P retty card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from So Saffron Cardstock 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 2 pieces each 4" x 5-1/4" of watercolor wash fading from pink to yellow design on one side and small yellow sea stars scattered over white background on the other side from Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper
- 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" from So Saffron Cardstock
- 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" from Blushing Bride Cardstock
Insert one of the large Sand & Sea Designer Paper rectangles into the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder so the watercolor wash from pink to yellow is face up in the folder (you can see the watercolor wash from pink to yellow and the Stampin' Up! logo on the front of the folder) and the pink end of the paper is near the top of the folder. Place the folder with the designer paper inside on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and run through the machine. Leave the embossing folder out.
Adhere the dry embossed piece of designer paper to the front of the So Saffron card.
Insert the remaining large Sand & Sea Designer Paper rectangle into the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder so the yellow sea stars on white background is face up in the folder (you can see the yellow sea stars and the Stampin' Up! logo on the front of the folder). Place the folder with the designer paper inside on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and run through the machine.
Pick out the large, detailed shells and seaweed die from the Seaside Seashells Dies. Put it on top of the dry embossed yellow sea stars designer paper piece on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the dry embossed images are centered in the corresponding areas of the die. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces if needed.
Use Paper Snips as needed to cut the small conch and small scallop with seaweed dry embossed pieces (upper right corner) loose from the rest of the die cut.
Tip: Save the remaining dry embossed shell pieces to use on another project.
Unlock the 2-1/4" Circle Punch. Punch out a circle from the strip of So Saffron Cardstock.
Unlock the 2" Circle Punch. Punch out a circle from the strip of Blushing Bride Cardstock.
As you are ready to stamp using the Friends Are Like Seashells Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
Mount the small, more open cockle shell image from the Friends Are Like Seashells Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Blushing Bride Ink Pad. Stamp it on the left side of the Blushing Bride circle in the center.
Mount the "for you" sentiment from the Friends Are Like Seashells Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad. Stamp it on the left side of the Blushing Bride circle in the center so it overlaps the right side of the shell image in the center.
Adhere the stamped Blushing Bride circle to the center of the So Saffron circle punch out.
Adhere the matted circle punch outs to the left side of the card front so they are about 1/2" from the left edge and about 3/4" from the bottom edge.
Adhere the cut out shells and seaweed dry embossed pieces to the card front so they overlap the right side of the matted circles.
Remove a Flirty Flamingo conch shell sticker and a So Saffron sea star (starfish) sticker from sheets of Seaside Shells. Adhere them to the front of the card as shown.
Cut a 24" piece of the Blushing Bride Twine from the Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack.
Fold the twine in thirds. Tie a small bow in the center of the folded twine. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the twine bow to the front of the card as shown.