Stamp With Shel- Monochrome Monday Challenge...two cards ant two tutorials!

Happy Monday Stampers!

Today's Monochrome Monday Challenge is Sweet Sorbet! 

Here are our cards: 

First up is this gorgeous card made by Carole: 

What I love:  

1.  She used the sketch and tutorial I taught in last Tuesday's Creative Sketches With Shel.  

I love it when I know that I am giving you content that is of value to you 😍

2.  The mixed shapes of her tags

3.  The peekaboo ribbon adds just a tich of sparkle that coordinates beautifully with the rhinestones. 

In case you are interested here is the sketch and measurements from last Tuesday's Live: 

And here is my card: 

I used the Sending Smiles bundle from the annual catalog and made a Peekaboo Corner Fold card. 

How You Can Make It: 

Supplies: 

Sending Smiles Bundle

Sweet Sorbet card stock

Basic White card stock

Sweet Sorbet DSP

Sweet Sorbet ink pad

Measurements: 

Card Base: Sweet Sorbet: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4

Card Liner: Basic White: 4 x 5 1/4

Front Mat: Basic White: 4 x 5 1/4

DSP: (In Color DSP): 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 

DSP: for triangle: 1 5/8 x 3 5/8

Stamped Flowers and tag: Basic White: 4 x 5 1/2

Tag Mat: Sweet Sorbet: scrap

Tag Mat: Basic White: 4x 1 1/2

Instructions: 

1.  Fold the card base on the score line and burnish it flat. 

2.  Add a basic white liner to the inside panel of the card. 

3. On the front of the card measure down from the top 2 inches and put a tick mark. 

4. Score from the center fold to the tick mark.

5.  Now take the Basic White mat layer over the card front with a smaller border on the top edge (1/8")

6.  On the white layer mark a little above the tick mark on the card base on the right side and mark a little bit in from the score line on the left side. Now line up the tick marks in the track of your paper trimmer and cut off the triangle. 

7.  Repeat the same process as above using the white cardstock and the DSP. 

8.  Take the small rectangle of DSP and cut it in half diagonally from the top right to the bottom left. 

9.  Now you have all your pieces to assemble the front of your card. ...glue them together

10.  Glue the flap to the front of the card. 

11.  Stamp and die cut flowers and greetings. 

12.  Add greetings to the panel and then attach them to the card front. 

12.  Add a flower to the inside panel of the card for a bit of interest.