Materials
- 12" x 12" Lakeshore cardstock--Bazzill
- 8 1/2" x 11" Brown cardstock--Bazzill
- 8 1/2" x 11" white cardstock
- 8 1/2" x 11" Classic Red Prism cardstock--Bazzill
- 8 1/2" x 11" Parakeet cardstock--Bazzill
- Vintage Tags--7gypsies (6056371)
- Gypsy Tags--7gypsies (6056370)
- Cardstock Sticker pack--Tim Holtz (6060791)
- Tan Burlap string--May Arts (6037377)
- Brown Tiny Type stickers--Cosmo Cricket (6069947)
- Faded Jeans Distress ink--Tim Holtz (6010565)
- Brushed Corduroy Distress ink--Tim Holtz (6010561)
- Crushed Olive Distress ink--Tim Holtz (6070088)
- Pumice Stone Distress ink--Tim Holtz (6070090)
- Barn Door Distress ink--Tim Holtz (6070085)
- Sepia Archival ink (7382)
- VersaMark ink (10334)
- Zing! White embossing powder--American Crafts (6056452)
- Zing! Leaf embossing powder--American Crafts (6056446)
- Metal Sprocket Gears--Tim Holtz (6066590)
- 3mm silver metals--Mark Richards (6047415)
- Sepia Copic marker (6061365)
- Vacation Tabs & Stickers--7gypsies (6072916)
- Mini Metallic brads--Making Memories
- Chestnut Roan chalk ink--ColorBox (513050)
- Charcoal chalk ink--ColorBox (513051)
- Black Archival ink (7380)
- Filmstrip roll--Tim Holtz (6066586)
- Avignon Chipboard Letters--7gypsies (6071939)
- Die-cut Vintage Ephemera--7gypsies (6056368)
- Brown Le Pen (6070962)
- Quick Dry adhesive--3M
- Pop Dots
- Glue Gun
- Dry adhesive, such as a tape runner
Tools
- Paper trimmer
- Foam pads--Ranger
- Wood handle--Ranger
- Texture Boutique--Sizzix
- Damask & Regal texture fades--Tim Holtz (6070308)
- Heat tool
- Clear block (to use with clear and cling stamps)
- Paper Distresser--Tonic (6014304)
- Going Somewhere cling stamp set--Art Gone Wild & Friends (6074262)
- Bitty Grunge cling stamp set--Tim Holtz (6071784)
- Good Thoughts cling stamp set--Tim Holtz (6071780)
- 1 1/4" circle punch--EK Success
Instructions
Opening 1:
1. Trim tag to 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" and use the foam pads to blend blue ink into the edges of the tag.
2. Use the paper distresser around the edge of the tag and adhere to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" blue cardstock.
3. Ink edges of compass stickerand adhere to card.
4. Spell "explore" with sticker letters.
5. Adhere into tray.
Opening 2:
1. Apply red ink to edges of 3 3/8" x 2 3/8" red cardstock with a foam pad.
2. Stamp burst lines on 3 3/8" x 2 3/8" red cardstock and ink edges with red ink using a foam pad.
3. Stamp sentiment in center of red cardstock with VersaMark ink and emboss with white powder.
4. Adhere red cardstock to 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" white cardstock.
5. Adhere white cardstock to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" brown cardstock with Pop Dots.
6. Adhere card into tray.
Opening 3:
1. Adhere gears to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" photo with glue gun.
2. Color silver metals with Sepia Copic marker and adhere to photo.
3. Adhere cardstock sticker over top of gears.
4. Adhere photo into tray using two layers of Pop Dots.
Opening 4:
1. Distress the edge of a 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" copied photo.
2. Cut adhesive sticker strips apart and adhere to right side of photo.
3. Adhere photo into tray.
Opening 5:
1. Cut cream tag with brown swirls to 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" and ink edges.
2. Wrap string around tag three times.
3. Punch 1 1/4" circle from green cardstock and ink edges.
4. Adhere compass sticker to circle and attach gold brad through center.
5. Adhere green circle to tag with Pop Dots.
6. Spell title with Tiny Type stickers.
7. Adhere cream tag to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" green cardstock with Pop Dots.
8. Adhere card into tray.
Opening 6:
1. Run 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" blue cardstock through texture folder and lightly rub Sepia ink on top of textured cardstock.
2. Adhere blue cardstock to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" brown cardstock.
3. Adhere chipboard numbers to right side of card.
4. Adhere card into tray.
Opening 7:
1. Adhere 1" x 2 1/2" photo on blue cardstock.
2. Distress edges of 3" x 2 1/2" red stamp ephemera and adhere to brown cardstock.
3. Adhere brown cardstock to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" red cardstock.
4. Adhere photo to right side of card and trim off excess.
5. Adhere "this way" sticker to card using Pop Dots.
6. Adhere card into tray.
Opening 8:
1. Stamp phrase on 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" copied photo using VersaMark ink and emboss with Leaf embossing powder.
2. Adhere photo to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" blue cardstock.
3. Adhere card into tray using two layers of Pop Dots.
Opening 9:
1. Ink edges of chipboard letters and adhere to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" copied photo.
2. Draw a line around the photo using a brown pen.
3. Adhere photo into tray.
Opening 10:
1. Cut tag to 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" and ink edges.
2. Stamp ticket stub with Brushed Corduroy ink.
3. Adhere tag to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" blue cardstock.
4. Adhere tag into tray.
Opening 11:
1. Use foam pad to apply Crushed Olive ink to edges of 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" green cardstock.
2. Stamp mesh image on bottom of left edge of green card with Crushed Olive ink.
3. Stamp phrase on right side of card with black ink.
4. Adhere clock sticker in lower left corner.
5. Attach gold brad to center of large clock sticker.
6. Ink edges of large clock sticker and adhere to card with Pop Dots.
7. Adhere card into tray.
Opening 12:
1. Stamp scratched image on 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" red cardstock with Brushed Corduroy ink and ink edges with Chestnut Roan ink.
2. Adhere filmstrip to 3 1/2" x 5/8" photo and adhere to red cardstock.Adhere red cardstock to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" brown cardstock.
3. Adhere circle sticker to card with Pop Dots.
4. Adhere card into tray.
