AIR #3 Memento Tutorial

This is my final post for 2013 as an Artist in Residence for IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® but I am excited to be back on the 2014 Team - there is so much excitement building for the new year - can't wait to share.  But first, one of the most popular cards I have made - using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink.

Spellbinders Products:

Gold Majesty Circles Spellbinders® Imperial Gold Dies

Lacey Circles Nestabilities

Fancy Tags Two Shapeabilities

Dotted Flowers M-Bossabilities folder

Grand Calibur® Die Cutting Machine

Preferred Partners

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Memento Dye Ink in Desert Sand and Summer Sky; Sponge Daubers; VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Vintage Sepia; 

IMAGINE Crafts® Sheer Shimmer Spritz™ Craft Spray

Want2Scrap - Baby Bling in cream

Authentique Paper - Glistening Collection 12x12 - "Glitter" "Twinkle" 

Other:

Penny Black Inc. - Social Butterfly stamp set

Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - Foam Squares, E-Z Runner

 Card stock: White card, Kraft card

Seam Binding, 3D Kindy Glitz, Scissors; Chalks/ Pastels

Step 1:  Cut white card 30cm x 11cm, score in the center to form a card base of 15x11cm

Step 2: Cut Kraft card 14.5 x 10.5cm.  Adhere to the White card base using E-Z Runner.

Step 3: Cut Authentique Papers to approx 14x10cm and emboss using the Dotted Flowers M-Bossabilities folder.  Adhere to the Kraft layer.

Step 4: Cut one (1) Gold Majesty Circles in white card, one (1) Lacey Circles in Authentique Paper and one  Fancy Tags Three in white card.

Step 5: Layer the Dies using foam squares with the Gold Majestic Circles on the bottom, then Lacey Circles and Fancy Tags Two - centering each die.

Step 6: Adhere the layered Dies to the top of the Card base using E-Z Runner.

Step 7: Stamp two (2) Butterflies using with VersaFine™ in Vintage Sepia, sponge around the edges with the ink, using a dauber and Vintage Sepia.

Step 8: Colour the butterflies wings using Chalks/pastels, layer the wings, gluing in the center, add 3D Kindy Glitz to the top layer of wings, in strokes rather than colouring the whole wing for a more subtle look.

Step 9: Adhere to the center of the layered Dies, as per the photos below.

Step 10: Add 3 small pearls to the body of the butterfly and along the top of the Gold Majestic Circles.

Step11: Add Seam Binding around the lower portion, across the bottom of the Majestic Gold Circles, securing around the back of each side with E-Z Runner

Step 12: Adhere a double bow using liquid glue.

I hope you have been inspired with my Tutorials over the past year.  I love the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® products and hope that I have enabled you in some way to try them and open up your creative world!

Thank you too for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

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