National Craft Month Idea

Want a National Craft Month Idea?  Well, you have come to the right place. Most of us have been making things and having fun since we were little.  As time goes on, some abandon their crafts, however, many continue to craft into their latter years.

While I love doing paper crafts, there are so many type of crafts that people have a passion for.  For example, your craft could be knitting, sewing, painting, sculpting, metal work, and the list goes on and on.  Your craft may simply be a hobby, or it could be a business.

Whatever your craft or hobby is, we have been give a whole month to celebrate. It was the Craft & Hobby Association that created the day and the month so that us Crafters could celebrate.  Of course, crafting is a personal thing, however, it’s important to share if you are a dedicated crafter.

Here is one idea for you.  It’s an easel card.  I love to stretch myself, so I often craft cards that involve some type of Fancy Fold.

Recipe To Create the National Craft Month Idea

Stamps: Amazing You, Beautiful Day.

Ink/Marker: Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, VersaMark.

Paper: Whisper White, Berry Burst, Powder Pink, Rich Razzleberry Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Oval Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Celebrate You Thinlits Dies,  Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Berry Burst ½” Finely Woven Ribbon, Light and Dark Pink Pirouette Blends, Colour Lifter, Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Glitter Enamel Dots.

Instructions

Whisper White card base – 4-1/4″ x 11″ score at 2-3/4″and 5-1/2″.  

Very Berry – Cut 2 – 5-1/2: x 4-1/4″ Emboss one with the Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper – 4″ x 3-1/2″. Attach to embossed panel.

Cut a Powder Pink oval with the Layering Oval Framelits, cut a Whisper White oval with Stitched Shapes Framelits.

Stamp the flower from the Amazing You stamp set on the Whisper White oval using Old Olive ink.

Stamp another flower on Whisper White with Tuxedo Black ink.  Color flower using Dark and Light Pink Pirouette Blends.  Use Color Lifter to shade out the flower.  Fussy cut the flower and attach to previously stamped flower using Dimensionals.

Attach the Whisper White Oval to the Powder Pink oval.

Attached looped Berry Burst ½” Finely Woven Ribbon to the backside of Powder Pink oval and attach to the front panel.

Attach 1 pink Glitter Enamel Dot to the flower center and 3 Glitter Enamel Dots to the oval.

How To Create the Ombre “Celebrate”

Cut 3 “Celebrate” from Berry Burst cardstock, Rich Razzleberry cardstock and Powder Pink cardstock.  Attach the Berry Burst to the designer series paper.  Clip the Rich Razzleberry between the “e” and “l” and attach the remainder of the word to the Berry Burst word.  Clip the Powder Pink word between the “r” and “a” and attach to the Rich Razzleberry word.

Attach 2nd Berry Burst panel to the inside of card.  Stamp the fan stamp from the Amazing You stamp set.  Position so that the sentiment label will be in the center of the 2 stamped fans.

Stamp the sentiment from the Beautiful Day stamp set in VersaMark and emboss with Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder on a strip of 4-1/4″ x 1″ Powder Pink.  Position the sentiment  in the center of the stamped fan.  This strip will hold the easel card upright.  See photo below.

Now, it’s your turn to create this National Craft Month idea. Leave a comment and tell me what you are doing for National Craft Month.

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