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Handmade Mother's Day Card Tutorial

Fancy designer series papers are so much fun to use, but did you know you can make them yourself too?  Whether you love to color your own, or love to stamp fun patterns, there are easy ways to make your own designer series paper.  It also adds a handmade touch to the projects you make and share with those you love.

I prefer to make larger pieces of designer series paper and then cut them up to use on my cards or projects.  This particular piece cut out about 8 strips that I was able to turn into cards.  I was creating the same design for all 8 cards, but I could have opted for a "One Sheet Wonder" template and make a whole bunch of different card designs at once.  I also love to color using the Blends, but if coloring isn't your thing, you can ink up stamps with colored ink instead.  Also using stamps with more solid images will help color your paper more quickly.

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Product of the Week: How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper

This bright and cheerful designer series paper is made of all sorts of fun sweets and great patterns for many occasions.

Use the paper for backgrounds, or even cut out some of the sweet jars using the coordinating dies from the Jar of Sweets Framelits Dies to make focal pieces for your designs.

Handmade Mother's Day Card Tutorial
Tea Together Stamp Set

Measurements:

Base: Whisper White Thick Cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score and fold at 4 1/4"
Layer 1: Gray Granite Cardstock,
5 1/4" x 4"
Layer 2: Whisper White Cardstock, 5" x 3 3/4"
Layer 3: Gray Granite Cardstock, 1 3/4" x 4 1/2"
Layer 4: Whisper White Cardstock,
1 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Embellishments: Silver Metallic-Edged Ribbon

Instructions:

1.  Stamp "Happy Mother's Day" onto Layer 2 in lower-right corner using Gray Granite Ink.

2. Adhere Layer 2 to Layer 1 using Snail.

3.  Stamp large and small flower image all over Layer 4 using Gray Granite Ink.  Where you need to fill in the gaps, stamp the small single leaf to fill using Gray Granite Ink.

4.  Color stamped images on Layer 4 using Light and Dark Blends in Flirty Flamingo and Soft Sea Foam.  Be sure to put scrap paper underneath while coloring to protect your work surfance.

5.  Adhere Layer 4 to Layer 3, they adhere both to left side of Layer 2 using Snail.

6.  Wrap all Layers with a length of Silver  Ribbon, with Ribbon just above sentiment on Layer 2 and securing to the back of Layer 1 using Mini Glue Dots.

7.  Adhere all Layers to Base using Snail.

8.  Tie a length of Silver Ribbon around Ribbon on Base into a bow centered over Layer 4.  Secure with Mini Glue Dots as needed.

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