Once again, we are super excited to be a part of Operation Write Homes Bloghop! Operation Write Home is committed to supporting our armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on. This time, Ranger's Patti Behan created this whimsical Love you to the Moon Card that can be sent to someone special who is away from home. Be sure to click here to head over to Operation Write Home's page to view the rest of the bloghop!
For this project you will need:
- Tim Holtz Distress Paint Brushed Pewter
- Tim Holtz Distress Stain Festive Berries
- Ranger Archival Ink - Vermillion
- Tim Holtz Distress Marker-Picket Fence, Chipped Sapphire
- Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer
- Ranger Surfaces - Watercolor Cardstock
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads Chipped Sapphire
- Ranger Mini Blending Tool with Foam
- Ranger Wonder Tape ½
- Ranger Collage Glue Stick
- Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet
- Ranger Heat-It Craft Tool
- Ranger Multi-Medium- Matte
- Tim Holtz idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers, Paper Strings Solids
- Tim Holtz Alterations by Sizzix Vagabond Machine, Crescent Moon and Stars Bigz Dies, Tattered Curvy Banners; Mini Hearts Set
- Coredinations Paper Tim Holtz Distress Chipped Sapphire and Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection No. 4 Red
- Other- Hero Arts Stamp Sets: Pixie Letters (heart) and Printers Type; White Cardstock; Craft Knife with Self-Healing Mat; Paper Trimmer; Scissors; Scoring Board or Ruler.
- Moon Card Printable PDF Template or Cutting Machine Template
Instructions
Cut an 8.5 x 5.5 rectangle from White Cardstock to make card liner. Use the template provided, craft knife and self-healing mat to cut out the Chipped Sapphire card front; or if you have a machine that cuts an SVG file, you can download the file here.
Cut the following pieces using the Vagabond Machine: Moon from Watercolor Paper; Banner from White Cardstock; two Hearts and Stars from Red Cardstock; Stars from Chipped Sapphire Cardstock. (Note: Do not score the card pieces yet. We will do this in a later step.)
Cut a 9 length of White Paper String. Working on the Non-Stick Craft Sheet, color the string with Festive Berries Distress Stain. Let dry or speed dry with Heat it Craft Tool.
Cut the string in half. Tie one half into a bow, trimming ends if needed. Glue the other half between the two hearts using Wonder Tape and the Collage Glue Stick.
Attach string to inside of card with Wonder Tape as shown. The length of the string that is exposed should be approximately 3.
Apply Wonder Tape around the edges of the card.
Remove adhesive liner from the Wonder Tape and apply a generous layer of Collage Glue Stick to the card. Then place the white card liner flush with the blue card front to glue together. (Note: The reason for using the Wonder Tape and the Glue Stick together is so you have a strong hold from the Wonder Tape and the Glue Stick allows you to use less Wonder Tape and gives you a little wiggle room in case your pieces dont line up properly when you glue them together.)
Place card on a scoring board (or use a ruler) and use a bone folder to score the card down the middle.
Place the Chipped Sapphire Marker into the Spritzer Tool. Move the heart away from the circle and squeeze tool to create light splatters on the white portion of the card.
Place the Picket Fence Marker into the Spritzer Tool. Squeeze tool to create splatters on the blue portion of the card and the heart. (Note: The ink from the Picket Fence Marker gets darker as it dries. You may want to test on a scrap piece of paper so you get the desired result.)
Paint the Moon on the textured side of Watercolor Cardstock with Brushed Pewter Distress Paint. Set aside to dry or speed dry with Heat it Craft Tool.
Fold the banner as shown and stamp the sentiment using Vermillion Archival Ink. Use Mini Blending Tool and Foam and edge the banner with Chipped Sapphire Ink.
Ink the moon using Chipped Sapphire Ink on Foam, and then outline the edges with Chipped Sapphire Marker.
Find the words and & back in the Chit Chat Stickers. Mat them with blue cardstock. Glue all the pieces to the card as shown using Matte Multi-Medium.
