Today's card features the oh-so-cute Have a Hoot bundle. Add a gift card to treat your special someone! Watch the video: Stamparatus Part 3 - Creating a Jig
- Early Espresso Card Base: 8-1/2" x 4-1/4", folded in half, scrap for owl
- Whisper White: 4" x 5-1/4", scrap for cobweb
- Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper: 2-1/4" x 5-1/4"
- Crumb Cake: scrap for label
- Ink Pads: Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black
- Have a Hoot Bundle (stamps and dies)
- Basic tools (Trimmer, adhesive, die cut machine, Stamparatus, etc.)
I love using the Stamparatus with a jig to stamp on die cut or punched paper pieces. A jig is simply a positioning tool and it will hold your paper piece in place perfectly so you can stamp image after image! The first step is to cut out the owl using the die. Then take a scrap piece of cardstock and cut or punch the same shape near the center - this will be your jig. Place a scrap piece of paper onto the base of the Stamparatus, place your owl image onto the clear plate, then stamp onto the scrap paper. Place the jig on top of the image, positioning it for perfect alignment. Make sure this is held in place securely with magnets (or even tape). Put your die cut owl shapes into the jig (it fits in like a puzzle), ink your stamp and stamp away. It's fast and easy to make multiples and they are perfectly aligned every time. It is much faster than stamping on your paper and lining up the die or punch to cut each one individually!
Score at 1-3/4" from the open side of your card base. Use a circle punch to cut a notch in the center. Fold this flap inwards and burnish the fold. Place adhesive along the top and bottom to seal it closed.
On your interior layer, stamp your sentiment in the center and adhere the spider web in the corner, trimming as shown. Attach this piece to the inside of your card. Add the plaid piece to the card front. Stamp your sentiment near the top of the label, leaving space for the owl. Color the owl with Stampin' Blends (or colored pencils, etc.) and add it to the label with dimensionals. Place adhesive just on the left side of this label and adhere it to the card front.
Karen
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