Materials
- Primrose Cottage patterned paper -- Graphic 45 (6081182)
- Once Upon a Springtime Tags -- Graphic 45 (6081183)
- Once Upon a Springtime patterned paper -- Graphic 45 (6081176)
- Woodland Fantasy patterned paper -- Graphic 45 (6081180)
- Enchanted Forest patterned paper -- Graphic 45 (6081177)
- Pixie Post patterned paper -- Graphic 45 (6081181)
- Butterfly Kisses patterned paper --Graphic 45 (6081179)
- Fairy Folk patterned paper -- Graphic 45 (6081178)
- Antique White ribbon -- American Crafts (6076371)
- Leaf Sheer ribbon -- American Crafts (6076318)
- Robin's Egg Sheer ribbon -- American Crafts (524281)
- Tan String -- American Crafts (6076274)
- Clothes Pins -- Canvas Corp (6077901)
- Chestnut Roan Cat Eye Ink (513050)
- 10mm Pearl -- Mark Richards (6028773)
- 5mm Pearl -- Mark Richards (6028722)
- 3mm Pearl -- Mark Richards (6028771)
- Brown Pen -- Marvy (6070962)
- Pop Dots (3927)
- Mini Glue Dots (6026527)
Tools
Instructions
Cut flowers of varying sizes out of patterned paper and set aside.
Left Page:
- Trim patterned paper to fit page, distress and ink edges.
- Rip the patterned paper and ink ripped edges. Fold over the rips and adhere using Glue Dots.
- Use a Quickstick to add pearls on folds.
- Cut small pieces of patterned paper, distress and ink edges, and adhere to the back of the folds so that the pattern shows through and the edges match up.
- Distress edges of paper so that there is an indentation on two sides.
- Wrap string around patterned paper and tie in a knot.
- Adhere small stamp punch to corner, fold the corner up and secure using the Tiny Attacher. Adhere entire piece to envelope.
- Cut three triangles from patterned paper and attach to string using mini clothes pins.
- Use patterned punch behind the clothes pins.
- Use some of the flowers to add to the corner of page. They can be layered using pop dots. Use a Quickstick and gems to finish them off.
- Creat 5 folds in white ribbon and secure using tiny attacher. Adhere to page with glue dots.
- Cut out two fairies and use glue dots to attach them to the ribbon.
Right Page:
- Cut patterned paper to fit page, distress and ink edges.
- Tear paper and use Tiny Attacher to secure folds. Use Quickstick to add pearls to folds.
- Distress and ink edges of photo and adhere to patterned paper.
- Cut small piece of patterned paper, distress and ink edges, and add to back of fold.
- Use Tiny Attacher to create folds in the ribbons. The ribbon can be secured in one spot on the back of the patterned paper using glue dots.
- Adhere entire piece to envelope.
- Layer the cut flowers using adhesive and pop dots and add pearls to the center.
- Select a tag for the title and use brown pen to journal on a small piece of patterned paper.
The yellow swirl and blue border were made using Tim Holtz die-cuts and secured using a tape runner.