Through the Garden Gate

• Prepare a card base from textured Very Vanilla card stock. Because of the size of my stamp, I made my base 5-1/2″ x 5-1/4 “. Score at the top, and round the top two corners using the Corner Rounder.
• The stamp was inked in Basic Brown and stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock. I then used Blender Pens and the following inks to color the image: Garden Green, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Really Rust, Soft Suede, Mellow Moss, Rose Red, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Perfect Plum,White StazOn. Round the corners with the Corner Rounder, and mat onto Rose Red, once again rounding the corners.
• Zip a piece of Very Vanilla through the Big Shot with the Stampin’ Up! Finial Press Embossing Folder. Round the corners.
• Select the “Small Rose Red Dotted” paper from the Thoroughly Modern Designer Paper collection, and round the two top corners. Use the Eyelet Border Punch on the bottom border.
• Ink the “Peace Within” sentiment from the Peace Within stamp set with Basic Brown and stamp onto Very Vanilla. Round opposite corners with the Corner Rounder and mat onto Rose Red. Once again, round the opposite corners.
• Cut a strip of Rose Red textured card stock 5-1/2″ long by 1″ wide. Add a snippet of Very Vanilla 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon.
• Position and adhere as illustrated in the photo. As a final touch, add three Rose Red Buttons from the Fresh Favorites II Collection. For a more finished looked, use slivers of Very Vanilla card stock as “thread”. (Tip: Mini Glue Dots will hold the buttons firmly in place.)

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Stamp Sets: Sentiment—Peace Within (114312), Image is non-Stampin’ Up! (Stampendous circa 1994)
Inks: Garden Green (102272), Pretty in Pink (101301), Bashful Blue (105209), Sage Shadow (102532), Mellow Moss (102774), Creamy Caramel (103220), Rose Red (101778), Perfect Plum (101437), Really Rust (102549), Soft Suede (115657), More Mustard (103162), Basic Brown (104315), White StazOn (106960)
Designer Series Paper: Thoroughly Modern (115673)
Card Stock: Very Vanilla Textured (108693—Neutrals Assorted), Very Vanilla (101650), Rose Red Textured (108696—Rich Regals Assorted), Rose Red (102544)
Tools: Corner Rounder (109047), Eyelet Border Punch (113692), Big Shot (113439), Stampin’ Up! Finial Press Embossing Folder (115963)
Embellishments: Fresh Favorites II (107422), Very Vanilla 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon (109055)
Other: Blender Pens (102845), Mini Glue Dots (103683)