December 2012 Greetings to Go Bright Lights, Big City Bright Lights, Big City Materials: Greetings to Go Unmounted (UM) Borders & Backgrounds Unmounted Greetings Unmounted Art Nouveau Club Scrap Unmounted Stamps Fiber Pack Tools and Supplies: Paper Trimmer CS Grid Ruler CS India Black, White, Sapphire, Moss, Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz, Fuchsia, Orchid, Peridot, Ash, Ocean and Lagoon Inks Adhesive Foam Adhesive Tape Scissors Paper Piercing Tool and Cork Board Colored Markers (Faber-Castell PITT Pens) Black Photo Mounting Corners Stapler and Staples 1 Circle Punch 5/8 Circle Punch White, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow and Green Paper Scraps Silver Watercolor Pencil Water Brush Ink Applicator Notes: Trim the Yellow cutaparts into sections as indicated by the artwork. Remove the black die cuts from the parent sheet. If you do not have the item needed to complete the card as shown, simply substitute with another item from your stash.
December 2012 Bright Lights, Big City Greetings to Go Page 2 of 6 Set A: 4½x6¼ Dark Gray Cards with 4x5¾ Yellow and (2) 3¾x5½ White Panels Card #1 Unmounted Borders & Backgrounds Unmounted Greeting (4) Black Photo Mounting Corners 1. Stamp the UM skyline and sentiment onto one White panel. Color the skyline with markers. Nest onto the Yellow panel with black photo mounting corners. 2. Layer the nested panels onto the card. Adhere the second White panel to the inside of the card. Card #2 Black Die Cuts: You Light Up My Life and Traffic Light Lemon Grosgrain Ribbon (4) Black Photo Mounting Corners 1. Slide a Ruby, Topaz and Peridot ink pad directly across one white panel to create a colorful background. Attach to the Yellow panel with black photo mounting corners and adhere to the card. 2. Staple ribbon onto the top of each tag. Use foam adhesive to attach the die cut with the sentiment to the right side of the card. 3. Adhere the second White panel to the inside of the card. Card #3 CS Unmounted Stamps Black Die Cut: Never Give Up! Gray Satin Ribbon 1. Slide a Topaz, Fuchsia and Orchid ink pad directly across one White panel. Stamp the UM circular skyline image three times with India Black ink. (Stamp near the edge of the panel.) 2. Remove the center of the stamped image with a 1 circle punch. Nest onto the Yellow panel and card. 3. Tie ribbon onto the top of the die cut and attach with foam adhesive. 4. Nest the second White panel onto the inside of the card.
December 2012 Bright Lights, Big City Greetings to Go Page 3 of 6 Card #4 Yellow Cutapart: There's No Stopping Our Friendship... Red, Yellow and Green Scraps 1. Punch a 5/8 Red, Yellow and Green circle. Layer onto the traffic light with foam adhesive. Nest onto the White and Yellow panels and adhere to the card. 2. Attach the second White panel to the inside of the card. Card #5 Black Die Cut: Thanks, Big Time! Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon (3) Black Mini Brads 1. Thread three lengths of ribbon through the top of the tag and secure the tag to one White panel. Wrap the ribbon ends around to the back and secure with tape. Attach three black mini brads to the top of the tag. 2. Nest the White and Yellow panels onto the card. Adhere the second White panel to the inside of the card. Set B: 5x7 White Card with 3x5 Black and 2¾x4¾ Yellow Panels Card #1 Black Die Cut: We Never Really Grow Up... Gray Satin Ribbon 1. Stamp the White card with the UM text strip and Ash ink. 2. Attach the Yellow and Black panels onto the card. 3. Staple ribbon onto the top of the die cut and adhere to the Yellow panel.
December 2012 Bright Lights, Big City Greetings to Go Page 4 of 6 Card #2 Yellow Cutapart: Happy New Year! 1. Stamp the UM skyline onto the White card with India Black ink. 2. Nest the Yellow cutapart onto the Yellow and Black panels and attach to the card. 3. Add three Dazzles stickers to the printed skyline on the cutapart. Card #3 Black Die Cut: Congratulations (Plain Side) CS Unmounted Stamps White Saddle Stitched Ribbon (Fiber Pack) 1. Ink the large UM collage with Ruby, Fuchsia, Lagoon, Moss and Sapphire inks. Stamp onto the center of the card. 2. Stamp the UM quote onto the tag with White Pigment ink. 3. Tie ribbon to the top of the die cut and attach to the card with foam adhesive. Card #4 Yellow Cutapart: Skyline CS Unmounted Stamps UM Greeting Gray Satin Ribbon 1. Stamp the UM skyline onto the card with India Black ink. 2. Nest the cutapart onto the Yellow and Black panels. Wrap ribbon around the panels and tie a bow. Add several star-shaped stickers to the skyline. Center onto the card. 3. Stamp congratulations beneath the cutapart with India Black ink. Card #5 Black Mini Brad White Paper Scrap 1. Slide a Sapphire, Lagoon and Ocean ink pad over the White card to create a background color. 2. Stamp the UM circle image onto a white scrap with Sapphire ink and trim with a scissors or punch. 3. Stamp the UM quote to the Yellow panel with India Black ink. Secure the stamped circle with a mini brad. 4. Nest the panels onto the center of the card.
December 2012 Bright Lights, Big City Greetings to Go Page 5 of 6 Set C: 4x5½ Yellow Cards with 3¾x5¼ and 1¾x5¼ Black Panels and 3½x5 and 1½x5 Light Gray Panels Preparation: Fold each Yellow card inward on the 2nd and 3rd score. Fold back on the 1st and 4th scorelines to create two flaps. Card #1 Black Die Cuts: You, Are, Simply, The, Best!, I, Heart, and U (8) Black Mini Brads Red, Yellow, Purple, Orange and Green Paper Scraps 1. Trim colored scraps into 3/8 strips. Thread through five of the Black die cuts and secure. Use a scissors to trim a v into the ends of the strips. Attach the die cuts to the 3.5x5 Light Gray panel. 2. Add a black brad to the left edge of each die cut. 3. Nest the Light Gray panel onto the 3.75x5.25 Black panel and attach to the left flap of the card. 4. Thread a 3/8 Yellow strip through the remaining three die cuts and attach to the narrow Light Gray panel. Secure a brad to the top of each die cut. 5. Nest onto the narrow Black panel and layer onto the right flap of the card. Card #2 Yellow Cutaparts: Happy Birthday and Skyline 1. Nest the cutaparts onto the coordinating mattes. 2. Attach the largest panels to the left card flap, and the narrow panels to the right card flap. Card #3 Yellow Cutapart: Thanks UM Art Nouveau UM Greeting 1. Stamp the UM sentiment and skyline onto the 3.5x5 Light Gray panel with India Black ink. Color the skyline with a silver watercolor pencil and blend with a water brush. Nest onto the Black panel and attach to the left flap of the card. 2. Layer the Yellow cutapart onto the narrow Light Gray and Black panels and attach to the right flap of the card. Embellish with Dazzles.
December 2012 Bright Lights, Big City Greetings to Go Page 6 of 6 Card #4 Yellow Cutapart: Thanks and Art Strip Red, Yellow and Green Paper Scraps 1. Stamp the UM traffic light image onto the cutapart with India Black ink. 2. Punch a red, yellow and green circle with the 5/8 punch and attach to the traffic light with foam adhesive. 3. Nest the cutapart onto the larger Light Gray and Black panels. Attach to the left flap of the card. 4. Nest the Yellow cutapart strip onto the narrow Light Gray and Black panels and adhere to the right flap of the card. Card #5 Black Die Cuts: Enjoy the Spotlight! and How Are Ya? Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon UM Art Nouveau 1. Stamp the UM skyline image onto the 3.5x5 Light Gray panel with India Black ink. 2. Use a paper mask to cover the left and right edges of the Light Gray panel at an angle and sponge the area with Topaz ink to create a spotlight. 3. Tie ribbon onto the spotlight die cut and attach to the panel with foam adhesive. Add a silver Dazzle to the i in the word spotlight. Nest the Light Gray panel onto the Black panel and attach to the left flap of the card. 4. Stamp the small UM city image onto the bottom of the narrow Light Gray panel with India Black ink. 5. Tie a ribbon to the top of the Black die cut and attach to the panel. Nest onto the Black panel and attach to the right flap of the card.