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  • Textured Western Spread (Shelli Gardner)
  • From "Special Presentation"
    episode CRP-S1
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    Gardner's textured page features her favorite cowboy -- her husband.

    Shelli Gardner creates a page to highlight her husband's interest. Earthy colors and rough textures tie the page theme and look together.

    Materials:

    Equestrian Dream and Classic Alphabet sets
    Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, and Really Rust card stock
    Earth Elements tag sheets
    Close to Cocoa Craft pad
    Close to Cocoa marker
    ]White Magic Mesh
    Sponge brayer
    Air art tool
    Earth Tones Fancy Fibers
    Gold Mini Deco Fasteners

    1. For backgrounds, randomly stamp images from Equestrian Dream set with Close to Cocoa ink on two pieces of Creamy Caramel card stock. Temporarily attach pieces of Magic Mesh to Creamy Caramel card stock and bray over mesh with Close to Cocoa ink. Remove mesh. Speckle background with Close to Cocoa marker and air art tool.

    2. Temporarily attach pieces of Magic Mesh to Confetti Tan tags and to a piece of Really Rust card stock and bray over mesh with Close to Cocoa Craft ink. Remove mesh. Speckle with Close to Cocoa marker and air art tool.

    3. To create mat for large photo, attach torn Chocolate Chip card stock, torn and speckled Really Rust card stock, brayed mesh, and brayed Really Rust card stock to first background page. Attach fasteners and hammer to flatten. Layer large photo on torn Close to Cocoa card stock and attach over mat on background.

    4. Stamp "Sterling" with Close to Cocoa ink on tag, tear and crumple bottom of tag and attach to background. Attach additional torn tags to background, add fibers and fasteners to tags and flatten with hammer. Layer entire page on Chocolate Chip card stock.

    5. Layer smaller photo on Chocolate Chip card stock, attach torn piece of Chocolate Chip card stock beneath left edge, and attach to second background page.

    6. Stamp images with Close to Cocoa ink on Really Rust and Close to Cocoa card stock. Speckle with Close to Cocoa marker and air art tool and tear out and crumple each image.

    7. Attach tags, brayed mesh, and stamped images to background. Attach fiber and fasteners to some tags and flatten some fasteners with hammer.


    RESOURCES :

    rubber stamps and stamping supplies
    STAMPIN' UP!
    Website: www.stampinup.com


    GUESTS :

    Shelli Gardner
    Stampin' Up!
    Website: www.stampinup.com

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