Have you taken note of all the cool crafts you can make with a simple toilet paper roll or two or three? Having seen and been inspired by these ideas, for awhile, I saved every empty toilet paper roll.
Never having done any of those cool crafts with all the saving I had done, I decided it was high time to put some of them to use.
I have a handful of customers for whom I create four cards and make up kits for them to put together on their own time. With Valentine's Day approaching, I decided to design a heart-y card.
So I grabbed a toilet paper roll and I bent the roll into a heart shape. Who cares if it was a bit wonky?
I then proceeded to use the toilet paper roll heart as a stamp by dipping the heart into two Valentine-y inks and, in this manner, I created a fun heart background.
Keep reading for a tutorial on how to do this type of background. But, hurry! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day!
SUPPLIES:
White cardstock
Red cardstock
Pinkish cardstock
Red ink
Pinkish ink
An old Paper Pumpkin heart stamp
Big Shot
Love die
Layering circles dies
Empty toilet paper roll
Gem embellishments
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of pink cardstock in half, creasing it well with a bone folder.
Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4" x 5 1/4".
Take an empty toilet paper roll and fold one side of it all the way down, creasing this fold well. Opposite to where you made the long crease, bend the center of the roll in the middle to form the top of a heart. You can make this bend all the way down. You should end up with a long heart "stamp". You will use this to create your background on the white cardstock you just cut.
Use red and pink ink for your heart stamps. Use one end of your heart stamp and ink it up by tapping it into one of your ink colors. "Stamp" a heart on the white background. I started about in the center, but it doesn't really matter because they will be overlapping anyway. When you think you have enough hearts in the first color, switch to the second color. "Stamp" your heart off on scrap paper before moving to a new color, or use the other end of the roll. Continue in this manner, overlapping and extending beyond the edges of the cardstock until you are happy with your heart-y background. Isn't it cool?
On white cardstock, stamp the heart-filled heart. Fussy cut the heart, not needing to be too careful
From pink cardstock, die cut a circle with a diameter of 2 3/8". Then, with a scalloped circle die, cut one about 2 3/4" in diameter from red cardstock. Layer these circles with the fussy cut heart atop them. Use Dimensionals to add this sandwich to the card with even borders at the top and the sides.
From red cardstock, die cut the word "love". Adhere this to the blank space at the bottom of the card.
Finish by adding three iridescent gems.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Heart-y
Smiles.
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