CREATE & INSPIREEDITION 45

CONTENTSFollow the Sincerity of Your Heart 3

Hug Me 4

You Are in My Thoughts 5

Hey Gorgeous! 6

Celebrate Our Differences 7

Be Happy. Be Right. Be You. 8

Squeeze the Day 9

I Love the Way You Brighten My Day! 10

FOLLOW THE SINCERITY OF YOUR HEARTBY MAY PARK

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” top folding card base out

of Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.2. Mix some embossing paste and glimmer paste

and apply these over the Square Weave Pattern Stencil to partial areas of an A2 card panel.

3. Let the panel air dry for about 10-15 minutes.4. Next, mount the panel on your top-folding card

base using double-sided tape.5. Add some splatters randomly over the panel

using Antique Gold Metallic Ink Spray and Jet Black Ink Spray.

6. On a piece of white cardstock, stamp the flowers and leaves from Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Stamp Set. Use Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart, Purple Wine Inks for the flowers, and Bamboo, Parrot, and Moss Inks for the leaves.

7. Die cut the images using the coordinating dies.8. Mount the die-cut flower spray on the card

front using foam tape to give some dimension.9. Next, die cut “congrats” 5 times out of Jet Black

Cardstock from the Signature Words Die Set using the Mini Blossom Die-Cutting Machine.

10. Adhere the die-cuts together using a glue pen to achieve a chipboard effect.

11. Heat emboss a sentiment from Build-A-Flower: Hyacinth Stamp Set using some Pure White Embossing Powder on a piece of Jet Black Cardstock.

12. To finish, mount the sentiment banner and die-cut congrats on the card front using foam tape.

SUPPLIESStamps & Dies

Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Signature Words Die Set

Inks Crisp Dye Inks: Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart, Purple Wine, Bamboo, Parrot, Moss

Cardstock Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Jet Black Cardstock

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Mixed Media Square Weave Pattern Stencil Embossing Paste Antique Gold Metallic Ink Spray Jet Black Ink Spray

Additional Supplies Mini Blossom Die-Cutting Machine

Double-Sided Tape Glimmer Paste Foam Tape Heating Tool

HUG MEBY THERESE CALVIRD

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock.2. Onto a piece of white cardstock, stamp the

background image from Watercolor Dots Stamp Set using embossing ink.

3. Heat emboss the image using Pure White Embossing Powder.

4. Do a watercolor wash on the white heat-embossed panel using Watercolor 36 Pan Set.

5. Let the panel dry.6. Stamp the “hug me” fox image from Hug Me

Stamp Set onto a piece of white cardstock using Permanent Black Ink.

7. Color in the fox using Artist Markers from Set A, Set C, and Set D.

8. Die cut the image using the coordinating die.9. Foam mount the watercolored panel onto your

card base.10. Adhere the “hug me” fox die-cut onto the panel

using glue tape.11. Add some enamel hearts as a finishing touch.

SUPPLIESStamps & Dies

Hug Me Stamp & Die Bundle Watercolor Dots Stamp Set

Inks Embossing Ink Permanent Black Ink

Cardstock Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

Mixed Media Pure White Embossing Powder Watercolor 36 Pan Set Artist Markers - Set A Artist Markers - Set C Artist Markers - Set D

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Year-Round Color Release Enamel Dots Bundle

Additional Supplies MISTI Glue Tape Foam Tape Heating Tool

YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTSBY LAURIE WILLISON

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock.

2. Stamp the solid leaf image from Frilled Petals Stamp Set, first in Frayed Leaf Ink and then go back in with the outline image in Forest Glades Ink.

3. Score the card front every half inch.

4. Finally, stamp the sentiment “You are in my thoughts” from the Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set onto the lower right side of the card front using Permanent Black Ink.

SUPPLIESStamps

Frilled Petals Stamp Set

Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set

Inks

Crisp Dye Inks: Permanent Black, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades

Cardstock

Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

Additional Supplies

Scoring Tool

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HEY GORGEOUS!BY ERUM TASNEEM

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock. 2. Heat emboss several flowers and leaves from

the Beautiful Peony Stamp Set onto watercolor cardstock with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

3. Next, scribble Persian Blue Watercolor Brush Marker onto the image and then spritz it heavily with water.

4. Likewise, for the leaves, use Jet Black Watercolor Brush Marker.

5. Let the panel air dry or use a heat gun to dry them.

6. For the card front, use Morning Frost Crisp Dye Ink to do a bit of ink blending.

7. Adhere this inked panel onto a white card base.8. Die cut the watercolored images with the

coordinating dies and then adhere these onto the card front with foam tape.

9. For the sentiment, die cut the word “hey” a few times out of Caps Bold Alphabet Die Set in Gold Foil Cardstock.

10. Stack the gold “hey” die-cuts a couple of times and then adhere these to the card front with the help of glue tape.

11. To finish, white heat-emboss the sentiment “gorgeous” from Frosted Garden Stamp Set onto a strip of Jet Black Cardstock.

SUPPLIESStamps & Dies

Beautiful Peony Stamp & Die Bundle Frosted Garden Stamp Set Caps Bold Alphabet Die Set

Inks Morning Frost Ink Embossing Ink

Cardstock Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

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Gold Foil Cardstock Jet Black Cardstock Watercolor Cardstock

Mixed Media Antique Gold Embossing Powder

Pure White Embossing Powder Watercolor Brush Markers - Spring Garden Set

Additional Supplies Glue Tape Heat Gun Goam Tape

CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCESBY AGA MALYSZEK

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock.

2. First, cut out a flower from Garden Picks 3D Die Set out of white cardstock and color it in using the following Artist Markers: Peach Perfect, Rouge, and Cotton Candy.

3. Stamp images from Perfectly Perfect Stamp Set with Permanent Black Ink and cut them out using the coordinating dies.

4. Leave the flower uncolored and color in the leaves using Forest Glades and Evergreen Artist Markers.

5. Arrange the die-cut elements on the card front and adhere them using glue tape.

6. Finally, stamp the “celebrate our differences” sentiment from Better Together Stamp Set in Permanent Black Ink.

SUPPLIESStamps & Dies

Perfectly Perfect Stamp & Die Bundle

Better Together Stamp Set

Garden Picks 3D Die Set

Inks

Permanent Black Ink

Cardstock

Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

Mixed Media

Artist Markers 48 Color Set

Additional Supplies

Glue Tape

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BE HAPPY. BE RIGHT. BE YOU.BY SVETA FOTINIA

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” top folding card base out

of Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.

2. Heat emboss 5 circles from Trendy Circles Stamp Set using Pure White Embossing Powder.

3. Heat emboss sentiment from Trendy Circles Stamp Set using Pure White Embossing Powder.

4. Do some ink blending on top of the circles using Mountain Mist and Aqualicious Inks.

5. Spray the ink blended panel with Iridescent Shimmer Ink Spray.

6. Adhere the panel onto the card base using glue tape.

SUPPLIESStamps

Trendy Circles Stamp Set

Inks

Embossing Ink

Crisp Dye Inks: Mountain Mist, Aqualicious

Cardstock

Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

Mixed Media

Pure White Embossing Powder

Iridescent Shimmer Ink Spray

Additional Supplies

Glue Tape

Heating Tool

Blending Tool

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Cardstock Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

Jet Black Cardstock Essential Black & White 6x6 Paper Pack

Mixed Media Pure White Embossing Powder

Additional Supplies Glue Tape Heating Tool

SQUEEZE THE DAYBY LYDIA EVANS

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” top folding card base out

of Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock. 2. Stamp a few citrus images from Main Squeeze

Stamp Set to create different citrus fruits. Use Bamboo, Parrot, Olive and Moss Inks for the lime, Citrus Burst, Fresh Lemon, Maple Yellow, and Honey Drizzle Inks for the lemons, Sunkissed, Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze, and Firebrick Inks for the oranges, and Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry and Ruby Red Inks for the pink grapefruit.

3. Stamp some leaves from Frosted Garden Stamp Set using Volcano Lake and Lagoon Inks.

4. Cut out the images using the coordinating dies. 5. Cut some of the fruits through the middle to

give a different look.6. Adhere a black and white striped patterned

paper from Essential Black & White 6x6 Paper Pack onto the card base.

7. Adhere the fruits and leaves die-cuts onto the card base using glue tape.

8. Heat emboss the sentiment “Squeeze the Day” from Main Squeeze Stamp Set using Pure White Embossing Powder onto a strip of Jet Black Cardstock.

9. Adhere sentiment strip onto the card front using glue tape.

SUPPLIESStamps & Dies

Main Squeeze Stamp & Die Bundle Frosted Garden Stamp & Die Bundle

Inks Embossing Ink Crisp Dye Inks: Volcano Lake, Lagoon, Bamboo, Parrot, Olive, Moss, Citrus Burst, Fresh Lemon, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Sunkissed, Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze, Firebrick, Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry, Ruby Red

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I LOVE THE WAY YOU BRIGHTEN MY DAY!BY SVITLANA SHAYEVICH

INSTRUCTIONS1. Create an A2-sized horizontal card base out of

Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.

2. Stamp the tulip images from Exotic Tulips Stamp Set around the card base using Deep Blue Seas Oval Ink Set.

3. Alternate the colors from the ink set to make tulips of different shades. For some, skip the bottom layers to achieve white flowers with a blue pattern.

4. Next, stamp the stems and leaves from the same set using Mountain Mist, Volcano Lake, and Lagoon Inks. Again, alternate inks to get elements of two shades; darker and lighter.

5. Stamp sentiment from the same stamp set in the middle of the card base using Starlight Ink.

6. Finally, add several clear droplets.

SUPPLIESStamps

Exotic Tulips Stamp Set

Inks

Crisp Dye Inks: Mist, Volcano Lake, Lagoon, Deep Blue Seas Oval Ink Set

Cardstock

Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

Additional Supplies

Clear Droplets

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