Retreat 2007 Greetings to Go Hometown

Retreat 2007 Greetings to Go Hometown Materials: Hometown Greetings to Go UM Borders and Backgrounds Embellishment Pack Don t Get Us Started Wood Mounted Stamp Welcome Home Alphabet Stickers White Glossy Cardstock Tools: 12 Paper Trimmer Adhesive Glue Lines Tape Black Ink Scissors Bone Folder Ruler ColorBox Stylus Tool with Blender Tip or Sponge Applicator Craft Knife and Cutting Mat Fraction to Decimal Conversions 1/8" =.125" 1/2" =.5" 7/8" =.875" 1/4" =.25" 5/8" =.625" 3/8" =.375" 3/4" =.75

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 2 of 9 Fold all pre-scored cards on the score line(s). Reinforce all folds with a bone folder. Set A: 3x5 Dark Green Cards with 2.75x4.75 Light Green Panels Card #1 Dark Green Card Light Green Printed Die Cut: I Double Dog Dare You Circle (Plain side) Light Green Cutout: CS Retreat 2007 (Plain side) Light Blue Plain Scrap (from ALSB) UM Friends and Two Friends stamps Black Ink 1. Stamp edges of the folded Green card and Light Green circle die cut (plain side) with the edge of the design from the UM Two Friends stamp with Black ink. 2. Attach the stamped Light Green die cut to the card and trim edges. 3. Stamp the UM Friends image onto a horizontal Light Blue ALSB scrap with Black ink. 4. Ink edges of all panels. Matte the Light Blue stamped piece onto the plain side of the Light Green printed cutout and attach to the card. Card #2 Dark Green Card with Light Green Panel White Paper (Glossy or Matte) Light Green Printed Die Cut: Don t Get Us Started WM Don t Get Us Started Stamp Brown and Black Ink Stylus Tool or Sponge Applicator 1. Ink edges of the Light Green panel and Die Cut Circle with Brown ink. 2. Stamp the WM image onto white paper with Black ink. Tear around photo image and ink edges with Brown ink. Sponge Brown ink into the background only. 3. Tuck the right side beneath the circular die cut and attach to the panel and card.

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 3 of 9 Card #3 Dark Green Card with Light Green Panel Light Blue Cutout: Don t Get Us Started UM Stamp There Is Always Time To Have Fun Brass Nameplate Printed Twill Green Fiber Black Ink 1. Trim a.75x2.75 strip from the Light Blue print cutout and attach horizontally to the Light Green panel. 2. Stamp the UM image onto the top half of the panel with Black ink. 3. Trim the word Together from the printed twill and place inside the nameplate. Attach to the card with green fiber, taping the fiber on the backside of the panel. Affix the panel to the card. Card #4 Dark Green Card and Light Green Panel 3.375x8.375 Pumpkin Panel (Set C) Brown and Black Ink Light Green Printed Die Cuts: Smile, Smile and Friends Circles UM Wish You Were Here Stamp 1. Trim the 3.375x8.375 Pumpkin Panel horizontally at 2.5 ; set aside the remaining piece. Ink edges of the Light Green and Pumpkin panels with Brown ink. 2. Attach the Smile, Smile... circle onto the center of the horizontal Pumpkin panel; adhere the Friends circle inside. 3. Affix the layered Pumpkin panel horizontally to the left side of the Light Green Panel. 4. Stamp Wish You Were Here with Black ink onto the bottom right corner and attach the panel to the card.

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 4 of 9 Card #5 Dark Green Card with Light Green Panel Light Blue Printed Die Cut: Smile, Smile, Smile Circle Plaid Ribbon UM Two Friends Stamp 1. Trim the 2.75x 4.75 Light Green panel horizontally at 4 and 2. 2. Stamp the 2x2.75 Light Green block perimeters with the top edge of the UM stamp with Brown ink and attach to card. 3. Adhere the Light Blue die cut circle Smile, Smile to the center of the card, overlapping the panels. 4. Tie a bow with the plaid ribbon and attach to the space between the two panels. Set B: 4.25x6.25 Tri-Fold Dark Blue Cards with 4.0x6.0 Light Blue Panels Card #1 Dark Blue Card and Light Blue Panel White Glossy Cardstock UM Stamp There Is Always Time To Have Fun Light Green Printed Cutout: Not To Worry M am Plaid Ribbon Black Ink 1. Ink the edges of the Light Blue panel with Black ink. 2. Attach the plaid ribbon across the panel and secure the ends with tape. 3. Trim a 2.25 square from the plain side of the Light Green Printed Cutout and ink the edges with Black ink. 4. Stamp the UM image onto the white glossy paper, trim and layer onto the Light Green square. Attach to the ribbon and layer the panel onto the card.

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 5 of 9 Card #2 Dark Blue Card with Light Blue Panel 2x5 Dark Green Scrap (from ALSB) Light Green and Light Blue Printed Die Cuts Translucent Printed Cutout: Friends Are Blue Jute Black Ink 1. Ink the edges of the Light Blue panel with Black ink. 2. Attach the Translucent cutout to the 2x5 Dark Green strip. Tie a length of blue jute to the bottom of the strip and layer onto the panel. 3. Attach three Light Blue tabs to the upper right edge of the panel and embellish with Light Green circles. Layer the panel onto the card. Card #3 Dark Blue Card with Light Blue Panel Light Green and Translucent Cutouts Coin Embellishment UM Wish You Were Here Stamp Black and 1. Trim the shopper image from the Translucent cutouts; attach to the top of the Blue panel. Layer the coin embellishment on the bottom left corner. 2. Cut I Don t Know What It Is from the Light Green Cutouts, ink the edges with Brown ink, and adhere to the panel at an angle over the Translucent cutout. 3. Stamp Wish You Were Here with Black ink onto the bottom right corner of the vertical panel and attach to the card.

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 6 of 9 Card #4 Dark Blue Card with Light Blue Panel White Cardstock Light Blue Cutout: I Double Dog Dare You Craft Knife and Cutting Mat Bone Folder 1. Trim the I Double Dog Dare You image from the Light Blue printed cutouts. Matte with white cardstock; attach to the upper center of the card. 2. Draw a vertical line down the center of the card, above and below the layered image. Score along the line with a bone folder. 3. Cut along the top, right, and bottom of the layered image with a craft knife and cutting mat, leaving a 1/8 Dark Blue border. Stop cutting at score line. 4. Fold back along the scored line and attach the flap to the inside front of the card. Layer the Light Blue panel onto the second panel. Card #5 Dark Blue Card and Light Blue Panel White Glossy Cardstock Light Green and Light Blue Printed Die Cuts UM Two Friends Stamp Black and Welcome Home Stickers Stylus Tool or Sponge Applicator 1. Trim about 1 from the right edge of the first panel of the Dark Blue card. Attach the Light Blue panel to the second fold of the card. 2. Stamp the UM Two Friends image onto white cardstock with Black ink; trim. Sponge Brown ink into the background. 3. Attach the Light Green shopping die cut onto the first flap of the card and trim excess. Ink the edges of the Light Blue circle with Brown ink and adhere onto the same flap, allowing it to hang beyond the right edge. Layer the stamped image on top of the circle die cuts. 4. Ink the edges of the There Is Always Time To Have Fun sticker with the Brown ink; adhere to the top right corner of the panel.

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 7 of 9 Set C: 3-5/8x8-5/8 Terra Cotta Cards with 3-3/8x8-3/8 Pumpkin Panels Card #1 Terra Cotta Card and Pumpkin Panel White Glossy Cardstock Light Green Printed Die Cuts UM Not To Worry M am Stamp Black and Green Fiber 1. Stamp the Not To Worry M am image onto a piece of White Glossy cardstock with Black ink. Trim and ink edges with Brown. 2. Punch out two Light Green die cut tags and attach them to the back of the stamped panel so that the holes peek out at the top and bottom. Tie green fiber onto the punched holes and wrap ends around to the back of the panel. 3. Ink the edges of the Pumpkin panel with Brown ink and attach to the folded card. Card #2 Terra Cotta Card 3.375x5.875 Pumpkin Panel (remaining from Set A) Light Green Scrap (From ALSB) Printed Twill UM I Double Dog Dare You Stamp UM Two Friends Stamp 1. Trim the 3.375x5.875 Pumpkin Panel horizontally at 3.875. Stamp the perimeter of both pieces with the edges of the UM Two Friends image and Brown ink. Attach the panels to the top and bottom of the folded card. 2. Trim the words from the printed twill and attach to the center section of the card. 3. Stamp the UM Double Dog image onto the Light Green scrap and attach next to the words.

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 8 of 9 Card #3 Terra Cotta Card and Pumpkin Panel 2.5x4 Light Green Scrap (from ALSB) Translucent Cutout: There Is Always Time To Have Fun Green Fiber 1. Ink the edges of the 2.5x4 Light Green scrap and Pumpkin panel with Brown ink. 2. Trim There Is Always Time To Have Fun from the Translucent Cutout. Layer onto the Light Green matte. Wrap green fiber beneath the cutout, and layer onto the card. Card #4 Terra Cotta Card and Pumpkin Panel Translucent Printed Cutout: Friends Printed Twill Stylus Tool or Sponge Applicator 1. Trim Friends from the Translucent cutout. Sponge Brown ink around the perimeter of the frame and layer onto the upper left edge of the Pumpkin panel. 2. Ink panel edges with Brown ink, wrap a length of printed twill around the bottom edge of the panel, and layer panel onto the card.

Retreat 2007 Hometown Page 9 of 9 Card #5 Terra Cotta Card and Pumpkin Panel Light Green Printed Die Cuts: Friends circle Light Green Scrap (From ALSB) WM Don t Get Us Started Stamp 1. Sponge Brown ink onto the Light Green circular Friends die cut, avoiding the framed area. 2. Trim a Light Green strip to match the width of the Pumpkin panel and layer onto the top half of the card with the inked die cut. 3. Stamp a portion of the WM image onto the bottom of the card with Brown ink. 4. Attach the layered panel to the folded card.