Sweet Strawberry Thank You

 Hi everyone,

Today's card uses the Sweet Strawberry stamp set.  

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Sweet Strawberry (154394); Ornate Thanks (158301)
• Card Stock – Thick Very Vanilla (144237)
• Stamp Pads – Evening Everygreen Ink (155576); Soft Succulent Ink (155778); Pear Pizzaz Ink (147104); Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708)
• Misc. – Elegant Faced Gems (152464); Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo (155518); Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo (155520); Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends Combo (155519); Blending Brushes (153611); Soft Succulent 3/8” Open Weave Ribbon (155780); Small Grid Paper (149621); scrap of copy paper; washi tape.

Measurements:  

• Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”
• Soft Succulent Ribbon: 5” 
• Copy Paper: 1” x 6”

Instructions:

1. Score card base at 4 1/4” on the long side and close card. Tape down to the middle of the grid paper using washi tape.
2. Place the copy paper strip approximately 1 1/2” from top of card front and anchor with washi tape. Use the grid paper to ensure the mask is straight.
3. Using Evening Evergreen ink, stamp the blossom and leaf cluster so that the bottom of the stems stamp onto the copy paper and the main part of the image stamps above the mask strip. Repeat below the copy paper mask.
4. Using Soft Succulent Ink, stamp the large leaf outline above and below the mask. Using the fill-in stamp, stamp off once with Soft Succulent Ink and stamp inside the leaves. Stamp the large flower outline with Evening Evergreen Ink as in the picture above.
5. Add Pear Pizzaz Ink to the Blending Brush and swipe several times where the copy paper meets the card front, above and below the mask.
6. Remove the 1” x 6” copy paper mask and stamp the greeting with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
7. Make a very small bow with the Soft Succulent ribbon (TIP: this is more easily done if you make the bow while the ribbon is on the spool).
8. Add 3 large clear Elegant Faceted Gems.

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Happy Stampin!

Melanie