I love the look of the nestibilities but I'm just not willing to pay the $$$ they want for them......especially when I have a Cricut Expression....I feel like I can create my own.....so that's what I've done.......plus the bonus is I can make them whatever size I want them to be!!! I I created 3 ovals......each one smaller than the other so I could "nest" them ........I stippled the edges with some of my favorite inks...Tim Holtz Distress Inks.......but before the top layer was stippled I needed to put the image on it......Thought I would share with you how I did this.....
First I cut my scalloped oval out......the I went to my PSP program and decided what size I wanted the image to print out....so I measured the size of the oval and made my document in PSP the same size.....I then imported the above image and resized to my liking within that dimension I had previously decided on.....the I printed this image out just on a regular piece of printer paper....
Once finished printing I would then take my scalloped oval and position it OVER the image that had JUST printed on the printer paper......making sure the oval covered the image area like I would want it to be printed when completed.....once it's positioned the way I wanted it then I take some painters tape and gently but securly taped the very edges of the oval to the printer paper........so that it will be able to be fed back into the printer.........I then place the paper back into the printer and then print the image again...it will now print on the oval in accordance to where you positioned the oval on the page......
Once it printed I then GENTLY took off the painter's tape so as not to damage the edges of the oval.......I then was able to stipple my edges the way I wanted them......I then used raised dots on the back of each layer of the ovals to bring them up of the page....
The background layer is vellum that I ran through my cuttlebut dot sleeve.....A trick I did...the paper I needed to emboss was actually bigger than the sleeve....so I had to slice the paper in two parts......being sure to slice in an area that I knew I wanted to place my ribbon so the tape when I taped it back together would not show as it would be hidden by the ribbon.....so that's what I did here......I also then rubbed the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink pads.....I wrapped my ribbons around the vellum layer and just taped to the back......sliding one of my HOPE sliders onto the ribbon before I adhered to the back......then I used my tape runner to attach the vellum layer to the card base......
I then decided I wanted something on the corners so I decided on my pearl dots....WHOLA!!! Finished and I'm quite happy with the results.....I then went back into Inkscape and created an envelope to be the exact size I needed for this card.......
As always I'm attaching the files I created to make this card/envelope set.....Please, if you like them, feel free to download...you know the deal!!
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Ok.....guess that about does it for this card!!!! I'm getting closer to the end of the cards I'm late on for swaps....I'll feel so much better once I get all these caught up........Got to get my mojo going again....As always you know I'm TOTALLY thankful for you stopping by to visit with me.....Please do come again......Have a very blessed day...until next time...
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