Life is Tweet, June Stamp of the Month

LOVE  the June Stamp of Month, Life is Tweet! 

Here's how to make this card and what materials were used:

Materials from the Spring/Summer 2012 Close to My Heart Idea Book:

Page 143 S1206 Life is Tweet (June 2012 SOM) $17.95 or $5 with a $50 order

Page 123 Z1474 Kraft Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes $6.95

Page 13 Z1686 Cricut AP Bundle $99.00

Page 16 X7147B Stella Paper Packet $9.99

Page 8-9 Ink Pads $5.25 each: Lagoon Z2195, Cocoa Z2114, Tulip Z2166, Olive Z2137

Page 124 Cocoa Collection Ribbon Z2136

Instructions:

1. Open Kraft Card & face the inside of the card on the Cricut Mat (the scalloped section will hang off the sides).  Load mat at the straight side.  Move mat down to 3 inches & ½ inch to left (inward; away from the edge).  Cricut Circle @ 2 ¼ inches.
2. Unload mat & open Kraft Card & Score @ every ½ inch down to the crease of the card (scored lines is perpendicular to the crease).  Raised score should be on the front of the card.
3. With Cocoa Ink & a Stiple Brush, lightly color the front of the card.  Then with a stubble brush go over the stipled texture to fill in the blank spots and give more texture.  Then with Sandpaper lightly sand the raised scores to give even more texture (make sure to sand downwards, with the line).  The goal is to make the front of the card look like the grains of a tree trunk.
4. Cricut <Rctngle5> @ 1 inch (Page 35) on Colonial White Cardstock.  Stamp sentiment with Olive Ink.
5. Cut a 6”x2” Olive Cardstock and adhere it to the Scallop Flap of the Card.  Trim Olive Cardstock to match the Scallop edge.
6. Cricut <Rctngle5> @ 1 inch (Page 35) on Olive Cardstock.  Cut the edges off and adhere/matt the edges to the back of the Colonial White Cardstock.
7. Cricut Circle @ 2 ¼ inches Sunset Cardstock.
8. Stamp image on B&T Paper with Cocoa ink.  Scissor cut.

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