Thursday, September 29, 2011

Pair-a-phrase artwork...if only it was a bicycle built for two!


As tomorrow is the last day to earn our exclusive Pair-a-Phrase stamp set for free, I thought I would share one of my favorite pieces of artwork that I created with this multi-functional stamp set. 
Here's a quick how-to-create this card!

1.  The card foundation is a Colonial White Circle base.
2.  Cut out a 4" circle using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge from Sorbet cardstock.  Cut a second 4" circle out of the Elemental B&T paper- Sorbet pattern.
3.  Using a paper trimmer, cut the circles in 3".  This is the fun part--with these two circle pieces, you can create two cards.  The first card will be created as above with the larger circle in the Sorbet print and the smaller circle with the solid.  The second card will be created in the opposite way:  the larger circle piece will Sorbet cardstock and the Sorbet print will be the smaller print.
4.  Adhere the circle  pieces to the card base.  Trim the top portion to match the fold edge.
5.  Ink all of the edges with Desert Sand ink.
6.  Attach chocolate ribbon (on the Clearance section of my website) to the seam of the where the two 1/2 circles meet.  Trim ends flush with card.
7.  Stamp the bicycle and sentiment in chocolate ink onto a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Colonial White Square.  Color in with markers or watercolor pencils if and as desired.  I used Sorbet, Desert Sand and Sweet Leaf for my image.  Ink edges with Desert sand ink.
8.  Center and adhere the stamped image to a 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" Sorbet Cardstock square.  Ink edges with Desert Sand ink.
9.  Center and adhere the Sorbet CS square onto 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" Desert Sand CS square.  Ink edges with Desert Sand ink.
10.  Adhere the Desert Sand square to the card front with 3-d foam tape.

I love it!  Makes me want to go on a carefree bicycle!
Supplies used:  Chocolate, Sweet Leaf & Sorbet Markers; Elemental Level 2; Chocolate exclusive ink pad; Chocolate Ribbon Assortment;  3-d Foam tape; Pair-a-Phrase stamp set.

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