Deconstructed Sketch #161 and a Tutorial

Hello stamping friends!  The weekend is almost here… are you happy?  I sure am!  But today is Thursday, and that means it’s time for another fabulous Deconstructed Sketch!  Check out sketch #161…

This is definitely different from what I’d usually do, but an idea came to me pretty quickly and I just LOVE the results!  Check it out…

When I was in Florida recently at the My Favorite Things store, the Die-Namics Jumbo Cloud STAX was an item that was in my shopping basket very early on… I just needed it!  Do you know how that goes?  So, I grabbed it for my card today, cutting it out with Sweet Tooth card stock.  Then I stamped some LJD Darling Dots on the cloud with Sweet Tooth pigment ink, and embossed with clear embossing powder.  On the Nightshift Blue card stock background I embossed some clouds using the Cloudy Day stencil.  And on the Berrylicious card stock background piece I stamped the BG Grid background in Berrylicious hybrid ink.  I added a Fishtail Flags STAX in Berrylicious card stock and a Sweet Tooth card stock flag from the Blueprints 13 below the sentiment panel.
Now, for the sentiment panel, I used some SU! Crisp Cantaloupe card stock.  Want to know my easy-peasy way for making that cool double-ended banner?  Here, I’ll gladly show you!

 

I cut out two Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics, one full length and one just a little shorty.  (Am I the last person still using a good ol’ Cuttlebug?)

I used a pencil to very lightly mark off 2 1/2” of space for my sentiment (you can just barely see my pencil marks, I think!) and stamped using Tangy Orange hybrid ink.  (My sentiment is from the Blue Skies Ahead stamp set.)  Then I went to my cutting board, and trimmed the sentiment piece to 3 1/2”, keeping the sentiment centered.  (Forgot to photograph that step… oops!)  Be sure to save that flag end you just cut off!

I then placed that 3 1/2” piece of card stock on my Scor-Pal, and scored each end at 1/4”.

Using my bone folder, I folded each side toward the back of the card stock.  Then I applied a bit of liquid glue to the flap of those folds…

…and adhered the folds to the two end pieces of Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX.

Then I just trimmed off the excess underneath, and there you’ve got the double-ended, folded banner for the front of your card!

I find this method a LOT easier than trying to fold twice on each end to achieve this look, and I NEVER get them even when I try that.  This works much better for me!  If you don’t already have a set of Fishtail Flags STAX or Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics, I highly recommend picking up one set or both!  I think they are my most-used dies, and have such a large variety of sizes… you’ll use them constantly, trust me!
On the inside of my card, I added a few Flat-Bottom Clouds cut from Berrylicious card stock, and another sentiment from the Blue Skies Ahead stamp set stamped in Berrylicious hybrid ink.


I hope you’ll give this sketch a try this week!  Hop on over to Jen’s blog for all the Deconstructed Sketch details, and visit the team members listed here for more inspiration…

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Joanne Basile (taking a break this week)
• Kim O’Connell
• Sheri Gilson
• Tangii Crain
• Tracey Pickersgill

Here are my supplies…

CS Blue Skies Ahead	BG Grid Background	LJD Darling Dots	Stencil Cloudy Day	Die-namics Jumbo Cloud STAX	Die-namics Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX
Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX	Die-namics Flat-Bottom Clouds	Die-namics Blueprints 13	Die-namics Blueprints 11	Die-namics Blueprints 2	Sno Cone Cardstock
Nightshift Blue Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth	Hybrid Ink Pad Berrylicious	Hybrid Ink Pad Tangy Orange

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All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted…
Stamps:  CS Blue Skies Ahead, BG Grid background, LJD Darling Dots
Card stock:  Berrylicious card stock, Nightshift Blue card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock; Crisp Cantaloupe card stock (Stampin’ Up!)
Inks:  Berrylicious hybrid ink, Tangy Orange hybrid ink, Sweet Tooth pigment ink
Dies and Stencils:  Jumbo Cloud STAX Die-Namics, Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics, Flat-Bottom Clouds Die-Namics, Blueprints 2, Blueprints 11, Blueprints 13; Cloudy Day stencil
Accessories:  enamel dots (Doodelbug), clear embossing powder (Ranger)
Many, many thanks for visiting me today!  I appreciate it!