Hope and Courage by Maggs Barrett

Maggs is a member of the enthusiastic and talented Lavinia Design Team.

Follow her step by step tutorial to make this unique and unusual card.

Because you’ll be working on clear acetate, it’s easier to have your design mocked up onto a piece of paper that you can place on your stamp platform to assist in lining up your stamps.

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The Products used…

  • Lavinia Stamps
    Tree of Courage,  Tree of Hope and the large Wild Hares set.
  •  8” x 8” Heat resistant Acetate
  • Versamark embossing pad
  • Wow White embossing powder
  • 7” x 7” Cream Cardstock to cut out a frame for your card.
  • 8” x 8” Ready-made card
  • 8” x 8” plain piece of paper for your ‘mock up’.
  • Heat gun
  • Water spray bottle
  • Flat surface for mounting paper
  • Heat Tool

The Steps in creating the card
(click on the first image to view as a slideshow)

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Gather together all the items you will need, from the list above
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Cut out a square aperture in the center of your ready made card 8” x 8” card (Whatever size you prefer, I done 7’ x 7’), cut your piece of acetate 8” x 8”, Cut your cream cardstock frame to fit your aperture
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Make your mock template on an 8” x 8” piece of card. Because we are working on clear acetate, it’s easier to have a mock design stamped onto a piece of paper, place this on your stamp platform to enable you to line up your stamps.
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Stamp each stamp one at a time onto your acetate, sprinkle your embossing powder on, then heat. Place this acetate between some heavy card stock (when cool), just to flatten it back down Glue Cream frame onto your Ready made card
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Glue acetate onto back of aperture Decorate as you wish
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Then why not try doing the Wedding Bauble as a fabulous, unusual gift to go with it.

Have Fun

Love and Hugs, Maggs xxx