Take Action Stamp Set

Hello!

I hope your week has been fantastic! Today I am so excited to share with you this card tutorial. I wanted to create a card that had a positive and uplifting message, I also wanted to have fun , vivid colors and embellishments. I wanted to make sure whoever received this card to feel happy and energized!

I used one of my favorite colors we carry – Cool Pool for the Background panel and for the inks used to create the background. I also added some touches of gold color throughout the card.

I used two stamp sets and one set of dies on this card: TAKE ACTION BD-0244, SO FRESH SS-0254, CIRCLES DIE DI-0039

STEPS TO COMPLETE CARD: ( Video Tutorial below these instructions:)

Prepare card base, A2 size ( 8.5″x11 sheet cut in half short side, scored at half), cardstock: whip cream color. Cut the panel for the background out of Cool Pool to measure 4.4″ x 5.25″
Stamp the lined triangle from the So Fresh set using Cool Pool ink. Stamp randomly on cardstock, leaving some images outside of view from panel to create some interest.
Using your heat gun dry your background panel to make sure all ink is dry
Use your clear pigment ink to stamp the sentiments “Have Courage”, and “Be kind” one towards the top of panel, and the other one towards the middle left side of the panel. Use your white embossing powder to cover wet images and use heat gun to melt powder.
On a piece of whip cream cardstock stamp the “Be You” sentiment with clear ink and emboss with gold embossing powder. Heat with gun.
Get your circle dies and place the cutting dies that is aprox 2.5″ across around the sentiment “Be You”, then add the piercing die that fits inside of that cutting die. Run through your die cutting machine.
Get different piercing circles and use random designs to perforate around background panel , see pictures for a guide on where to place the dies. Run through your die cut machine.
Using the Gold Mirror paper, cut a ring out using the 2.75″ circle and the next one down to it. Save the inside circle piece for another project.
Adhere the gold ring to background panel towards the bottom right of card using small foam squares. Place circle so that a portion of it is out side of the panel.
Adhere the sentiment now in a circle shape inside the gold ring, using foam squares. You will also have some of the white circle coming out of panel.
Once both sentiment and gold ring are adhered, flip panel over and cut the pieces from circles that are sticking out and even out with panel.
Using the arrow washi tape, cut a strip and then using your grand shears cut the strip in half length wise. You will end up with two separate lines of arrows. Cut any excess white tape as close to arrow as possible and adhere the single line of arrows pointing towards the round sentiment. You will end up needing 5 strips of arrows varying in different lengths.
Get one large gold pearl and 2 small gold pearl from the Fashion Gold pack, and adhere to the top left corner of background stamp.
Adhere background panel to card base using the permanent tape runner.
Lastly use a dry baby wipe to polish the mirror paper ring, to remove any finger prints present.