Tammy Tutterow Designs: Love, Luck & Ladybugs Bookmark Card

Hello, Friends!  I love ladybugs, do you?  There’s something magical about their little polka dot bodies and delicate wings.  So when I got my hands on Tammy Tutterow’s darling “Wishing You” stamp, I could hardly wait to use it.  Today I got to have a playdate with this darling design, and I’m excited to share this Love, Luck & Ladybugs Bookmark card .

Love Luck & Ladybugs: Stamping the Design

This is a standard 5″ x 7″ top fold card.  I tried to go clean and simple with this design…something that is very hard for me.  How’d I do?  Here’s how i went about pulling this card together:

1. Stamp the image on smooth white cardstock with Jet Black Archival Ink.
2. Heat Emboss with clear powder.
3. Stamp the image a 2nd time on green polka dot paper. Cut out.
4. Stamp the image again on black floral print, cut out.
5. Stamp the image once more on black gingham.  Cut out.
6. Paper piece the image together, gluing each body section in place.
7. Stitch onto black cardstock.  Mat on red cardstock.
8. Color the lettering.
9. Create a mask by stamping the image onto a post it note.  Cut out, place over stamped image.
10.  Ink the white areas with Antique Linen and Bundled Sage Distress Inks. Spritz and flick with water.
11.  Spatter with diluted Black Chalk Paint.

Love Luck & Ladybugs: Adding the Details

• Tie a bow with Black and White Houndstooth Ribbon
• Cut Pom Pom Posies from Grey Felt
• Place each layer on foam mat and run around the edges with an 8mm ball stylus to ruffle the edges.
• Glue layers together
• Add button to center with hot glue.
• Die cut leaves from green felt.  Glue onto ribbon.
• Add Flower
• Die Cut Frayed Tabs from designer paper to create banner flags.
• Top with buttons.
• Glue in place.

Love Luck & Ladybugs: The inside Job

• Die Cut Paper Bag Envelope from Designer Paper and assemble according to directions
• Add square knot ribbon and sticker.
• Glue onto upper portion of card.

• Die cut the insert from Paper Bag Envelope using designer paper
• Stamp with Flower Swag 5.  Color
• Stamp with Tiny Sentiments
• Add Frayed Tabs Banner and button

• Create bookmark by cutting two long strips of designer paper, one slightly longer than the other.
• Cut fishtail banners on the ends.
• Mat on Red and Black cardstock.
• Join the two strips with a piece of  1/4″ Scor-Tape applied to the very top edge of the larger strip.
• Die cut a 2″ doily from white cardstock.
• Add faux stitching with a fine line sharpie pen.
• Stamp the ladybug body onto the doily
• Stamp again onto scraps of designer paper and paper piece onto doily as decoration.

Supply List

Tammy Tutterow Designs by Spellbinders

• Wishing You Cling Stamp
• Tiny Sentiments Cling Stamp
• Flower Swag 5 Cling Stamp
• Paper Bag Envelope Die
• Frayed Tabs Die
• Pom Pom Posies Die

Other Supplies:

• Authentique “Cheerful” Collection Kit
• Grey and Green Wool Felt from my stash
• Red buttons from my stash
• Black and red cardstock
• Black and White Houndstooth Ribbon
• Jet Black Archival Ink
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Fine Line Black Sharpie Pen
• 2″ die cut doily

I hope you were inspired by this sweet little ladybug!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy