Ruffles and frills are all the rage in papercrafting, especially when it comes to creating projects with a vintage flair. With Stampin' Up's seam binding you can create a ruffled accent by pulling a string! This card features the stamp set A Flower for All Seasons which is a great set for watercoloring and you can earn it for FREE with an order of $60 or more!
Stampin' Up Supply List
- Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons (111592)
- Ink: Black Staz-On (101406), Many Marvellous Markers (119806)
- Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), Rose Red (102544), Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper (121782), Watercolor Paper (105019)
- Accessories:), SNAIL (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Baja Breeze Seam Binding (122331), Basic Pearls (119247)
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Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting System (113439), Perfect Polkadots Embossing Folder (117335) , Decorative Label Punch (120907), Wide Oval Punch (119859), Blender Pens (102845)
Cardstock Dimensions for this Project
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Rose Red
- 5.5 x 8.5 for card base
- 3.25 x 4.25 for centre mat
- Scrap for punched Decorative Label
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Very Vanilla
- 4 x 5.25 for embossed mat
- Scrap for greeting
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Designer Series Paper
- 3 x4 for centre panel
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Watercolor Paper
- Scrap for stamped image
Technique Directions
- Cut seam binding on one and and fray the binding.
- Towards the centre grab a single thread so that the ribbon starts to gather.
- Using your fingers gather the ribbon as desired.
Tips & Tricks: Make sure you have enough seam binding on hand to try this technique so you can get a feel for how to gather the ribbon first.
Finishing Touches
- Cut and fold card base in half.
- Run Very Vanilla cardstock through Big Shot with embossing folder and attach to the card base with SNAIL.
- Cut Designer Series Paper and mat for it and attach together using SNAIL.
- Gather seam binding as above and attach to centre mat by wrapping around the back with SNAIL. Attach to the card base with SNAIL.
- Stamp image with Staz-On on Watercolor Paper. Color as desired with markers and blender pen. Punch out with oval punch.
- Punch Decorative Label out of Rose Red cardstock and layer stamped image on top with SNAIL. Attach to centre of card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
- Add pearls on top of the ribbon as shown.
Stampin' Up Seam Binding Ribbon comes in seven colors, and is absolutely perfect for all of your cards and scrapbook pages! To order, you can visit my online store and shop 24/7. And did you know that there's over 50 stamp sets from the Idea Book you can earn for FREE during Sale-A-Bration? A Flower for All Seasons is just one of those sets, and you can get it for free with a qualifying purchase.
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