I Love You
By Jennifer Davis
|
| Materials
Needed |
 |
 |
Accordion fold card
|
|
Love Stripes 1 : Reminisce |
|
Lots O Love: Reminisce |
|
Black cardstock strip |
|
Light pink, black and pink ribbon |
|
Royal watercolors and brushes |
|
Paint tray |
|
Waterproof black ink pad |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
| Instructions |
| Part 1: Placing Patterned Paper on Card |
| 1. |
Cut paper:
Love Stripe 1: 3x3” and 3x1”
Lots o Love: 3x4” and 3x3”
Black cardstock: 3x1” |
| 2. |
Attach paper to card: large stripe square centered on front, black strip and larger piece of Lots O Love on 3rd page, striped strip and smaller Lots O Love square on top of last page. |
| Part 2: Stamping Images on Card
Notes: Use waterproof ink). Practice on separate sheets before stamping. Use lots of pressure. Several stamps can be grouped together on acrylic block and stamped at the same time. |
| 3. |
Stamp “I Love You” on front of card above striped paper. Stamp 3 hearts below paper. |
| 4. |
Stamp grouping of four hearts on second page (can be done all together). |
| 5. |
Stamp lips, heart with arrow, small heart, and “with all my heart” on bottom of last page (can be stamped all together). |
| Part 3: Watercoloring on Stamped Images
Notes: The only color used was red. Practice first. Use more water to get a pink shade. Watercolors can be dabbed with paper towel to remove excess or dark paint. |
| 6. |
On the front of card, use a wide, wet brush and sweep across the title and hearts. Using more red, put detail on the middle heart. |
| 7. |
On the second page, outline top heart, color in other three hearts. Using darker red, outline the inner edge of third heart. |
| 8. |
On last page, use a wet, wide brush to sweep across stamped images. Add detail to the heart with a darker red color. |
| Part 4: Finishing Touches |
| 9. |
Place two brads in top right corner of 3rd page. |
| 10. |
Place rub-on word “True” on bottom of second page. |
| 11. |
Thread ribbon through slit, use paperclip to embellish and hold ribbon in place. |
| 12. |
Tie ribbon in bow on front of card. |
| 13. |
Stamp and paint envelope if desired. |
| Sponsor:
Royal & Langnickel |
