Lot of 20 "BEST MOM EVER" cards using Deconstructed Sketch #191 *measurements & tips

 What fun these cards were to make.  I wiped out an entire brand new 6 x 6 paper pad from Simple Stories SN@P! Color Vibe 2. and ended up with 20 cards.  16 using a sketch and the other four using scraps.

Here are all the cards.

MEASUREMENTS:

card base 8 1/2" x 11" scored at 4 1/4"

black layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

white 4" x 5 1/4"

black 3 7/8" 

pattern: 3 3/4" x 5 1/4  *this piece gets cut at an angle **TIP w/photo below on cutting these pieces

banners:

black 1 5/8" x 4"  *I punched the ends and then trimmed the banner to be 3 3/4"

pattern: 1 1/2" x  *these pieces when cut from the paper pad were 6" long.  I punched the ends and trimmed the piece to be 3 5/8"

strip:

black:  1 5/8" x 4 1/8"

pattern:  1 1/2" x 4"

SUPPLIES:

card stock: black, white

pattern paper: Simple Stories SN@P! Color Vibe 2

sentiment is one I typed up in Word and printed out using laserjet printer

accessories:  Scor-Pal, MFT Pinked Edge Circle Dies, Circle Punch, Photo Corner Punch and Foam Tape

This is the sketch I used for the cards. It's from The Deconstructed Sketch #191:

 Recently I have been asked in emails or comments, about some of the ways I do things when I am making cards and I thought I'd share them here in photos. Hope this answers some of the questions that I was asked.  If there is something I can help someone with, please comment or email me.

 The way I put adhesive on circle shaped items is to do an X and then another X.  I hope it shows up in the picture how it ends up looking like.

This picture shows how I lined up the pieces to get the angled cut.  I had the lower corner on the 1/2" line and the upper on the 1 1/4" line.

I was asked about how adhere strips onto a piece of card stock.  I put adhesive on the backs of the strips and then put the piece of card stock into the corner of my Scor-Pal and then put them onto the piece one at a time. As I am laying on the strips after the first one.. you can almost fit it next to the other like a puzzle.

These photos show how I did the black layer on the angled pieces.  I cut an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of black into two long pieces that were 3 7/8" x 11" and adhered one angled cut piece at each end.

I then put the piece in my trimmer and cut the pieces leaving a small border.

This is what I ended up with.

I was asked about the foam tape I use and how much I put some some pieces.  I have been making a lot of the Mom cards recently and have been using the foam tape on the backs of those pieces.  I cut about a 2" piece off the foam tape ~ which I buy from Amazon.

 Then I cut up the middle of that piece, but not cutting all the way through at the end.

I then cut it in half and have the two loose pieces and the two at the top which are barely connected, they tear apart very easily. I keep them together so that it's easier for me to hold all four pieces on my fingers.

This is the layout for the foam tape I use on all the circles.

thanks for looking ~

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