A Woodsy Mini Slimline

August 1, 2021

I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge #sssmchallenge. I recently bought some envelopes specifically for mini slimline cards and I was determined to use them. I made this mini slimline by covering a 3.5 x 6" piece of cardstock in washi tape strips, adding a torn and inked piece of decorated paper, then adding a tree image stamped on watercolor paper (watercolored using inks). I did something I haven't done in about a decade. I sewed on my card using a little, old, but very sturdy machine. It is a Janome "Blossom" mini sewing machine I picked up many years ago on my local Craigslist. When I couldn't remember how to thread it, I looked on YouTube and found a tutorial made by none other than Gina K herself. The leaves are cut with my Silhouette and inked with Distress Oxides. The brown messy circle is from a fantastic Sizzix set. The sentiment is from Tim Holtz Idea-ology stickers.



CS: 80lb white cardstock, covered with washi tape, Canson XL watercolor paper

Patterned paper: text paper - unknown, brown circle - leather looking paper is Authentique

Washi Tape: combination of large set of rolls from Michael's and a set called Natural Fleurs from the Park Lane line at Joann's (just love the wooden chevron)

Stamp: Tree from a set of trees by Inkadinkado

Ink: Black Versafine, Gathered Twig Distress Ink, Distress Oxides - Stormy Weather, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, for watercoloring - Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire, Shabby Shutters, Peacock Feathers, Stormy Sky

Dies: Sizzix Thinlets Mixed Media Motifs

Embellishments: Ivory epoxy dots - unknowns, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quotations Metallic Stickers, black thread








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