Nature Walk Pocket Card

Hi, I'm Linda Breedlove,

your guest designer for June here at eclectic Paperie. I'm so very happy and excited to share some projects with you this month. For my first one a chose to make a pocket card... mostly because I just can't seem to break away from creating them. 

I'm using 7 Dots Studio's 

Nature Walk collection papers. I've been wanting to try these for some time and am thrilled to tell you that they are gorgeous papers and a very high quality.

I started by cutting 

the Songbird paper to 5 1/2" and leaving the width at the full 12". I scored at 2" and 7 1/2". I used 1/8" Scor Tape, folded over the 2" flap first, then the 4 1/2" one forming the pocket (no tape on that left edge... just the top and bottom.)

Two distressed mats are

added next. Using a Tim Holtz Burlap Laying Stencil, I put on a bit of black gesso and when dry, I sponged on a little Walnut Stain Distress Ink using Crafters Workshop's Tile Texture stencil.

The next layer is a square 

of stretched out cheese cloth... then a stack of papers tied with Tim's Jute String. I used the Alteration's Torn Notebook On The Edge die here. I cut one of the ATC size papers from Tim's Wallflower paper pad and backed it with the Gray Day paper from the N W collection. It goes atop the paper stack using 3-D foam tape.

Now I started making my

flowers. I cut 10 of the smallest one of the Alteration's Tattered Florals and 4 of the Movers & Shapers Mini Tattered Florals. I inked the edges with the Walnut Stain DI and shaped the petals using a thick foam pad and the end of a paint brush. 

I cut foliage from the

Alteration's Spring Greenery using a pretty green pattered paper from the Wallflower pad, did some inking and a bit of shaping with my long pointed tweezers. I assembled the flowers and foliage, then made a tag for the pocket.

I cut this from my same

Songbird N W sheet, inked the edges and blotted the tag in some Bundled Sage DI on my craft mat that I had misted with water. Dried it with my Heat Tool and did some stamping using the TH Nature Walk stamp set and Jet Black Archival Ink. I cut off a section of Tim's Crinkled ribbon and colored it with Walnut Stain and Bundled Sage DI. I added a wide silver eyelet to the tag and tied on a double bow with the ribbon.

After assembling my

flower arrangement, I decided a feather would be a nice added touch. I also put on a couple Chit Chat stickers popped-up with the 3-D foam...

and a string of birds (Tim's Birds in Flight.)

I'm very pleased with

this card and am definitely lovin' these Tim Holtz products and the 7 Dots Studio papers. A perfect combination!

Thank you to Kim and Bonnie

for inviting me to share some projects with you this month. I so appreciate the opportunity.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

7 Dots Studio - Nature Walk - 12x12" paper - Songbird	7 Dots Studio - Nature Walk - 12x12" paper - Gray Day	Scor Tape -1/4"wide x 27 yds long (double sided)	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Burlap
Dina Wakley - Black Gesso - 2 oz.	Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Distress Ink Pad - Bundled Sage	Tim Holtz Alterations - Decorative Strip - Spring Greenery
Tim Holtz Alterations - Torn Notebook Die - Movers & Shakers	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape	Ranger Heat It Craft Tool	Archival Ink - Jet Black Ink Pad
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