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Spring Gardening Ensemble Designed By: Michelle Joy Wecksler

June 2013

It’s time to dig in the dirt and enjoy the growth and abundance of Spring!!!! What better way to express your appreciation than to share this Spring Gardening Ensemble with someone! This ensemble features a decoupage clay pot, a burlap seed packet holder, a small gift card and some adorable heat-embossed ladybug rocks to ornament your garden. Any one of these projects, individually, would make for a wonderful small class or

stamp camp!

Decoupage Clay Pot Instructions

Step 1

Mix white acrylic paint with drops of Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill. The more drops of ink you add, the darker your paint color will become.



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Apply the paint to the clay pot (outside and top of inside) using a foam brush. Let dry.

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Choose two patterns of the Gumball Green designer series paper (DSP) that you like. Tear the paper into small uneven squares (1/2” to 1” in size). Using a foam brush, apply Crystal Effects to the back of one square of the Gumball Green DSP and press the square onto the clay pot. Using the foam brush, paint additional Crystal Effects over the top of the square to seal it to the pot. Repeat with remaining squares of DSP until you have covered the entire surface of the pot. You can overlap the squares as you go to make sure the surface of the clay pot is not showing through. Set aside and allow to dry.



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Adhere a 12” strip of Sticky Strip to the back of a 12” piece of Gumball Green 3/8” stitched satin ribbon. Remove the red liner of the Sticky Strip and adhere the ribbon to the rim of the clay pot so that the ends of the ribbon meet on the front side of the pot. In a future step these ends will get covered with a faux bow so that the seam won’t show.

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Make a loop using a 6” piece of Gumball Green 3/8” stitched satin ribbon and overlap and adhere the ends together using a ½” piece of Sticky Strip. Place a Glue Dot on the seam of the loop you just made. Now, take a 1-½” piece of Gumball Green 3/8” stitched satin ribbon, and adhere one of the ends to this Glue Dot. Pinch the loop together and bring the 1-½” piece of ribbon over and around the pinched area and adhere using another Glue Dot in the same place where you began. You have just created a faux bow! Now place a 1” piece of Sticky Strip horizontally over the seam of the ribbon on the pot. Remove the red liner and press the bow onto the pot.



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Step 6

Place potting soil into a 6” x 8” Cellophane Bag and tie closed and knot with an 8” piece of Linen Thread.

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Step 7

Stamp the Live in the sunshine sentiment from the Pursuit of Happiness stamp set using Gumball Green ink on Naturals Ivory card stock. Punch out using the Decorative Label punch and sponge the edges of the label with Gumball Green ink. Stamp the small floral image from the Mixed Bunch stamp set onto Naturals Ivory card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink. Punch out the small floral image using a ¾” Circle Punch. Adhere this circle to the label using a Stampin’ Dimensional. Add a Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the center of the small floral image. Using a mini stapler, staple a folded over 3” piece of Gumball Green 3/8” stitched satin ribbon to the label.

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Stamp one of the large flower images from the Mixed Bunch stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink on Naturals Ivory card stock. Punch out using the Blossom Punch. Stamp the same large flower image again using Cherry Cobbler ink on Naturals Ivory card stock. Punch out the center of the flower using a ¾” Circle punch. Adhere the circle to the center of the flower using a Stampin’ Dimensional and adhere the entire flower to the back of the lower right hand corner of the label you created in Step 7 using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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Step 9

Take a 1-½” x ½” piece of Naturals Ivory card stock and curl it around a Stampin’ Write marker or a round pencil.



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Adhere a small piece of Sticky Strip to the outside of one of the ends of the curled card stock. Remove the red liner tape and adhere the Sticky Strip to the other end of the curled card stock to create a small tube.

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Step 11 Adhere the small card stock tube from Step 10 to the back of the label you created in Step 8 using a small piece of Sticky Strip.

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Step 12 Thread a 7” piece Gumball Green 3/8” stitched satin ribbon through the tube. Tie this ribbon and label around the potting soil bag from Step 6. Knot on the back side of the potting soil bag. Trim the ends of the ribbon with Craft scissors.

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Step 13 Place a coffee filter on some newspaper or in a spray box. Fill a Stampin’ Spritzer with water and add six drops of Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Refill. Spray the coffee filter until it turns Cherry Cobbler. Let dry.

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Step 14 Place the coffee filter and potting soil bag into the clay pot. You are done with your decoupage clay pot!



Note: The Pursuit of Happiness stamp set is now retired. However, it is easily substituted with a tag made with a combination of words from Fabulous Phrases and images from Mixed Bunch. Here is a picture of a substitute tag:

Burlap Seed Packet Holder Instructions

Step 1

Score a 4” x 11” piece of Gumball Green card stock in half at the 5-½” mark using a Bone Folder or Scoring Tool.

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Step 2 Adhere two 9” pieces of Sticky Strip to the long sides of the outside of the Gumball Green card stock.



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Step 3 Cut a piece of 4” x 9” burlap fabric, remove the red liner from the Sticky Strip and press the burlap firmly against the Sticky Strip to adhere the burlap fabric. Trim any loose ends.

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Step 4 Decide which side you would like to be the front of your seed packet holder. Now, place two Glue Dots on the inside of the back surface (not on the burlap side) of your seed packet holder. Adhere your seed packet by pressing the packet down onto the glue dots.



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Fold the front of the seed packet holder up to cover the seed packet. Now, take a 1-½” x 11” strip of Cherry Cobbler card stock and score it at 3-7/16” and 7-11/16” using a Scoring Tool or Bone Folder. Add two 2” strips of Sticky Strip to the end of the Cherry Cobbler card stock. Wrap the strip of Cherry Cobbler card stock around the seed packet holder so that the seam is on the back side of the holder. Press to adhere the ends together.

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Step 6 Tie a 12” piece of Gumball Green 3/8” stitched satin ribbon around the Cherry Cobbler card stock and tie it in a knot on the front side of the seed packet holder. Trim the ends with scissors. (Step 6)



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Stamp the word seeds onto Naturals Ivory card stock using Gumball Green ink and the Simply Serif Mini Alphabet stamp set. Punch the word out using a 1” Circle punch. Punch another circle from Gumball Green card stock using a 1-¼” Circle punch. Layer the Naturals Ivory circle on top of the Gumball Green circle and adhere together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

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Stamp a small flower from the Mixed Bunch stamp set onto Naturals Ivory card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink. Punch out with the ¾” Circle punch and add a Basic Rhinestone Jewel to the center of the flower. Adhere to the bottom right corner of the seeds circle with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

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Using the Paper-Piercing Tool and the Stampin’ Pierce Mat, pierce a small hole in the top of the seeds tag. Thread a 6” piece of Linen Thread through the hole by folding the thread in half first and then threading the loop through the hole from the back of the tag to the front. Then, thread the two ends of the thread through the loop and pull.

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Stamp the large flower from the Mixed Bunch stamp set four times onto Naturals Ivory card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink. Punch out two of the flowers using the Blossom punch. Punch out the centers of the remaining two flowers using a ¾” Circle punch. Adhere the circles to the centers of the flowers using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Set one flower aside to be used later for the mini card. Attach the remaining flower to the Cherry Cobbler strip on the seed packet holder using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Tie the tag to the seed holder packet by threading one of the ends of the Linen Thread behind the knot of Gumball Green 3/8” stitched satin ribbon and one of the ends in front of the knot. Knot the ends of the Linen Thread together to secure. Distress the top edge of the Gumball Green card stock using your fingernail or a distressing tool. You have completed the seed packet holder!

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Garden Ensemble Mini Card Instructions

Step 1

Score a 3” x 6” piece of Naturals Ivory card stock in half at the 3” mark using a Bone Folder or Scoring Tool. Adhere a 1-½” x 3” piece of Gumball Green card stock to the front of the card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Adhere the remaining flower from the seed packet holder project to the front of the mini card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Step 2 Stamp the word friend from the Fabulous Phrases stamp set onto Naturals Ivory card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink. Punch out with a ¾” Circle punch. Punch another circle from Cherry Cobbler card stock using a 1” Circle punch. Adhere the friend circle to the Cherry Cobbler circle using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Stamp the small flower from the Mixed Bunch stamp set onto Naturals Ivory card stock with Cherry Cobbler ink. Punch the flower out with the ¾” Circle punch. Place a Rhinestone Basic Jewel in the center of the flower. Next, stamp the just for you sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set onto a ½” x 2” piece of Gumball Green card stock using Gumball Green ink. Using Paper Snips, cut a ¼” horizontal slit in at ¼” on the end of the card stock. Then, cut in from each of the corners of that end to the end of the ¼” slit to make a banner end. Sponge the edges of the banner using Gumball Green ink. Adhere the banner to the mini card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Next, adhere the small flower to the card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Finally, adhere the “friend” tag by layering two Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of one another and then adhere the tag to the card. Your mini card is complete!

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Heat Embossed Ladybug Rock Instructions

Step 1

Wipe the surface of the river rock with the Embossing Buddy. Using VersaMark ink refill and a paintbrush or a VersaMarker, draw lines on the surface of the river rock to outline the wings of the ladybug. Fill in the entire wing area with VersaMark ink.

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Place the rock on a scrap piece of paper and sprinkle Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the entire surface of the rock. Gently lift the rock and tap off the excess embossing powder. Use a dry paint brush to remove any stray particles of embossing powder from the rock.

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Place the rock on a heat-resistant surface (I like to use a marble tile). Using the Heat Tool, heat the embossing powder on the rock until it melts. You will see the surface turn shiny when this occurs.

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Note: It takes a river rock longer to heat up than a piece of card stock, so be patient. Also be EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS once the rock is heated! It will retain heat for quite awhile so do not touch the rock until it cools down or you may burn yourself!

Step 4 Once the rock has cooled, wipe the rock with the Embossing Buddy again. Next, use your paintbrush and VersaMark ink refill or a VersaMarker to draw dots onto the wings of the ladybug. Sprinkle the dots with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and tap off the excess. Repeat the heat embossing process set out in Step 3 so that the black embossing powder melts. Again, let the rock cool before touching it! Once the rock has cooled, attach google eyes to the ladybug using Crystal Effects. You are done with your heat embossed ladybug rock!



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Materials: Stampin’ Up! Supplies: Item # Price (2) 12” x 12” Gumball Green DSP Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill 126855 $2.95

(1) 11” x 4” piece of Gumball Green Card Stock Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad 126861 5.95

(1) 1-½” x 11” Cherry Cobbler Card Stock Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad 126966 5.95

(1) 1-½” x ½” Naturals Ivory Card Stock Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill 119788 2.95

Scraps of Naturals Ivory Card Stock VersaMark Ink Refill 102193 3.95

(1) 3” x 6” Naturals Ivory Card Stock 2012-2014 In Color DSP Stacks 126910 21.95

(1) 1-½” x 3” Gumball Green Card Stock Naturals Ivory 8-½” x 11” Card Stock 101849 7.50

(1) ½” x 2” Gumball Green Card Stock Gumball Green 8-½” x 11” Card Stock 126840 6.95

Cherry Cobbler 8-½” x 11” Card Stock 119685 6.95

Crystal Effects 101055 6.25

Sticky Strip 104294 6.95

Glue Dots 103683 4.95

Gumball Green 3/8” Stitched Satin Ribbon 126848 8.95

6” x 8” Cellophane Bag 102210 4.95

Non-Stampin’ Up! Linen Thread 104199 4.50

3-½” clay pot Pursuit of Happiness Stamp Set – Clear Mount 121970 13.95

White acrylic paint Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set – Wood Mount 117002 37.95

Foam brush Mixed Bunch Stamp Set – Clear Mount 125537 21.95

Potting soil Simply Serif Mini Alphabet Stamp Set 126360 20.95

Burlap fabric Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set – Wood Mount 117002 26.95

Mini stapler Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set – Wood Mount 115370 36.95

River rocks Stamping Sponges 101610 3.50

VersaMarker or small paint brush Decorative Label Punch 120907 16.95

Seed packet of your choice ¾” Circle Punch 119873 12.95

Coffee filter 1” Circle Punch 119868 12.95

Round pencil or Stampin’ Write Marker 1 ¼” Circle Punch 119861 15.95

Google eyes Blossom Punch 125603 16.95

Rhinestone Basic Jewels 119246 4.95

Stampin’ Spritzer 126185 2.95

Stampin’ Dimensionals® 104430 3.95

Multipurpose Liquid Glue 110755 3.95

Craft Scissors 108360 29.95

Paper Snips 103579 9.95

Bone Folder 102300 6.95

Paper-Piercing Tool 126189 3.95

Stampin’ Pierce Mat 126199 4.95

Embossing Buddy 103083 5.95

Heat Tool 129053 29.95

Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder 122949 4.75

Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder 109133 4.75

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