Camellia Card
By Jean Okimoto

Black crepe paper streamer Sticker paper Opalite Refills - Orchid Ice and Golden Mist Squeegee § Attach the sticker paper to the crepe paper to stabilize the crepe paper § Squirt dots of Orchid Ice in 8 spots and squeegee § Squirt dots of Golden Mist on the uninked areas and squeegee § Trim the crepe paper to 4.75” long and tape it to the card 5.5” x 11” card: Hanko Designs Serene Crepe Cardstock – Lt. Purple NC229 Hanko Designs Tsumugi Silk Cardstock - Iris NC 219 Opalite Refills – Cypress Frost, Sterling Frost, Nordic Ice Squeegee § Squirt 3/4” long strips of ink along 3 sides of the cardstock and squeegee § Cut lengthwise into 4 strips Bazzill purple cardstock Opalite Refills – Orchid Ice, Arctic Emerald, Golden Mist Squeegee Gold ribbon Laminate or tape to secure strips after weaving § Squirt 3/4” long strips of ink along 3 sides of the cardstock and squeegee in a circular pattern § Bend (don’t fold or crease it) in half lengthwise. Starting at the fold, cut 8 snips towards the cut ends – stopping about 1/4” before the cut ends § Weave the Tsumugi Silks Iris strips and gold ribbon through the opening – keep the woven strips centered along the cut strips. § On the backside - secure the strips and ribbon with the laminate or tape § Cut off the 1/4” uncut sections of the Bazzill cardstock to release the strips § Trim the ends of the strips in varying lengths § Attach it to the card with foam tape Hanko Designs Camellia HE-012 Black Cardstock VersaMark Tsukineko Gold Embossing Powder McGill 1 5/8” Square Punch (used for stencil) Opalite Orchid Ice Sponge Dauber § Stamp and emboss Camellia § Daub Orchid Ice through the stencil § Trim and attach it to the card with foam tape 8.5”x11” Orchid text weight paper 1/8” Punch § Fold one of the short ends 1” & turn the paper over – keeping the folded end at the top § Fold the long sides in 1/2” § Fold the bottom up 1.5” § Bring the top down towards the bottom fold and slide the top into the two 1/2” tabs on the side – sliding the top about 1/2” into the bottom fold. Crease the new “top edge.” § Fold it in half & tape it to the inside of the card. § Punch two 1/8” holes through the insert and the card Black elastic beading cord – 7” Black twig Hanko Designs Mizuhiki – MH 106 Purple, MH 118 Dark Purple, MH 113 Golden Ivory – 5” each § Fold one end of the black cord over 1.5” and push it through a hole in the insert and out through the hole in the card. § Slip one end of the twig under the loop and pull the cut end of the loop to tighten it on the inside § Repeat w/ the other hole on the insert and the card. § Pull the cord to tighten it and tie a knot on the inside. § Pull the mizuhiki through both loops § Tie a double knot on the inside VersaFine Imperial Purple Hanko Designs Words to Accept HE –018 ColorMates Dark Lively Lilac 1/8” punch § Stamp words § Punch 1/8” holes on the left of 3 words and cut those words into narrow strips VersaFine Onyx Black Detail clear embossing powder Hanko Designs Flora Background HH –002 Opalite Refills – Cypress Frost, Orchid Ice, Nordic Ice, Golden Mist Squeegee 3 6” pieces of gold cord § Stamp and emboss Flora Background (immediately cover the stamped image with the embossing powder VersaFine dries very quickly!) § Squirt 3/4” lines of refills at each corner § Squeegee in a semi-circular pattern to lightly blend the colors § Trim to 3”wide x 2.75” tall § Cut it into 3 1” wide strips § Punch a 1/8” hole on each strip § Tie the words from the previous step and the 1” strips with the gold cord § Attach the strips into 3 of the pockets on the insert Opalite Orchid Ice Refill Sponge Dauber Carl Crane Punch for the stencil 7” gold cord Gold bead § Daub Orchid Ice through the stencil § Fold into a notetag, attach gold bead and cord, insert in the pocket