Debbie Samples

Beautiful Card
By Debbie Samples

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Designer Tip:

Supplies:

• Double M (5 per pack)
• Artful Watercolor Double-Sided Scrapbooking Papers
• Artful Affirmations 3D Paper Tole
• Purple Jewel Border Dazzles™
• Artful Affirmations Stamp Set
• 8 Circles and Scallops Cutting Dies
• 4"x6" Acrylic Block
• 12x12 Classic Cardstock
• Black Cherry Limited Edition Fluid Chalk Ink Pad
• Black Super Fine Embossing Powder
• VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Knife & Refill
• Perfect Cutting Mat
• Medium Zots™
• Foam Tape
• 2 Photo Glue Sticks
• Cosmetic Wedge
• Powder Blue BigShot Die Cutting Machine
• Powder Blue BigShot Die Cutting Machine

Instructions:

1. Card front: Use the Double M Die-Cut Card black as your base. Fold on all of the score lines. Cover the front, and each middle section with Artful Watercolor brown/beige paper. Ink all the edges with Black Cherry ink.
2. Glue a 3 7/8"x5" Artful Watercolor border paper with the border in the bottom left corner. Place a Border Dazzles on the top and bottom. Use the larges scallop cutting die to cut a Artful Watercolor green die-cut. Ink the edges. Assemble the butterfly Paper Tole with foam tape. Glue to the scallop circle. Foam tape to the card.
3. Card inside: Glue a 3 7/8"x5" Artful Watercolor purple paper to the front inside, and back inside. Glue a 3"x3/8" Artful Watercolor stripe paper, " from the top and bottom on the front inside, and back inside panel. Assemble the "Wonderful Day" & " Go Out & Shine" paper tole with foam tape. Glue one to the front and one to the back.
4. Use the patterns to trace and cut the two outer-inside panels from Artful Watercolor maroon paper. Glue in place. Use the patterns to trace and cut the inside panels. Glue in place. Place all the border Dazzles as shown.
5. Stamp the three sentiments one each on a 2"x3/4" Artful Watercolor brown/beige papers in VersaMark ink. Dust with Black embossing powder. Tap off the excess, and heat emboss. Mat each on purple cardstock with 1/16" borders. Glue on the folds as shown. Glue the Paper Tole extra artwork flower and butterfly on the inside panels.