"Some Things are Felt" Tyvek Card

(transcript from an online class Monica presented for me on Cyberstampers)

by Monica Black (aka BlackCats)
©2007 Monica Black

What you will need:

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• Tyvek Tags (Tyvek is also sold in sheets)
• Bazill Monochromatic Packages variations of purple and red
• Perfect Pearls
• awl or needle tool
• White Silk Ribbon
• Little Heart Charms
• Rubber Stamp Some Things Are Felt or if you miss this sale: click here!
• Brilliance Dew Drop ink pads PIXIE DUST, SPRING PANSY AND PERFECT PLUMERIA
• Puffy Burgundy Hearts
• Double sided tape
• Aleene's tacky Glue

Instructions for making the card

THE BASE THAT THE SAYING IS STAMPED ON IS A TYVEK TAG. Tyvek IS A FORM OF POLYMER FIBER THAT YOU SEE IN SOME MAILING ENVELOPES AND IS COMMONLY USED AS A MOISTURE BARRIER IN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION.

WARNING . . .

TYVEK RELEASES TOXIC FUMES WHEN HEATED. DO ANY HEATING OUTSIDE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA AND STAND UPWIND OF IT.

TO COLOR THE TAG I USED VERSAMAGIC DEWDROP INKPADS.THE COLORS USED ARE PIXIE DUST, SPRING PANSY AND PERFECT PLUMERIA.

I STARTED OUT BY RUBBING PIXIE DUST LIGHTLY OVER THE MIDDLE AREA OF THE TAG. THEN I USED SPRING PANSY TO ADD MORE COLOR TO THE EDGES AND VERY LIGHTLY IN AREAS OF THE MIDDLE. I FOLLOWED WITH SCATTERED SWIPES OF PERFECT PLUMERIA. I LET THAT SIT TO DRY ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

PIXIE DUST WAS THEN APPLIED OVER ALL TO BLEND AND MELD THE COLORS. SINCE I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAT SET THIS I RUBBED PERFECT PEARLS OVER THE TAG USING A WHITE OR NEUTRAL COLOR CALLED PERFECT PEARL. I THEN SPRAYED THE TAG WITH WORKABLE FIXATIVE AND SET ASIDE TO DRY. REPEAT STEPS FOR COLORING A SECOND TYVEK TAG, DOING BOTH SIDES.

GO OUTSIDE AND HEAT THE TAG. USE A NEEDLE TOOL OR SKEWER TO HOLD THE TAG FROM BLOWING AWAY. HEAT THE TAG, MANIPULATING IT AS IT CRINKLES AND CRUMPLES, UNTIL IT IS REDUCED TO THE SIZE SHOWN.

SUZANNE HAS A VERY COOL LIL WHITE SILK RIBBON AVAILABLE. CUT A LENGH TO FIT CARD AND WRAP AROUND BOTH EDGES. RUB VERSAMAGIC PIXIE DUST ALONG THE RIBBON TO COLOR. SET ASIDE TO DRY.

QUIETFIRE DESIGN CARRIES THE BAZZILL MONOCHROMATIC PACKS, AVAILABLE IN 8 COLOR SELECTIONS. EACH PACKAGE CONTAINS 5 SHEETS OF 5 COORDINATING COLORS MEASURING 12"x12". THIS PAPER HAS A VERY NICE TEXTURE SIMILAR TO WOVEN FABRIC SUCH AS LINEN. USE THE 2ND LIGHTEST COLOR FROM THE RED PACKAGE TO CREATE A HORIZONTAL CARD. CUT A LAYER OF THE MEDIUM PURPLE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN YOUR CARD. ATTACH TO CARD.

STAMP SAYING ON TYVEK CARD USING VERSAMAGIC PERFECT PLUMERIA. ATTACH TO CARD.

RUN A STRIP OF DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE ON ONE SIDE OF PREPARED RIBBON AND ATTACH TO CARD AS SHOWN. BE SURE TO BURNISH THE LAYERS TOGETHER SO THAT YOU FULLY ACTIVATE THE ADHESIVE. FAILING TO DO SO IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ADHESION FAILURE.

CUT SMALL PIECES OF THE DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE AND AFFIX PUFFY HEARTS TO RIBBON.

TIE 3 HEART CHARMS ONTO SHORT LENGTHS OF GOLD THREAD. KNOT 3 THREADS TOGETHER AND PUT KNOT THRU HOLE IN THE EMBELLISHMENT MADE FROM THE HEATED TYVEK TAG.

USE GLUE TO ATTACH TYVEK EMBELLISHMENT TO TAG ON CARD. HOLD DOWN IN SEVERAL PLACES WITH FINGERS FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE GLUE BEGINS TO SET UP. USE SMALL POP-DOTS CUT IN HALF TO PLACE HEART CHARMS IN POSITION.