a piece of patterned brown paper to measure 3 1/4" X 5 1/2". Using rubber stamp ink pad, swipe edges of front flap of card onto inkpad for inked, distressed edges. Adhere this piece to front flap of card.

Cut a piece of cream cardstock to measure 5 1/2" X 3". Tear along both long edges of this piece. Using rubber stamp ink pad, swipe edges of this piece for inked, distressed edges. Adhere this piece to center of patterned brown piece.

Using floral stencil, emboss one pink flower and 2 sage leaves. Remove from stencils and cut flower and leaves out. Apply brad to center of flower. Using a cotton ball lightly inked with rubber stamp ink, drag cotton ball over embossed areas on flower. Adhere flower to front flap of card using pop dot and leaves using tape runner.

Using lettering stencil, emboss the letter "S", then trim out using scissors. On another strip of paper, emboss "pring". Trim around each of these pieces. Using rubber stamp ink pad, swipe edges of each piece onto inkpad for inked, distressed edges. Adhere the "S" to sage cardstock. Trim around edges. Mount these layers onto pink cardstock. Trim around these edges. Mount the "pring" onto light brown cardstock. Trim around edges. Adhere these pieces to front flap of card.