Hello Honey Bee friends! Today I have something a bit more than just a card! I've used the awesome Lovely Layers: Tin Palette to make a mini card to go with a paint set gift! Check out how I made it below!
The first thing I did was use my Classics Prima Watercolor set to paint a swatch of each color onto watercolor cardstock. Then I die cut each color with the paint tray dies in the Lovely Layers: Tin Palette Honey Cuts.
Next I die cut the tin palette first from white cardstock and another time from glossy black cardstock. Before I glued the two layers together, I needed to cut the black piece into three pieces. If you've ever layered two pieces of cardstock together and then tried to fold them, you know that it's difficult to get a good fold. The top layer needs more room for those folds. Just use your paper trimmer to cut each section of the palette to make three pieces.
I used Bee Creative Glue to adhere each black piece to the back of the white cardstock tin palette. I put a large stamp block over the palette to keep it flat while the glue dried.
Next glue each paint color in place as well as the three pieces for the wells of the Tin Palette. I stamped a sentiment from the Don't Worry, Be Crafty stamp set in black pigment ink. After I cut it out with the coordinating die, I used a thin foam piece to adhere it to the palette.
While I had the Don't Worry, Be Crafty stamps out, I stamped another sentiment with black ink. This time I cut it out with a tag die from the Tag Builder Honey Cuts.
To decorate the outside of the Lovely Layers: Tin Palette I stamped an image from the Work of Heart stamp set with Intense Black ink onto 80# white cardstock. Then I colored it with some Copic markers and die cut it with the coordinating die. I used thin foam tape to attach it to the outside of the palette.
I used my bone folder to carefully reinforce the folds of the tin palette. My tin palette would not stay totally closed so I used a removable glue dot to hold it closed. Just place the glue dot under the top flap. Problem solved!
What I love is that you could make this into an adorable card at this point! Just adhere the finish Tin Palette to a card front and add the tag sentiment to the card.
Next I tied a piece of white and black polk-a-dot ribbon around the Prima Watercolor set. I attached the sentiment tag with black and white twine. Then I slid the colored Work of Heart image under the ribbon.
You may notice from the photo above that the watercolor set has been used! Haha! I don't have a new set and had to use my own for the prop. I would definitely purchase a new set to gift!
What do you think? Would you like to receive a gift presented like this? I'm sure I would! Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a great one!
2 comments
I am ordering the supplies now to make 4 stocking stuffers for daughters and granddaughters using this fabulous idea!! Getting them each a set of Prima Watercolors to attach them to! Thank you so much for this genius and thoughtful idea! (I will also paint the 48 little spots for the 4 different tins!!! ). My girls will love them and I am sure of it!! :-)
Would make a great invite for a paint party