Congratulations Card

Welcome to Tuesday's with Terri! Today we are making a congratulations card using the Secret Garden postcard I colored on March 24, 2015. 

I used Lawn Fawn's Penelope's Blossoms stamps to create the sentiment "congratulations" on the front. Then cut it out using the matching Lawn Fawn dies. 

Attached a peach ribbon to the side of the trimmed postcard and tied a bow and secured the tails to the front of the card using glue dots. 

While this card was fairly simple to make once the postcard was colored, it's bright and sunny, perfect for spring graduations, communions, or engagements. 

To see how I created this card, please see my YouTube video below. 

If you are interested in the products I used in creating this card, please click on the links below. 

penelope's blossoms	penelope's blossoms - lawn cuts	2"x8" grip block with grid	4"x5" grip block with grid
2"x4" block	3.5" round grip block with grid	2.5" round grip block with grid	1.75" round grip block
Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80# Cover 8.5	Secret Garden: 20 Postcards	Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal) by Ellison	Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair
May Arts 3/8-Inch Wide Ribbon, Peach Satin	American Crafts 24 Extreme Value Neon Ribbon	Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Applicator, 1/3-Inch by 472-Inch (62106)	Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive Refills, 3 Pack (62207)
Tombow 62202 Refill for Permanent Mono Adhesive Glue Dispenser, 1/3 in. x 472 in. (6 Pack)	Scotch Pop-Up Foam Squares -.375

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Please join me again next Tuesday for paper crafts. Have a great week!  

Secret Garden Postcard

I don't know about you, but I have loved coloring ever since I can remember, so why stop now? I came across "Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book."


The book has many pages of flowers, gardens, creatures and rambling vines hand drawn by the author just waiting for you to color them in and making them your own. Space is also provided for your continue your own drawings on some of the pages.

Here are a couple of pages I have worked on using gel pens.

My initial thought was to use Copic Markers to color the pages because I love the ability to blend the colors, but I soon discovered that the paper is very porous and the ink is absorbed onto the back of page.

Next I tried gel pens.  The first set of pens I purchased were Fiskars Gel Pen, 48-Piece Value Set. They work great, but some of the neon inks seem to clog up at the tips, but the glitter and metallic pens worked great, plus they're my favorite. When I started to run low on the Fishers' pens I gave Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic Gel Pen Set a try and they were a dream to use. I wish I had purchased the larger  Sakura 64-Piece Gelly Roll Set.

In the video below, I used Crayola 50ct Colored Pencils to color a postcard from the Secret Garden Postcard book. I also used Gambol Oil to blend and shade the colors. 

Here is the finished postcard.

Supplies used in this project:

Crayola 50ct Long Colored Pencils (68-4050)	Secret Garden: 20 Postcards	Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book	Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book
Fiskars Gel Pen 48-Piece Value Set	Artists' Grade Gamsol Oil Color Size: 2 oz	Stumps And Tortillions Set	Jack Richeson Blending Tortillon Stomps, Size #2, Dia 1/4
Sakura 57360 64-Piece Gelly Roll Artist's Gift Set	Sakura 57370 10-Piece Gelly Roll Blister Card Assorted Colors Metallic Gel Ink Pen Set

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You've Been On My Mind

I've been making cards to send to my niece who is away at Army Boot Camp. Today I made the card above.

I used the Simon Says Stamp Flowers on My Mind Stamp Set

First I used Color Box's Artichoke by Stephanie Barnard to stamp in the stems and leaves onto Neenah Polar White Cardstock. 

Then I used Sky to stamp the large and medium flowers, banana and mustard in the center of the blue flowers. I then I used the three dots to give the idea of small yellow flowers in the background.

Finally I stamped the sentiment "you've been on my mind" in the upper right corner.

 

Next I trimmed the edges of the card to allow for a light blue background to frame the floral.

I wanted to keep this card flat, so I used Tombow Permanent Tape Runner to adhere the stamped card to a light blue card base that measures 5-1/2 x 4-1/4".

Next, I cut two pieces of yellow ribbon, one 6-1/2 " long and a second 3-1/2" long.  I tied the short length of yellow ribbon around the longer length of ribbon then again using Tomboy Permament adhesive I secured it to the right side of the light blue base next to the stamped card stock and wrapping the long ribbon around and securing it to the back.

Cut a piece of Neena Solar Yellow card stock in half so that it measures  a 11" x 4-1/4". Score the card base at the 5-1/2" (or half way point), fold in half then adhere the light blue decorated card front to the card base.

SImon Says Clear Stamps FLOWERS ON MY MIND sss101501	Stamps of Life - Ink Pads 3	Yellow Satin Ribbon with Picot Edge	Apple Pie Memories Acrylic Stamp Block With Grips & Grid-2.5
Martha Stewart Crafts 12-Inch Simple Paper Trimmer	Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board and Envelope Tool	*Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Neenah Astrobrights Premium Color Cardstock, 65 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 250 Sheets, Solar Yellow
Neenah Exact Vellum Bristol, 67 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 250 Sheets, Blue	Tombow USA - Crafts Xtreme Permanent Adhesive High Performance Tape Runner Applicator, 1/3-Inch by 3

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