Fall Thank-you Card
1.
Punch corners using the Triple Corner Punch. Set
the punch down flat and line the corner of the paper up with the guides. Push
down over the entire top of the punch, but it is helpful if the heal of your
hand is over the corner you are using to punch.
2.
**When you sponge the trees remember that the
Sponge Daubers have a wider circumference than some areas of the tree. Don’t go
overboard unless you want a really artsy look. ;)
3.
Lay the mask over the center of the Very Vanilla
Cardstock. Stamp the tree background, pressing firmly. The edges will still be
a little lifted but it will work out. While the mask is still in place sponge
sky, trees and grass.
4.
Lift off mask.
5.
Stamp pine tree. Sponge the color on the pine tree.
6.
Use a blending pen to add a little color to the
trunk of the pine tree. I didn’t need to get any extra ink on it; it picked up
some from the stamped image just fine.
7. Add
sentiment and adhere to card base.
Perpetual Calendar
Blocks
1.
To create the blocks:
a.
Use the 6”x6” card stock to create two boxes
measuring 1.75x1.75x1.75 inches. Follow the directions on the Gift Box Punch
Board.
b.
Cut out the numbers for the boxes using the
Little Numbers Thinlits Dies.
i.
Numbers for Block 1: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
ii.
Numbers for Block 2: 0, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 (The
number 6 will double as the 9)
c.
Punch out circles from Designer Series Paper and
adhere numbers to each circle.
d.
Adhere numbers in the above configuration to the
blocks.
e.
Regular adhesive worked fine for me for all the
circles except the one attached to the top of the block where the sides come
together. Used Sticky Strip for that circle. I found that liquid glue didn’t
work as well because it had a hard time adhering to the shiny part of the
cardstock.
2.
To create the holder:
a.
Begin with a piece of 5”x5” card stock. Score in
½” on 3 sides. Score the end opposite the unscored side at 2.5”. *See picture below.
b.
Round the top corners with a Corner Rounder
punch.
c.
Decorate the holder any way you’d prefer. I used
a border stamp along the top and bottom front (opposite sides of the paper).
d.
Trim the joints, fold and adhere holder.
e.
Stamp and punch out the months (if preferred).
f.
Create a banner. I used the, “it’s your day!”
stamp and a coordinating framelit from the Chalk Talk Framelits. Decorate as
preferred.
g.
Adhere the banner to the holder.
This picture shows where I scored and cut the card stock for the block holder. You can also see where I added glue dots. I'm not sure I'd recommend glue dots though, because they are a little too thick to look nice in the finished product.
