I’ve been thinking of a spa day lately and relaxing in general. Did you know that August 15th is Relaxation Day! Who doesn’t love to relax! I don’t even need the day to be set aside as Relaxation Day to relax! The irony of this is that on August 15th I was in no place to actually relax. We were anxiously getting my son supplied and packed up for his freshman year at college and leaving the next day for an impromptu family trip to Chicago the weekend before we drove him down to start his college days at Ohio University. Now that that is all behind me I think it’s time to schedule a massage! My favorite way to relax is with a massage. My recent favorite place to be pampered is RG Foot Spa in Twinsburg, Ohio! They give the absolutely best massage of your feet, legs, and even back and arms! My day to day form of relaxation takes place in my craft room! I often say that stamping in a form of therapy for me. Knowing when I need to set aside time to relax is easy the hard part is actually setting aside the time!
Who in your life needs to be encouraged to set aside time for themselves? Would they be more likely to do it if you invited them to relax with you? Perhaps for you it is setting aside time to talk over a glass of wine and some cheese or maybe a cup of coffee and a pastry? Maybe a hike or a bike ride is more your style. Here is a card I’ve created to send to two friends to invite them to come to RG Foot Spa and enjoy a morning of relaxation!
Ingredients:
Whisper White Card Stock 2 1/4 x 3 inches and a scrap piece for a sentiment
Pool Party Card Stock card base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
Old Olive Card Stock 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches (bottom layer for the Whisper White)
Basic Black Card Stock 1 inch x 5 1/2 inches
Stampin’ Dimensionals
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Instructions:
- Cut a card base from Balmy Blue 8 1/2 x 11 inch card stock. Cut to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Score at 4 /14.
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Cut a piece of Whisper White to 2 1/4 x 3 inches to use for the stamped image of the name relaxing in the chair.
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Begin coloring in the image beginning with the shorts in Light Pool Party Blends marker.
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Color the chair in Light and Dark Bermuda Bay Blends. Begin with the Light Bermuda Bay Blends on the chair and then highlight the chair with the Dark Bermuda Bay.
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Next color in the shirt in Light and Dark Old Olive Blends. Again, start with the Light Old Olive and highlight with Dark Old Olive.
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Color the ground with Light and Dark Crumb Cake.
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Next, color the hat with Dark Crumb Cake and Bronze blends. Start with the Dark Crumb Cake and highlight with the Bronze.
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Layer the completely colored image on to a piece of Old
Olive card stock to 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
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Layer a piece of Basic Black card stock that measures 5 1/2 inches by 1 inch onto the Pool Party card base.
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Add the Old Olive and colored image layer to the right hand side of the card over the black layer. It should be positioned about 1/4 of an inch from the right side of the card and toward the top.
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Stamp the Relax Your Way sentiment onto a piece of scrap Whisper White (needs to be at least 3 inches by 1 inch).
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Use the larger label die from the Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies. Place the label over the sentiment so that it is centered. Run through a die cutting machine. Tip: I use a Post- It Note to secure the die over the stamped image just in case it might move.
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Adhere the sentiment on top of the Basic Black layer to the left of the colored image.
