I’ve been working on my Thanksgiving table decorations and am tickled pink with the designs I’ve come up with using the Autumn Blessings JustRite stamp set. Typically I use JustRite stamps for monograms or for fun whimsical designs, but as you can see, JustRite stamps can be elegant as well. Each day this week I’ll show you table decor designs with tutorials using an open passe-partout stencil that I sell in my store, A Touch of Grace - Paper Boutique and the Autumn Blessings kit.
Most of you who follow my blog know that I love using a lot of dimension in my designs. Typically I hand emboss most of my designs since I like to custom design with my stencils. However, every embossed piece you see in this entire ensemble was embossed using the Wizard by Spellbinders. The stencils can be embossed in the Cuttlebug as well. I don’t have the sandwich recipe, but I have been advised by some of you that you’ve had no problems using the stencils with your “bugs.” I have provided a tutorial below of the wall hanging and will be back each day with a tutorial for a placecard, menu, and napkin holder.
If you have any problems understanding the tutorial, please write me with your questions. If I don’t get back to you within a day or so, please be patient, as I’m writing these tutorials on a daily basis. They are quite lengthy and take a lot of time. Thank you for understanding.
Due to the size of the wall hanging, I was not able to get a large photograph of the entire piece so I’ve taken photographs of each panel to give you a closer view. The dimensions of the completed design are 4 5/8″ x 22.”
The top and bottom panels are 3 1/2″ x 5 1/8.” I embossed all three panels with an open passe-partout stencil that I sell in my store, A Touch of Grace - Paper Boutique. All ribbon used on the design is May Arts silk ribbon in 1/4″, 1.25″ and 1/8″ SK16 Olive. I purchased it from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. Shopping links are provided at the end of the tutorial.
The center panel was designed larger than the top and bottom panels. The top and bottom panels have a cream inner layer, whereas the center panel has a carnation white inner layer. Pale yellow Joy Craft pearls were used throughout the design.
Three 1/4″ silk ribbons hold the panels together. Large bows have been placed between the panels and on the hanger, they add just the splash of color that is needed for the design.
Looking closely, you’ll see that all panels have been elevated using Joy Craft foam pads. The small leaves were cut with a craft knife and elevated with PergaKit silicone adhesive. Because the leaves are so small, I would not have been able to use the foam pads without them showing. Can you see the PergaKit adhesive? It dries clear. I just love it for paper toling. I’ll show you how to use the PergaKit in the tutorial below.
This photo illustrates the dimension of the paper toling.
Tutorial for wall hanging:
EH1819 Open Passe-Partout stencil was used to emboss Carnation White embossing paper (shopping links are provided at the end of the tutorial). Using Scotch removable tape, I taped the stencil to the embossing paper and ran it through the Wizard. Taping the stencil prevents it from sliding around. If you get sticky residue on your paper, remove it using an adhesive remover. I use the 2″ square adhesive remover that SU sells. Emboss two carnation white panels.
Place the stencil over the embossed panels and lightly trace cutting lines using a .5 mechanical pencil. For visual purposes of this tutorial I made the lines dark. You’ll want to trace lightly so that you can gently erase any lines that are left after you are finished cutting.
Use a sharp craft knife to cut along the traced lines. Gently erase any left over pencil marks. Your two panels should look like the above photo. (Look at the finished design at the top of this post, you can see in the upper and lower panels that I have cut more out of the center sections to show more of the cream paper. You may choose to cut more as I did, or leave the cutting as is shown in this picture).
Please note that the tracing and cutting are different on the center panel. The center panel is larger than the top and bottom panels, it has a larger border. You will not trace around the outside of the stencil and cut the outer lines as was done on the first two panels. The panel measurements are 4 1/8″ x 5 7/8.” Center the stencil on the panel, tape it to the embossing paper and emboss. Lightly trace your cutting lines as shown in the picture above.
Cut the traced lines, your panel should look like the picture above. You now will have three embossed and cut panels. Draw around all edges of the three panels with an 18 Kt. Gold Krylon pen.
Each of the three panels have four layers. The top layer is the embossed and cut layer, the second layer is the cream layer (on the top and bottom panels, carnation white for the center panel), the third layer is and old olive layer, and the fourth layer is an old oliver layer. Your ribbon will be sandwiched in between the two old olive layers. You will place foam pads on the back of the embossed layer to place on top of the cream layer. That panel will then be adhered to the old olive layers. It’s easier to sandwich in the ribbons between the old olive layers first before adhering the embossed panel and cream layer to the old olive layers.
For the smaller panels: (1) cut two panels of a pale yellow or cream colored cardstock slightly smaller than the two embossed and cut panels; (2) using foam pads (you’ll need to cut them in half to fit in some areas) attach the embossed panels to the cream panels; set aside (3) cut four olive green panels 3 1/2″ x 5 1/8.” Trace around the edges of the panels with an 18 Kt. Gold Krylon pen, set aside to dry.
For the larger center panel: (1) cut a carnation white panel slightly smaller than the center embossed panel; (2) using foam pads (you’ll need to cut them in half to fit in some areas) attach the embossed center panel to the panel you’ve just cut (see the finished design if you’re having difficulty following me, we’re just layering panels here); (3) cut two olive green panels 4 5/8″ x 6 1/4″ and trace the edges with an 18 Kt. Gold Krylon pen, set aside to dry.
Take 3 olive green panels (top, center, and bottom) and mark three sets of lines 1/4″ apart on the lower edge of the top panel; do the same on the upper and lower edges of the center panel, and on the upper edge of the lower panel. The sets of lines will be in the center of the paper as shown in the picture. I know this is terribly confusing, please look at the picture for a visual.
For the hanger, cut two strips of 1/4″ olive ribbon 8″ in length. Come in 3/4″ from the outer edges of the top panel and mark your paper; adhere the two ribbons, one on top of the other to both marked sides of the olive green panel form a loop or hanger. See this picture of the finished design for a visual of where to place the ribbons.
(1) Cut six 4″ strips of 1/4″ ribbon; (2) adhere the ribbon within the sets of lines that you drew as shown in the picture above, trim off excess ribbon (the gold edges that you drew earlier are on the outside of the panels); (3) connect all three panels, i.e., top panel to center panel and center panel to lower panel; (4) now take the second set of old olive panels and adhere them to the panels you’ve just glued the ribbons to making sure that you sandwich the ribbons between the panels. Remember that the gold edges are on the outside edges of the panels. This gives the back of your design a beautiful appearance.
This is what your panels should look like from the back once you’ve adhered the two old olive pieces together (please note in this photo I did not trace around the edges of the panels with the Krylon pen, I’m merely showing you how the ribbon should look from the front and back side of the design once it’s sandwiched between the panels). You are now ready to adhere the embossed panels to the three old olive panels. Please refer to pictures here of the completed project for placement of the embossed panels onto the old olive panels. I used Zip Dry adhesive for gluing the ribbons and the panels. I find that Zip Dry does not warp, wrinkle, or buckle the paper.
Your panels are complete and attached to the wall hanging. Set it aside while we move on to the focal images which are attached last. You do not want to attach them while you’re working on assembling the paneled sections so that you don’t damage the paper toling.
The image with the black “X” on it is my original stamped and colored image. I used Prismacolor Colored Pencils to color the image. Using an inkjet printer I made several copies and sprayed them with a fixative.
I’m providing a close up of the colored image for your coloring purposes.
Take one of the images and cut and emboss it using the largest oval from Spellbinders’ Small Ovals nesties. Using olive green paper cut and emboss a scalloped oval using the second largest scalloped oval from the Large Scallop Ovals nesties.
To make the layers fit, use a craft knife and cut just outside the embossed line on the image. Use an 18 Kt. Gold Krylon pen and trace around the edges of the oval.
The piece you cut using the nestie die will be the base for your paper toled image,. Cut your pieces from the remaining six images as shown in the above picture with a sharp craft knife. I cut all of the leaves for my original designs, I did not do so for the purpose of this tutorial.
Take piece #2 and tole the edges using a large stylus with a medium to large ball, print side down, white side up. To tole the paper, place it on a piece of foam and empress the edges until they slightly curl up. Place balls of PergaKit silicone adhesive toward the center of the image using a wooden skewer or tooth pick. If you don’t have PergaKit, you can use foam pads (dimensionals).
Using tweezers, gently place the piece on top of the base oval, being careful to line up the images. Do not press too hard or you’ll flatten out the PergaKit. If you choose to use PergaKit, you’ll need to wait about 20 minutes between the paper toled layers. The weight of the silicone will flatten the layers if it’s not dry or you might accidentally move the pieces.
Carefully tole each layer as you go. Using the PergaKit, continue building the layers. In this picture you’ll see a ball of PergaKit on the wooden skewer (I purchased the 4″ skewers at my local supermarket, they very inexpensive, 100 for $1 I believe.). Squeeze a bit out of the tube onto the skewer in the form of a small ball and then gently place it on the paper.
You can begin to see the layers of the paper tole in this image.
Continue on using the same technique, you can see the layers of the bow building here.
I’ve completed all the layers and added on two of the leaves as a visual for you. The leaves are quite tedious to cut and mount on the silicone. As you can see, I did not bother with the acorns, they were too small, even for me . . . LOL.
Let your layers completely dry for a few hours. At this point you can apply the glaze if you desire it on your design. As you can see, it’s quite pretty without the glaze. If you do use glaze, follow the instructions on your bottle. Let it dry thoroughly between coats and before handling the design. Once it’s dry (I let mine dry overnight), adhere the paper toled panel to the olive green scalloped panel using foam pads.
A close up of a completed panel using a glaze. I used a product called Triple Thick that I purchased at Michael’s. It’s somewhat tricky to work with, but I like it better than crystal lacquer. It dries with a crystal clear wet look, like nail polish, leaving no bubbles. I let the glaze dry several hours. Once completely dry, I adhered the paper toled panels to the embossed panels. For the wall hanging you’ll need to make two of the cornstalk paper toled panels. The center panel has a sentiment on it with a paper toled bow. The small leaves were individually cut and toled on all three focal images.
A close up of the sentiment on the center panel.
Using the Bow Easy, I made three large bows using the 1.25″ May Arts olive ribbon and attached them to the wall hanging. The tails of the bow on the hanger are longer than the two other bows.
Shopping:
JustRite: Autumn Blessings Centers and Borders
A Touch of Grace: EH1819 Open Passe-Partout stencil; Pergakit Silicon Adhesive, Joy Craft Pearls, Joy Foam Pads, 18 Kt. Gold Krylon Pen, Zip Dry Adhesive, Carnation White embossing paper, Cream embossing paper, Scotch Removable Tape
Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: May Arts Ribbon, Bow Easy
Recipe:
Stamps: Autumn Blessings Centers and Borders (JustRite)
Paper: Carnation White embossing paper, Cream embossing paper, Old Olive cardstock
Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Genesis Paper Trimmer, Wizard, Small Ovals and Large Scallop Ovals Nesties, Scotch Removable Tape, Zip Dry Adhesive, Joy Foam Pads, Joy Craft Pearls, craft knife, PergaKit Silicon Adhesive, Triple Thick glaze, cutting mat, large ball stylus, graph paper, May Arts silk ribbons, Swarovski Crystals, wooden skewer
Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to stop by tomorrow for day two of the Thanksgiving Table Decor designs.
