Nuts About Squirrels

This card features Stampin' Up!s Nuts About Squirrels stampset and is my October
appreciation card to my team members.

 

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~Items Used~

Nuts About Squirrels Stamps 
Timber 3D embossing folder

Layering Circle Dies

Cardstock:

(All measurements in inches, length x height)

Cajun Craze-     8½ x 5½, scored at 4¼

                           3¼ x 3¼

Crumbcake -      4 x 5¼

Soft Suede  -      4 x 2

Basic White -     2¾ x 2¾

                           scrap

                          

Inks:
Early Espresso
Old Olive

Soft Suede

Stampin' Blends Markers:

Ivory

Bronze

Embellishments:

Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots

Linen Thread

 

  ~Fold the Cajun Craze cardstock in half and burnish with the Bone Folder to create cardbase.

 

 ~ On the Crumb Cake cardstock, stamp the branches in Early Espresso ink and the leaves in Old Olive ink.  Then adhere to the front of the cardbase.

 

  ~Using the embossing machine, place the Soft Suede cardstock into the Timber embossing folder and run it through.

 

 

~Criss-cross the linen thread and adhere it to the back of your embossed Soft Suede cardstock using the mini glue dots.  Then adhere the Soft Suede cardstock to the card  front.

 ~Stamp the squirrel in Early Espresso ink then stamp his body in Soft Suede ink. 

 ~Using the embossing machine, die cut the squirrel using the smooth-edged circle and die cut the Cajun Craze scrap piece using the scalloped circle.

 

 ~Color the acorn with the Bronze and Ivory Stampin’ Blend markers.

 

 ~ Adhere the circles together then adhere to the front of the card with dimensionals.

    ~Stamp your sentiment in Early Espresson on the scrap of Basic White and cut out with your snips.

   ~Add the embellishments.

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