This card offers a unique design to a simple baby bottle. This can be created in any color scheme. This card is 9" x 5.5" scored at 4.5". The bottle is cut from the Baby Steps (BS) cartridge. Here's how to recreate...
Using white card stock cut to size
- Score card and fold.
- Machine stitch with a zigzag 4.5w and .75l about 1/4" in all the way around the front flap in a dark color.
- Stamp the sentiment right on the card base.
Make the bottle using your desired colors, I used pink for the girl and blue for the boy.
- faux dot the bottle and the white where the flower/sailboat is
- apply foam to the back, adhere to the card base
- add liquid pearls to the flower tips and on both g/b the nipple ring slits
- add glossy accents to the sails on the sailboat and the stem of the flower, also add it to both nipples
Inside mat
- dark color 4"x5"
- light color 3.5"x4.5"
- white 3"x4"
- faux stitch the dark with white, the light with a dark color and the white with the dark color
- stamp sentiment inside
This card is simple to the
naked eye, but once you look a little closer you will see there are many
details to this card. It features intricate cuts to fit the perfect layout.
Techniques used include, stamping and machine stitching.
This card is created using the
patchwork theme previously posted (see below for instructions) also used on
this card is the Santa from the Quilted Christmas cartridge on page 30.
Cut card base to 9" x
6" scored at 4.5"
Cut a scrap piece of paper to
4.25" x 5.75" - this will not be seen.
Piece 1: cut Pattern 1 to
3" x 2.5"
- cut down the center
Piece 2: cut pattern 2 to
3" x 4"
- on back mark at 2.5" on
long side
- cut from 2.5" mark to
opposite corner
Piece 3: cut pattern 3 to
4.5" x 3.75"
Piece 4: cut pattern 1 to
3" x 4"
- cut diagonally from 3 to 4
Adhere piece 3 to scrap in
bottom left corner lengthwise.
Adhere piece 4 to bottom right
corner
Adhere piece 2 to top right
corner
Adhere piece 1 to top left
Stitch on seams using a zigzag
stitch in a color that stands out.
Adhere to card base
Add a mat big enough for a
small sentiment, stamp sentiment
Santa
- cut all pieces at 4.5".
Add a shadow
- adhere all pieces
- add to foam and adhere to the card front
Inside:
Cut pattern paper to 4" x
5.25"
Cut solid mat to 3.5" x
4.75"
Cut 1" x 1" square
out of the other two remaining pattern papers - 1 each
Cut diagonally in half
Adhere one pattern to the
solid mat in opposite corners
Repeat with the other pattern
This card has intricate cuts to fit the perfect layout and for added feature those cuts are sewn into place.
Cut card base to 9" x 6" scored at
4.5"
Cut a scrap piece of paper to 4.25" x
5.75" - this will not be seen.
Piece 1: cut Pattern 1 to 3" x
2.5"
- cut down the center
Piece 2: cut pattern 2 to 3" x 4"
- on back mark at 2.5" on long side
- cut from 2.5" mark to opposite corner
Piece 3: cut pattern 3 to 4.5" x
3.75"
Piece 4: cut pattern 1 to 3" x 4"
- cut diagonally from 3 to 4
Adhere piece 3 to scrap in bottom left
corner lengthwise.
Adhere piece 4 to bottom right corner
Adhere piece 2 to top right corner
Adhere piece 1 to top left
Cut the base enough so there is about ¼”
from the bottom of the card base, room for a single line sentiment.
Stitch on seams using a zigzag stitch in a color
that stands out and adhere to card base.
Stamp the sentiment.
Inside:
Cut pattern paper to 4" x 5.25"
Cut solid mat to 3.5" x 4.75"
Cut 1" x 1" square out of the
other two remaining pattern papers - 1 each
Cut diagonally in half
Adhere one pattern to the solid mat in
opposite corners
Repeat with the other pattern
- faux stitch the dark with white, the light with a dark color and the white with the dark color
