Spring is coming. Even here in the Chicago area. I heard it on the news, so it must be true. In an effort to believe, I am delving into the spring colors. This is a Wedding Shower invite I was commissioned to duplicate. All credit goes to Fran Sabad who posted a gorgeous Gerbera daisy on a lovely card which I have greedily CASEd.
Just to illustrate how much fun it is to make 30 identical daisy cards, here are some of the steps.
This is 30 flowers, each with 6 layers of daisy cut on the Big Shot and glued together, then ruffled so they have some depth, waiting for chunky gold glitter.
Another element: the teeny tags: each has a length of gold cord, consuming my entire stash of retired cord from years ago, before Stampin' Up! erroneously removed it from their product line. Also a semi-retired stamp set from a mini catalog earlier this year. It may pop up in the main catalog come next July, but in the meantime, it is unavailable.
Each tag also has a dimensional adhesive on the back to help it stand out on the card.
Here we see 30 card bases that have been run through an embossing folder on the Big Shot.
I have a tip for those of you thinking of making 30+ embossed card bases: you can run two bases through the embossing folder at the same time! Just drop down one level on the Big Shot multi-purpose platform. Works perfectly.
A smidge of ribbon and lots of double-side Scotch tape, and Voila! The shower invites are complete.
The hostesses will print the inside and adhere them. I just hope the post office treats them with respect!
Happy Stamping!
Dee Tollaksen
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