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Summer 2011 Bonus Project

Humming Along
designed by Julie Koerber
Beautifully colored with markers, this lovely stamped image
is further enhanced with a three-dimensional hummingbird and generous silk bow.


humming along
Materials
Cougar Opaque Cardstock in White
Basic Grey Double-sided Patterned paper
Green at Heart Collection in Lush
Olivia Collection in Emma
Prima Marketing Annalee Collection
    Double-sided Patterned paper in Ashton
October Afternoon Double-sided
    Patterned paper in Peppermint Sticks
Flourishes LLC Polymer Stamp Set –
    Humming Along
Tsukineko Memento Ink pad in Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers Sketch Markers
May Arts ½"-wide Silk Ribbon in Celery Green
Kaisercraft Pearls in white, four
Spellbinders Nestabilities in Blossom and Circle
Therm O Web Zots Mini Glue Dots
3M Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
Double-sided adhesive
Scissors, ruler, pencil, sewing machine,
    white sewing thread, sandpaper

Instuctions
  1. Cut one 5" x 8" rectangle from White cardstock, one 5" square from green print side of Peppermint Sticks patterned paper, one 4¾" square from green print side of Emma patterned paper, and three 1" x 4¾" rectangles from pink print side of Lush patterned paper. Use Blossom Nestabilities to cut one 3⅝"-dia. blossom from pink side of Ashton patterned paper (using sandpaper to distress raised areas around outside perimeter) and Circle Nestabilities to cut one 3¼"-dia. circle from White cardstock. Turn White rectangle horizontally, score a vertical line down the center, and fold in half.
  2. Vertically adhere Lush rectangles onto Emma square equally spaced from one another. Machine zigzag-stitch along each long edge of Lush rectangles. Center and adhere assembled Emma square onto Peppermint Sticks square. Adhere one pearl onto each corner of assembled Peppermint Sticks square. Horizontally wrap one 5½" length of ribbon around bottom of assembled Peppermint Sticks square, securing ends on back.
  3. Use Tuxedo Black ink pad to stamp image onto White circle and hummingbird onto scrap piece of White cardstock. Use Sketch Markers to color image as shown or as desired. Fussy-cut hummingbird and use Foam Tape to adhere onto upper left side of White circle as shown. Tie ends of 9" length of ribbon into a bow, trimming ends with a “v” shaped notch. Adhere onto bottom right side of White circle. Center and adhere White circle onto Ashton Blossom. With fold at top, adhere assembled Peppermint Sticks square onto card front.