Wishing You Peace Card by Becky Garrison using My Mind's Eye "Stella and Rose"

“Wishing You Peace” card

Designed by:  Becky Garrison 

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Featuring:  My Mind’s Eye “Stella and Rose” collection

Supplies:

·       Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye – 

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Other supplies: Sentiment sticker, Covered Button, Brown ink 

Tools:

·       Cricut Expression and ‘Walk In My Garden’ cartridge, Martha Stewart/EK Success scoring board & paper trimmer, ‘Arch Scallop’ border punch, scissors, ruler, craft knife

Steps:

·       Cut card base using Cricut Expression and Walk In My Garden cartridge, set at 5”.  Score at center (using register marks) and fold in half.  Press fold.

·       Cut patterned paper base using Cricut Expression and Walk In My Garden cartridge, set at 5”.  Adhere to card base.

·       Ink edges with brown ink.

·       Cut “Love Letters” paper to 5” X 3”.  Apply decorative border using border punch on two long edges.

·       Ink edges with brown ink.  Adhere to front of card.

·       Using scissors, trim (aka ‘fussy cut’) one lace design from the patterned paper.

·       Ink edges with brown ink.  Adhere to front of card.

·       For the button, I used a 1 ½” coverable button, covered with ecru fabric and vintage ecru lace.  These can be found in any fabric shop.  Different brands work differently, so refer to the instructions that come with your buttons.

·       Adhere button to center of lace ‘cut’.

·       Adhere sticker sentiment to scrap of ivory card stock.  Trim around sticker.  Ink edges with brown ink.  Adhere to card.

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