Mary Munkel - Missouri

Upload Date	:	Sat 23 Aug 2008 02:47:37 PM EDT
Stamp Credits	:	HEART FLAKE BORDER #0796-258C FABRIC HEART #0171-190C LOVE VERTICAL #0282-190A
Other Supplies	:	White Detail embossing powder EP298 Firecracker Red embossing powder EP291 X-Static anti-static bag #99512 VersaMark inkpad #99702 Cardstock: white, red & Stardream rose quartz (light pink) Five large metal brads (K-Mart) Hole punch Two small pink self-stick pink bows Corner rounder punch Border heart punch Alligator clip on the end of a small dowel or needle nosed pliers Scrap paper Double stick adhesive tape Heat gun
Instructions	:	1. Using the VersaMark inkpad and Firecracker Red embossing powder, stamp and emboss the FABRIC HEART image on Stardream rose quartz cardstock. Cut the image into a rectangle as small as you can wide and 2 ¾” tall as shown. Use the Corner rounder punch on all four corners of the rectangle. **Note: Pounce the X-Static bag on the area where you intend to stamp the image before you stamp and emboss it. 2. Emboss and stamp the LOVE-VERTICAL saying using the same cardstock and embossing powder. Cut it into a rectangle 1 ¼” wide x 3 ½” tall as shown. Use the Corner rounder punch on all four corners of the rectangle. **Note: Pounce the X-Static bag on the area where you intend to stamp the image before you stamp and emboss it. 3. Pour a mound of Firecracker Red embossing powder on a piece of scrap paper. Hold the two prongs of a large metal brad between two fingers and cover the top of it with VersaMark ink; push the top into the inkpad and roll the complete edge around on the inkpad. Place the top of the brad and the edge into the pile of embossing powder, making sure that you have good coverage. Insert the two prongs into the alligator clip or needle nosed pliers and heat set the embossing powder. After it cools, do the same procedure again for a second coat of embossing powder. After it cools, take it out of the clip or pliers and set aside. Do the same procedure with the other four large metal brads. 4. Make a horizontal card 6 ½”x 5” from white cardstock. Set aside. 5. Cut a piece of red cardstock slightly smaller than the front of the card. 6. Mark the middle of the red cardstock on the top and bottom with a pencil. Pounce the X-Static bag over the middle of the cardstock where you intend to stamp the border image. Using the VersaMark inkpad and White Detail embossing powder, stamp and emboss the HEART FLAKE BORDER image down the middle vertically as shown. Erase the pencil marks. 7. Mark the middle of both side edges of the red cardstock and punch the heart border on each side, centered as shown. Erase the pencil marks. 8. Attach the image piece on the left side with three of the embossed brads as shown. Attach the saying on the right side with two embossed brads as shown. 9. Attach a self-stick pink bow above the image and below the saying. 10. Attach the red cardstock to the front of the card with double stick adhesive tape.