Fountain of Inspiration
Hardbound
Stationary
Kit
Lisa
Goodell,
Demonstrator
MATERIALS
NEEDED:
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Chipboard: 7" Square, 7" x 3 ½” (Two Pieces), 7" x 1" (Two Pieces)
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Confetti/Natural speckled Cardstock: 5” square for envelope, 6” x 3” for notepad, 3” x 8 ½” for flap, scrap for cover
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Black and green cardstock: about 3” x 4” (1 of each color)
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Classic Ink Pads: Black, Old Olive, Baroque Burgundy
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Markers: Real Red (for ladybug)
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Eyelets, eyelet setting tools, hammer and cutting mat
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Black or natural colored hemp
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Stampin’ Pastels
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3” x 5” note pad
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RSVP Pen and plain paper 3 ½” x 7/8”
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Note paper and envelopes
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Stamps: Nature’s Sketchbook (shown) or Letters from Friends and Friendship Journeys
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Brown grocery bag or similar brown kraft paper
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Other: Paper cutter, glue gun, craft knife, MonoAdhesive, sponges, Q-tips, sponges or sponge daubers.
ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut
open a grocery bag so it lies flat and crumpled. Place 7" square of
cardboard on grocery bag. Place one 7" x 1”piece of cardboard on each of
the four sides, then one 7" x 3
1/2" piece on each of the
four sides. Cover all pieces with a grocery bag Hot glue to form one piece with
two flaps (that can be folded between the strips of cardboard). Take another
piece of crumpled grocery bag (about 8” x 7”), fold in half, then fold the
other three edges in slightly and glue in the center of inside for pocket, leave
space to fill it with stationary and envelopes.
Stamp and color in as desired. Eyelets:
Use anywhere punch and hammer (make sure the protective cutting mat is
underneath) to make a hole on each side of inside center section (the grocery
bag in the gap between the 7” x 7’ piece and the 7” x 1” piece). Take a
piece of hemp and put it through the eyelets so it can be tied in a bow in front
to secure the flaps.
CONFETTI & STATIONARY STAMPING
Use
small square envelope template to cut out envelope on 5”x5” confetti
cardstock. Stamp, color in, then
fold and glue (leave space so it’s not hard to get stamps out). Attach to left
inside flap. Stamp 6” x 3” cardstock and attach to back of notepad, score
and fold over so it lines up with edged on front, hot glue to right inside flap.
Stamp 3”x 8 ½” cardstock to make flap to keep stationary from
falling out the top, score and fold, then attach to middle top of inside.
Stamp and color in images as desired on all notepaper and envelopes.
COVER STAMPING & PEN
Cover:
Stamp on grocery bag as desired. Tear Old Olive cardstock so it can layered on
top of black cardstock. Stamp as desired. Stamp
image on confetti cardstock scrap(s) that you want to highlight on the olive
cardstock. Glue to each other, and then attach half of the black cardstock to
the left front flap (that side will close down on top of the right front flap.
Pen: Stamp as desired on scrap plain paper (about ¾” by 4”).
Open pen and insert rolled stamped paper. Cut off extra that may stick
out. Put pen back together. Pen can stick through hemp on front or stick in
pocket on inside.
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