When it's all about adventure, here's a neat project that is creatively original!

Materials needed:

• Blue/Green Cardstock (Paper Reflections Full Spectrum Color Line-Blue/Green Hue from Palette Scrap Pack)
• Paper (Stripes, Scrappin' Creations Power Pad; Europe Map, Wubie Prints)
• Bon Voyage image (Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Cuts, Adventures & Travel)
• Stamp punch (McGill Craftivity Punch, Stacking Square 1 9/16" Stamp)
• Fonts (Postage Stamp, Dixie's Delights; Caeldera)
• Kreinik 1/16" Ribbon 150V Vintage Amber
• Kreinik #12 Braid 152V Vintage Sienna, 002 Gold
• 1/8" roll of Treasure Tape
• Treasure Tape Shapes- Circles

Finished Size: 4.75 x 5.5"

Instructions:

1. First begin assembling your postcard.  Mount your two backing pieces of cardstock.  Punch your striped stamp and punch out a stamp shape from your map print.  Print your text on cream paper using the Caeldera font and print your postmark using Postage Stamp.
2. Lay down strips of the 1/8" treasure tape in rows at the top right of your postcard.  Peel back the red liner. Using the Vintage Amber Ribbon, lay down a stripe along the center of each piece of tape.  Cover the remaining edges of each strip with #12 braid in color 152V Vintage Sienna. Continue assembling your card, overlapping the ends of the stripes.
3. Apply strips of Treasure Trim around border of card.  Peel back red liner from each strip and embellish with Vintage Amber Ribbon and Vintage Sienna and Gold Braid.
4. Peel one small circle off sheet of Tape Shapes and apply to card. Peel back the red liner and center circular stamp shape on the tape.Embellish remaining tape area with Vintage Sienna Braid.

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