Nature Cards-Page 13

Sunset (N15H)

1. Take size H white card stock, draw an oval on the front and carefully cut out. (I drew an oval in a graphics program, printed it, cut it out and used it as a template.)
   
2. Cut another size H white card stock in half, so you have a piece 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
   
3. Trace around the oval onto the half white card so you know where to glue your "sunset strips"
   
4. Tear 4-1" strips from a used dryer sheet, and 1-2" strip.
   
5. Dye each sheet a different color: orange, pink, peach, lilac, and the large piece dark purple
   
6. Cut out one skyline from black stock and the other from dark grey stock
   
7. Arrange the dryer strips (from top: purple, lilac, peach, pink, orange) on the penciled oval, and trim the edges about 1/2" shorter than the width of the card.
   
8. Place sheet behind oval from front of card to be sure everything is lined up properly and glue dryer sheets to half card.
   
9. Glue two skyline pieces to dryer strips
   
10. Attach half card to inside front of full card, so when you open the card, you are looking at solid white card stock on both sides
    

    Stamps: None. NOTE: Email me for templates

Stained Glass Roses (N16H)

1. Stamp stained glass design on vellum, and color with watercolor pencils, using blender pen to blend colors
2. When dry (might need to use heat gun), spread entire image with clear embossing ink and clear emboss. Repeat at least one more time until surface looks like glass.
3. Cut a 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" piece from decorative paper (or you could brayer colors onto card stock). Cut oval from center. (Measure to be sure oval is in center of piece)
4. Tape decorative paper to "stained glass" design.
5. Take size H lilac card stock and stamp writing in pruple ink.
6. Tape stained glass piece to card stock
7. Stamp dragonfly in bottom right corner, using clear embossing ink
8. Rub with pink Pearl-Ex to bring out design.
9. Glue Small ribbon rose at top.

   Stamps: Hero Arts Italian Poetry, Inkadinkado 8422-L Sm. Dragonfly. I did a search for stained glass patterns and printed the rose pattern ( Warner-Crivellaro )directly onto the vellum using a laser printer.

1. Fold a sage card to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" and attach a piece of green Magic Mesh down the center
2. Print the pear background using peach colored fonts on peach cardstock
3. Tear down the center and attach to the right and left sides of the card with copper eyelets
4. Stamp the Pear label on white glossy paper with black Memories ink
5. Color with markers and cut out
6. Layer to peach, then olive cardstock and attach to center of card on an angle with foam tape
7. Thread some fiber through the eyelets on the left side and tie in a knot inside

   Stamps: Pear label Stamp (Hearts in Touch)

   Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine. For complete directions on making a font background, see my November SSR article

   This is great used as an anniversary card with the inside verse: "To one of the greatest "pears" I know!"