Paper Towel Backgrounds Technique

Tutorial

By: Erika Martin

http://www.stampinmama.com http://www.papercraftplanet.com/profile/ErikaMartinStampinMama

Supplies:

* So Much set (Stampin’ UP)

* Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Kraft, Very Vanilla

* Ink: Basic Brown classic, Mellow Moss craft ink

* Paper towel with a quilted pattern

* Chocolate Chip poly-twill ribbon

* Vintage copper brad

* 1/16 inch hole punch

* Pop-dots (not shown)

* Embossing gun (not shown)

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Step 1:

Cut a piece of Mellow Moss cardstock at

4 ¼ x 11 inches and fold it in half to

create your card base.

Step 2:

Cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock at 4 x 5 ¼

inches.

Step 3:

Mount the Very Vanilla cardstock on top of

the Mellow Moss card base.

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Step 4:

Cut a piece of Kraft cardstock at 3 ¾ x 5

inches.

Step 5:

Cut a piece of paper towel with a quilted pattern on

it large enough to cover your Kraft cardstock, folded

twice.

Step 6:

Ink up the paper towel generously with

Mellow Moss craft ink.

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Step 7:

Place the Kraft cardstock on top of the

ink and rub your hand over it to transfer

the ink from the paper towel to the

cardstock.

Step 8:

Allow the ink on the Kraft cardstock to

dry. You can use your embossing gun to

speed up the drying process.

Step 9:

Cut a piece of

Chocolate Chip

poly-twill ribbon

at 4 ½ inches.

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Step 10:

Apply adhesive across one side of the

ribbon and then attach it to the Kraft

cardstock about 1 ½ inches from the top

of the cardstock.

Step 11:

Apply some adhesive to the back sides of the

ribbon ends and tuck them around the back of

the cardstock and secure them.

Step 12:

Mount the Kraft cardstock on top of the card

front.

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Step 13:

On a scrap of Kraft cardstock, stamp

the flower image from the “So Much”

stamp set with Basic Brown ink.

Step 14:

Trim around the flower, leaving a slight border

around the edges.

Step 15:

Mount the flower image on a scrap

piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

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Step 16:

Trim around the flower image, leaving a

thin border of Very Vanilla cardstock

around the edges.

Step 17:

Use a 1/16 inch hole punch to punch a hole in

the center of the flower image.

Step 18:

Secure a vintage copper brad through the

hole in the flower image.

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Step 19:

Cut a piece of Mellow Moss cardstock

at 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ inches.

Step 20:

Apply Basic Brown ink directly to the

piece of Mellow Moss cardstock along

the edges and in the middle. (this is

the “direct to paper” technique)

Step 21:

Apply pop-dots to the back of

the Mellow Moss cardstock.

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Step 22:

Mount the Mellow Moss cardstock

square on top of the Chocolate Chip

ribbon on the card front.

Step 23:

Apply pop-dots to the back of the cut-out

flower image.

Step 24:

Mount the flower image on top of the

Mellow Moss square.

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Step 25:

Stamp the “So much” image at the bottom

of the Mellow Moss cardstock with Basic

Brown ink.

Step 26:

Stamp the “Thanks” image above the

“So much” image with Basic Brown

ink.

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