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The Wheels of Versatility

By Betti Geis
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

Supplies
Merry Christmas stamp from Greetings set (TAC)
To/From stamp from coolest Snowmen (TAC)
Snow flake Wheel  (TAC)
Duo ink cartridge Violet/blue  (TAC)
Lilac Palette Ink Pad (TAC)
Squash Blossom Chalk ink pad (TAC)
Wheel Handle (TAC)
Purple card stock
Bright turquoise card stock
Ultra smooth white card stock
¼ “ Purple grosgrain ribbon
Lavender bordered organdy Ribbon
Copper cord
Fun Fiber (Red Heart)
Gold Star Brads (TAC)
Merry Christmas Brad (Making Memories)
Hand beaded snow flake 
Bone Folder (TAC)
Hole punch 1/16” ( Fiskars)
Rotary Paper Cutter (Fiskars)
Foamy precut snowman and snowflake stickers
Pre printed title (Darcie’s Country Folk)
Blue Heart Buttons (Dress it Up)
MonoAdhesive (TomBow)
Mini Glue Dots (Glue Dots International)
White Lunch Bag 5” x 8” (Wal-Mart)
Standard white shipping tag 2 ¼” x 4 ½” (Home Depot)

Instructions for Card

1.      Place ink cartridge in wheel handle.

2.      Cut Purple card stock to size 8 ½” x 5 ½ “with rotary paper cutter.  Fold in half and crease with the bone folder to get a crisp fold. Cut a piece of Ultra smooth white to 1 ¾ “x 1 ½”. A piece of Purple 2”x 1 ¾ “ and blue 2 1/8 “ x 2” 

3.      Cut Ultra smooth White card stock 5” x 4 ¼. “  Hold white card stock at an angle and wheel from upper right corer to the lower left corner with smooth even wheeled strokes starting off the card stock pulling the wheel toward you while covering the card stock

4.      Cut 2 pieces of Purple grosgrain ribbon 5 ¼.”  Attach to wheeled Ultra smooth cardstock horizontally and attach to the back with MonoAdhesive. Then, attach Ultra smooth white to the purple card stock.  
 

5.      Stamp Merry Christmas on the Ultra smooth white Card stock with Squash Blossom chalk ink and sponge with lilac palette ink layer on purple then blue card stock.  Finish by punching hole in corner and attach brad.

Instructions for 6x6 scrapbook page

1. Cut Purple card stock 6” x 6.”
2. Cut Ultra smooth white card stock 5 ¾” x 5 ¾.”  Wheel the Ultra smooth white card stock the same as above card going from corner to corner on the diagonal.  Using MonoAdhesive, center attach this to the purple card stock.
3. Cut purple cardstock 5 ¾ “x ¼ “ and attach horizontally onto white card stock with MonoAdhesive.
4. Cut purple card stock 3 ½”x 4 ½“ as a mat for the picture.   Cut picture ¼” smaller and mount to purple card stock. Attach to scrapbook page at an angle. Attach Brad to top of page with eyelet tool.
5. Cut Blue card stock 2 ¾” x 1 “and mount preprinted title to the blue card stock and mount to page using MonoAdhesive .
6. Attach embellishments – here I used Foam shapes for the snow man and snow flakes all ready to stick on the page. Attach heart beads with glue dots to the snowflakes with copper cord tied in a knot thru them. Attach beaded snowflake to bottom for added embellishment with glue dots.

Instructions for Gift Bag

1.    With bag folded together, flat fold bottom together. Lay on work surface and wheel as above starting in one corner and wheeling all the way to the other side until bag is completely covered.

2.    Fold over top twice and punch with rectangle punch.  Insert ribbon from the front, cross over in back, and pull back thru the same holes.  Trim as desired.

Directions for tag

1.    Take standard white shipping tag wheel to match bag.

2.    Mount on purple card stock with MonoAdhesive and cut ¼ “larger than tag.

3.    Cut purple card stock 1” x 2” and white card stock ¾ “ x 1 ¾ “ and stamp white card stock with To/From stamp.  mount to purple card stock then to tag.

4.    Cut fun fiber to match 18” in length.   Fold in half x 2 and thread through hole. Loop through itself to secure and trim the fiber to desired length.

Wheel Project #2
Stamp set “Be Mine” (TAC)
Rose colored stamp pad
Rosette jumbo ink cartridge (Rollagraph)
Mini composition book (mead)
Light Pink card stock
Rose colored card stock
Ultra smooth white card stock
Jumbo Faces Wheel (Rollagraph~TAC)
Jumbo rollagraph wheel handle (Rollagraph~TAC)
Gold heart brads (TAC)
5/8” organdy ribbon rose colored (Foray)
Hole punch 1/16” (Fiskars)
Corner Rounder (TAC)
 

Directions for mini composition book

1. Cut rose card stock 4 ½” x 1 ¾.” Glue over the binding of the book evenly as well as overlapping on the front and back.
2. Cut light pink card stock 4 ½” x 3 “ and stamp randomly with stamps from the Be Mine stamp set.   Use corner rounder on right upper and lower corners and glue to cover of the book.
3. Cut another piece of rose card stock 2 ¼” x 2 ½”; and 2 ½” x 1 3/8”.
4. Cut ultra smooth card stock  6” x 2 ½ “ and 2 1/2” x 1 2/8” x 1 ¼.”
5. Wheel the doll faces vertically across the 6” x 2 ½ “card stock. Cut out the 3 best images and set 2 aside. Mount one using MonoAdhesive onto the rose colored card stock measuring 2 ¼ x 2 ½.
6. Stamp the white cardstock with one of the sayings and mount to the rose colored card stock.
7. Punch hole in opposite corners and attach heart brads. Attach to the notebook while slightly overlapping the doll face.

 Directions for Doll face card

1. Cut light pink card stock 8 ½” x 5 ½ “ and stamp randomly with rose colored ink with Be Mine stamp set.
2. Cut 2 pieces of rose colored card stock 2 ¼” x 2 ½” and attach the 2 doll faces that were set aside for these. Attach to card at an angle with MonoAdhesive while over lapping each other.
3. Cut rose card stock 1 ½” x 2 ¼.” 
4. Cut white card stock 1 ¼” x 2 “ and stamp saying on the white piece.  Using MonoAdhesive, mount onto rose card stock and mount this to the card at an angle.
5. Cut Rose organdy ribbon 12” long, tie around card stock, knot, and trim.

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