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Tip: Use some temporary adhesive to keep the zig-zag strips in place while you stamp your pattern. Any shifting will cause the background pattern to not line up correctly.

Hello Sunshine
By Kelly Rasmussen

Create a unique textured background using stamps and a border punch.

Featured Product:
CL600 Homey Patterns


Hero Materials:
CH259 Mixed Sunshine Buttons
S5215 Clouds
CG137 Thanks Flowers *
CG298 Life of the Party Dots
CL600 Homey Patterns
AF146 Soft Pool Shadow Ink
AF150 Ruby Ink Pad
AF210 Field Greens Shadow Ink Mid-Tone
PS552 Punch Folded Cards
PS610 Snow Layering Paper
* limited availability

Additional Materials:
zig zag border punch (EK Success), green and yellow cardstock (DCWV), brown Staz-On ink, white string, foam adhesive


Instructions:
  1. Cut 1 1/4" off of a Punch Folded Card to create a square card base.
  2. Create a bunch of white zig-zag strips from Snow Layering Paper using a decorative border punch.
  3. Take half of the zig-zags and line them up so there are no gaps in between strips. Tip: Use a temporary adhesive to keep the zig-zags in place and lined up perfectly.
  4. Stamp the Clouds background using Soft Pool Shadow Ink on the zig-zags.
  5. Now line up the other half of the white zig-zags and stamp the Life of the Party Dots image using Field Greens Mid-Tone Shadow Ink. Then use a foam blending tool to lightly ink over top to create green background.
  6. Cover a 4" square piece of Snow Layering Paper with adhesive. Begin laying down the zig-zags strips one by one.
  7. When finished, trim excess off edges and adhere to card base.
  8. Stamp flower image using brown ink onto cloud and grass background.
  9. Stamp flower image again onto yellow and green cardstock. Cut out flower and leaves. Adhere to card base with foam adhesive over top of stamped flower.
  10. Stamp sentiment using Ruby ink on a strip of Snow Layering Paper. Adhere to card with foam adhesive.
  11. Thread a Sunshine Button with white string and adhere to center of flower.


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