In celebration of World Card Making Day, Ranger's own Patti Behan created this amazing Distress With Gratitude Card for Operation Write Home!
Operation Write Home supports our nations armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as AnyHero cards of gratitude to encourage them. Operation Write Home has over 150 sketches available on their website to spur your creativity and that is exactly what Rangers Patti Behan used to come up with this great card!
Patti was inspired by this sketch to make this card! Wow!
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To make this card, you will need:
- Tim Holtz Distress Paint-Aged Mahogany and Chipped Sapphire
- Tim Holtz Distress Pads-Frayed Burlap
- Ranger Ink Blending Tool with Foam
- Ranger Non-Stick Cardstock
- Ranger Heat it Craft Tool
- Ranger Wonder Tape
- Ranger Surfaces Kraft Cardstock
- Ranger Craft Scraper
- Claudine Hellmuth Studio Craft Sticks
- Coredinations Kraft Core Cardstock Black and Red
- Tim Holtz idea-ology- Ring Fasteners, Jump Rings, Tag Labels, Signmaker Alpha Parts, Border Industrious Stickers, Locket Keys Keyhole, label letters
- Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Stencils-Stars and Stripes
- Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Stamp Set-Psychedelic Grunge
- Dreamweaver Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Embossing Paste
- Masking tape
- Paper trimmer
Instructions:
Cut red cardstock to 8.5 x 5.5 and fold in half to make a 4.25x 5.5 card. Cut Black cardstock to 4x 5.25 and cut Kraft cardstock to 3.75 x 5.
Center stencil over Kraft cardstock and tape down with masking tape. Shake Aged Mahogany Distress Paint and pour a drop onto the Non-Stick Craft Sheet. Apply paint to foam on Ink Blending Tool and dab paint through the stencil. Remove the stencil and let dry or speed dry with Heat it Craft Tool. Wash stencil immediately after use.
Randomly stamp circles all over Kraft background with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.
Place star stencil diagonally on Kraft background and secure with masking tape. Scoop out some embossing paste with a craft stick and place it on the craft scraper. Apply paste through the stencil.
Remove the stencil and let dry.
Shake Chipped Sapphire paint well and apply paint to stars. Lightly dry brush the Chipped Sapphire paint randomly on the front and edges of the Kraft background. Let dry.
Add embellishments to Kraft background as shown. Apply Black cardstock to card front with Wonder Tape.
Attach Kraft cardstock to card front with Wonder Tape and add the rest of the embellishments.
P.S. We know a lot of you have been asking us about our famous Warehouse sale. We have a special announcement tomorrow on our blog at 8am eastern. See you then! :)
