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| Subject: Handmade Valentine Tokens Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:13 pm | |
| Handmade Valentine GiftsContent provided by Better Homes and Garden Precious TokensWhat you need:
- 5-1/2x11-inch rectangle of olive card stock
- 5 8-1/2x11-inch sheets of high-quality paper
- 4x5-inch rectangle of coated white card stock
- Inkadinkado Daydreams rubber stamps: Lettre #8347 and Bed of Roses Frame #8377
- Colorbox Metalextra stamp pads: Peacock Gold and Platinum
- Colorbox pigment stamp pad: Black
- Dr. Ph. Martin's Inkpak Watercolor ink: Magenta
- Clean soft cloth
- Black embossing powder
- Embossing heat tool
- Small sharp scissors
- Sharp crafts knife
- Glue stick
- Micro-hole punch
- 12-inch length of 1/2-inch-wide mauve seam-binding ribbon
Instructions
- Fold and stamp album cover. For the album cover, fold the 5-1/2x11-inch rectangle of olive card stock in half to measure 5-1/2-inch square. Ink the Lettre stamp with platinum ink and stamp the image onto the front of the album cover. Repeat to fill the front cover, reinking the stamp after each impression. Let the images dry.
- Stamp and decorate white card stock. Ink the Bed of Roses Frame stamp with black ink and stamp the image onto the coated white card stock. While the ink is wet, sprinkle it with black embossing powder. Tilt the paper on edge and tap off the excess powder. Use the heat tool to melt the powder, creating a shiny raised image. Rub Peacock Gold ink into the design; use a cloth to gently rub off the excess ink as desired. Rub a tiny bit of Magenta watercolor ink into the design; heat set briefly with the heat tool.
- Cut and mount frame on album cover. Use small sharp scissors to cut out the frame. Mount the frame centered on the front of the album cover with the glue stick. For the photo opening, use a sharp crafts knife to carefully cut out the center of the frame close to the embossed inner edges, cutting through the white and olive card stock.
- Cut, fold, and insert rectangles into cover. From the 8-1/2x11-inch sheets of high-quality paper, cut five 5-1/4x10-1/2-inch rectangles; fold the rectangles in half to measure 5-1/4-inch square. Insert the folded sheets into the cover. Punch a hole, centered 1/4 inch from the folded edge. Thread the ribbon through the hole, tie into a bow, and trim ends at an angle.
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