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A Project from the Fall 2009 Issue

Tinkerbell Happy Birthday

designed by Deborah March
Tinkerbell

Materials
Bazzill Cardstock in Light Green, Light Mauve & Purple
Cardstock in white
Watercolor paper
Provo Craft
  •Cuttlebug
  •Embossing Folder in Swiss Dots
Plaid All Night Media
  •Stamp – Tink
  •Small heart punch
  •Pop Dots
Stampendous Stamp – Happy Birthday
Ink pad in black
Clearsnap Tob Boss Embossing Powder in Gold
Heat tool
Prismacolor Premier Markers
Duncan
  •Tulip Fashion Glitter Bond
  •Glitter in Clear
Krylon
  •Gold Leafing Pen
  •Matte Finish Spray
⅜"-wide Ribbon in purple with green trim
Kaisercraft small pearls, 13
Decorative edged scissors in large scallop
Scissors, ruler, pencil
Instructions
  1. Cut one 5⅝" x 9¾" rectangle from white cardstock, one 4" x 5¼" rectangle from Light Green cardstock, one 3⅜" x 4¾" rectangle from Light Mauve cardstock, one ¾" x 5¼" strip from Purple cardstock (cutting one long edge with large scalloped scissors), and one 2⅞" x 4¼" rectangle from watercolor paper. Turn white rectangle horizontally, score a vertical line down the center, and fold in half. Use Gold Leafing pen to antique around outside edges of watercolor rectangle.
  2. Use Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots embossing folder to dry emboss Light Green rectangle. Adhere Purple strip along one long side of Light Green rectangle with scalloped edges facing out. Center and adhere onto card front with purple scalloped edge on the right. Vertically adhere pearls down the purple scalloped rectangle as shown in project photo.
  3. Use Gold ink pad and Tink stamp to stamp image onto top portion and black ink pad and sentiment (“happy birthday” used here) onto bottom portion of watercolor rectangle. Apply Gold Embossing Powder to stamp Tink image and heat set. Use Markers to color stamped images as desired. Apply Glitter bond to wings and top with Clear Glitter. Apply Matte Spray. Allow to dry.
  4. Punch two hearts from Purple cardstock. Use Pop Dots to vertically adhere hearts in upper left corner of watercolor rectangle. Cut one 3½" length of ribbon and a tie a knot in the center. Wrap around watercolor rectangle with the knot in the center front between image and sentiment, referring to project photo for placement. Adhere ends onto back side. Center and adhere onto Light Mauve rectangle. Use Pop Dots to center and adhere onto Light Green embossed rectangle.

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