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April, 2008: April Kit Class

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Left Side:

Paint all of the “Grunge Board” pieces with white acrylic paint, when dry, lightly drag a blue ink pad to reveal the diamond texture. Set aside for future use.

Cut the double-sided plaid pattern in half - make sure to conserve the flowery quadrant on backside. Cut one large plaid rectangle to 6”x11”, round corners, mount to top of background cardstock. Cut remaining plaid piece in half again.

Round corners of flowery quadrant pattern and mount as shown, layering over plaid.

Tie ends of white ribbon into a knot, cut and conserve excess ribbon, mount to top of plaid.

Add die cut letters, brads, folded flower, blue ribbon, and tag (use pop dots for 3-D effect).

Right Side:

Cut 5”x7”,5”x5”, and 4”x5”blue mats Round corners, ink edges with blue ink. Mount into place.

Cut remaining plaid quadrant into 3”x3” squares, mount along bottom of layout.

Add blue ribbon, layered flower, and grunge piece at top with brads as shown.

Take remaining white ribbon and cut into 4 equal pieces. Staple to bottom of small plaid mats, then tie into a single knot. Staple will be hidden under knot.

*Additional supplies used on layout but not included: Pop dots. stapler, white paint, blue ink pad, paper piercer

1. The most unique feature of this layout is the use of the Tim Holtz Grunge Board material. The tag, flower center, and accent strip were all die cut, punched, or cut into shape from a larger sheet. This stuff is a lot of fun and can be painted, inked, sanded etc. It is a really neat way to get creative!

2. The colors I chose to use were blue and 2 multi colored patterns. The dominant colors are blue and orange, which are complimentary colors. Complimentary colors can be found directly across from one another on a color wheel. There really is a science to why colors look good together!

3. The pattern papers are actually double-sided, so as you are cutting them, take care to conserve the pretty flowery piece that was used under the tag and flower accent. Double-sided papers are my favorite to use, if you like layering patterns, you get a great value!

4. The letters that were used are from the die cut center in our classroom, and are free to use anytime! This font is called “Roman”.

5. The cute Making Memories brads come with a very cool and useful piece of foam. Use that foam piece anytime you want to pierce a hole through multiple layers of paper, or in this case that super thick Grunge Board. You will save yourself a potential injury, so save it and use it whenever you are using brads!

6. One of my favorite new tricks is the stapled ribbon technique that we used last month! A knotted ribbon accent is the cutest thing in the whole world, but how the heck do you get it to stay on?? Put the glue away! Simply staple the ribbon down where you want it, then give it a single knot. The ribbon will stay in place, and the staple will be hidden under the knot.

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