MI SCS Demo
I was invited to attend the Michigan SCS gathering in Birch Run/Frankenmuth this weekend and to present *something* — LOL - so WHAT do I do!!! I decided to go with my most often asked question, which is how I tie my bows. OK, that’ll be simple enough! Standing in front of a large group and speaking is not really my thing, but I certainly CAN stand in front of a group and demo a card — so I prepped 60+ of this card, and this is what we all did:
I wanted to use the Flourishes Lace Heart because it is so absolutely beautiful and easy to work with — that’s what I like, keeping it simple! And I needed to do something that went with the Chocolate Satin Ribbon from SU, because that’s what I had plenty of — remember their great sale a while ago — I stocked up — LOL!!! I guarantee you, I will NEVER run out of Chocolate Satin for as long as I live — LOL!!!
I also wanted to use designer paper on the card (I used mostly retired SU), to show how I start with a base layer that you don’t even see (cheap white paper) and adhere my DP to that base layer. The sole purpose of this base layer is to have something solid to work with as I wrap my ribbon around what appears to be the DP layer. I most often like to use two coordinating patterns of DP, and adhering them to the base layer gives me a nice solid sheet to wrap my ribbon around. Here’s a picture:
Here’s what I do. I start with the white sheet (cheaper paper), to it I adhere my DP. And see my ribbon — I tie my ribbon bow (knot actually) in my hands rather than wrapping it around the card to tie. I just find it easier. So now I have a loop — I just lay the knot on my card where I want it, and then cut the ribbon so I have ends long enough to wrap around the card and secure on the back side. The next photo shows it all attached. Then I adhere that panel to my card base, most often using mounting tape to give it a bit of elevation, then I added my heart.
I had a hard time getting this photo, and it isn’t the clearest, but I wanted to show how I layer and add some dimension to my cards. It’s very hard to see, but that base layer I created to which we adhered the DP and tied the ribbon — that has strips of mounting tape attached to the back which adhere it to the card. I like to do this as it just adds a bit of elevation — sort of a *floaty* and rich feeling to the card. Then you can plainly see the big fat Pot Dots that adhere the heart to the card. I get these from Wal-Mart and they are called Pop Dots. Again it is harder to see, but I have the SU Dimensionals, which are much thinner than the Pop Dots, adhering the tag to the heart.
So when all is said and done, my cards do have a tendency to get a little *fat* at times, but that’s OK. I just pad my envelopes well and pay the extra postage!!!
OK, now I’ll tell you, I actually prepared this post while at home before leaving for the MI SCS event — so, here’s to hoping all went well!!! I’ll let you now tomorrow!!!
As always, thanks much for stopping in!!!