Express Yourself Card

Other Supplies:

• Cardstock
• Patterned Paper (Music)
• Adhesive
• Adhesive Foam Tape
• Black Waterproof Ink Pad
• Clear Embossing Ink Pad
• Doily Stamp
• Double-Sided Tape
• Heat Tool
• Paper Trimmer
• Ranger Distress Ink by Tim Holtz
• Sponge Ink Applicator
• Text Stickers
• Twine
• Washi Tape
• Watercolor Pencils
• White Embossing Powder

1. Using a black waterproof ink pad, stamp two Bird Crazy images onto white cardstock. Stamp each of the images a second time. Using a waterbrush and watercolor pencils, paint the images as desired. Align the corresponding Framelits dies over the stamped images, and die-cut. For ease of use, we recommend using the Magnetic Platform to hold the Framelits dies in place while the shapes are being cut. Adhere the wing die-cuts to the coordinating Bird Crazy shapes using adhesive foam tape for dimension. Set aside.
2. Die-cut a branch from the Bird Branch die out of brown cardstock. Using a sponge applicator, ink the edges with Distress Ink. Set aside. Die-cut leaves from the Garden Greens die out of green cardstock, and cut off several leaves. Adhere the leaves to the branch. Set aside.
3. Using clear embossing ink, stamp a doily onto pink cardstock. Dust the doily embossed pink cardstock with white embossing powder. Tap off excess, and melt with a heat tool. Trim the doily embossed pink cardstock to 2" x 3 1/2". Cut a 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" piece of blue cardstock. Adhere the doily embossed pink cardstock to the blue cardstock with double-sided tape. Set aside.
4. Cut a 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of pink cardstock. Apply clear embossing ink onto the mountain side of the Lace embossing folder, and emboss the piece of pink cardstock. Dust the Lace embossed pink cardstock with white embossing powder. Tap off excess, and melt with a heat tool.
5. Cut a 4 3/8" x 5 3/4" piece of white cardstock, and adhere the Lace embossed pink cardstock on top with double-sided tape.
6. Cut a 6 1/4" x 10" piece of blue cardstock, and fold in half to create a card base. Adhere the layered Lace embossed pink and white cardstock to the card front with double-sided tape.
7. Adhere the smaller layered doily embossed pink and blue cardstock to the left side of the card front with adhesive foam tape. Adhere the birds and the branch with leaves to the card front with adhesive foam tape.
8. Attach washi tape to the top and bottom of the card front. Adhere tied twine over the washi tape.
9. Ink the edges of text stickers with Distress Ink. Die-cut out of music patterned paper the round thought bubble from the Photo Frame & Props set. Using a sponge applicator, sponge Distress Ink onto the edges of the thought bubble. Adhere the text stickers to the thought bubble using adhesive foam tape. Adhere the thought bubble to the left side of the card front with adhesive foam tape.