Monday, May 4, 2009

Tinkerin' Challenge # 1

Tinkerin Challenge #1 :

Use a corner accent in a non-traditional place.


In this card, the corner accents, are dropped slightly (about 1/4" on both sides) from the actual corner that is being used. This allows the background to show through and actually brings more attention to the corner accent itself. Try it yourself! Or, find your own non-traditional place!











To recreate this card:


1. Cut a 5x10" piece of Clover Meadow cardstock. Using the sponge dauber, and the Exclusive Clover Meadow Ink, ink all of the edges of the front, and inside, of the card base. Score at 5x5". Fold at score mark.


2. Cut a 4 3/4 x 4 3/4" square from the B&T striped paper. Using the sponge dauber, and the Exclusive Clover Meadow Ink, ink all of the edges of the front, and inside, of the card base. Center and adhere this B&T square into the middle of the front of the square card base-the lines should be running horizontally.


3. Cut a 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" piece of Clover Meadow cardstock. Using the sponge dauber, and the Exclusive Clover Meadow Ink, ink all of the edges of the square. Center, and adhere, this square on top of the B&T paper.


4. Cut a 3 1/4 x 6 1/2" piece of Twilight cardstock. Using the sponge dauber and the Exclusive Twilight ink, ink the inside edges and the front edges. Score at 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" and fold. Stamp the "What a Blast" sentiment in black on the bottom of the inside of the card piece. Adorn the remainder of the space with the gear stickers.


5. Using the sponge dauber, and the Sunflower Exclusive ink, ink the corner accents. Position one in the upper right corner (about 1/4" from the top and side edge) and the second in the bottom left right corner (about 1/4" from the top and side edge).


6. To create the robot, stamp the image on White Daisy cardstock in all three exclusive inks: Sunflower, Twilight, and Clover Meadow. With fine tip scissors, cut out the shoes in Sunflower, the body base in Twilight ink, and the parameter of the body in Clover Meadow. Adhere the shoes and the body to the green full stamped image. (The Xyron "X" machine is awesome for this.) Position the robot into desired position on the front of the Twilight flap.


7. Adhere, and center the bottom of this folded flap to the inside of #3. Note: because this flap will be opened and closed frequently, strong adhesive should be used on this piece. On this card, Bead Bond Tape (red) was used. It forms a tight bond however repositioning is not an option.


8. Attach a large Holiday Red Craft button in the bottom right corner of the flap. This is adhered with mini-glue dots and is positioned so that only 3/4" of the button is adhered to the card. There is a little over-flow, to speak, that functions as a tab for opening. A second feature is that the weight of the button, helps keep the flap down.


9. And there you have it! Enjoy, and if you come across any stumbling blocks along the way, e-mail me at: inallsassiness@juno.com and I will be happy to help you!

Supplies Used: Tinkerin' Level 2 Paper Pack, Tinkerin' My Stickease, Holiday Red Craft Buttons, "Robot Power" Stamp Set.

1 comment:

  1. T - you're INTIMIDATING!! LOL That little card is rocking cute! I'm going to try your Tinkerin' challenge, as I seem to find myself with that paper on hand. :~) That month-long list ... whew! Harder!! But I think I'm going to try ... Keep up the great work!! --Jen

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