Celebrating Father’s Day with Friday Mashup

Before I share this week’s project for Friday Mashup, I want to thank Holly, the creator of Friday Mashup, for selecting my Get Better card in last week’s Friday Mashup challenge (you can see that card here).  I love to design and share with you, but it’s always nice to be recognized by a talented design team member.  Thanks, Holly!

This week’s Friday Mashup challenge created quite a flurry of creative energy in the Fungeon this past weekend.  The challenge was to create a project that features trees OR that uses embossing OR that combines the two (thus, the mashup).  I was stuck on “the trees.”  I pulled out sets that showcase trees (Lovely as a Tree) and could be made into a tree (Hardwood, What’s your Type?).  Still I was stuck.  After I determined I wouldn’t have to show an actual tree to meet this challenge head-on, it all came together.  Woo hoo!  Here’s my project:

And here’s the challenge banner for Sara’s challenge this week:

I love the kraft-y appeal of the banners and accessories in the Celebrations Basics Kit.  First featured in the 2014 Occasions Catalog, I’m so happy to see that the kit is also included in the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.   Yippee!  My first idea was to use the tag on a card (the central piece with the embossed sentiment is part of the kit and can be used to make name tents), but I decided to go all-in and pull in one of the banners, too.  It made for a super-big card (the cardfront is 8″ x 5-1/2″).  I don’t have paper big enough to make an envelope for this card – something this special would need to be hand-delivered in shallow box.  🙂

I layered a piece of Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper inside the banner piece.  How in the world did I do that?  It’s really not that difficult.  Here’s a quick step-by-step of how I cropped this DSP to fit inside the banner:

• I placed the banner on the piece of Designer Series Paper and traced the banner onto the paper with a pencil.  Look at me – I’m justa’ tracing around that banner with some mad skills.
• Next I cut along all the edges of the banner I had just traced to create a piece of DSP that exactly matches the banner shape.
• Then I lined up each of the lines along 1/4″ on my trimmer and trimmed off 1/4″ on all sides.  That way, the proportions all stay the same – it’s just that the shape is a little smaller.  Woo hoo!  This method will work on any shape that has straight edges – it can still work on a wavy or rounded edge, but it’s infinitely more difficult – and I don’t have that kind of skill.
• So, how about the concave end of the banner?  How did I cut into that?  It’s simple.  I slid the banner down the originally-traced piece and retraced it.  Again – you want the same proportions.

See, geometry class proved to be a little handy, no?

Stamp Sets:  Paper Pumpkin (May 2014 Kit)  Papers:  Early Espresso, Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper  Accessories:  Celebrations Basics Banner Kit, Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Twig from Tree (not Stampin’ Up!)  🙂

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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