Woven Melon Mambo Card

This is a card I sent to Stampin’ Up! last June for one of the monthly design contests they have for Demonstrators. I’d saved it to post later, and just re-discovered it!

I really love this card because of the bright colors – Apricot Appeal and Melon Mambo, and the black gingham ribbon adds a sweet and edgy touch to the card.

The weaving isn’t as difficult as it looks – the trick is to get it set up correctly at the beginning. Here is what I did:

• Position a 4 1/2” x 5 1/2” piece of Melon Mambo with the long edge at the top. Use Dotto to keep paper in place.
• Using a ruler, draw a line parallel to the top of the card, 1/4” from the edge. Repeat from the bottom. These two lines will tell you where to start and stop cutting in the next step.
• Starting 1/2” from the left, use the Hobby Blade to cut a line from the top to the bottom line, using the ruler to guide you.
• Repeat every 1/4” until you are 1/2” from the right side of the card. Now you have a “loom” in which to weave.
• Cut eleven (11) 1/4” x 4” strips of Apricot Appeal. Weave these in and out of the “loom” created in the Melon Mambo card stock. Continue until you can’t fit any more strips. No need for adhesive; they will hold tight in the “loom”. You may need to push up the strips as you work.

Recipe:

• Stamps: The More the Merrier
• Paper: Melon Mambo, Apricot Appeal, Basic Black
• Ink: Basic Black
• Accessories: Whisper White 1/4” Grosgrain, Black Gingham Ribbon,
• Adhesives: Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL, Dotto
• Tools: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Hobby Blade, Craft & Paper Scissors, ruler