P retty thank you card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, glimmer paper, and Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Real Red and Garden Green Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Garden Green and Basic White Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Basic White and Real Red Cardstock
- 2-3/4" x 3" of Real Red and white glimmer paper from Real Red & White 6" x 6" Glimmer Paper
- 3" square from Real Red and Basic White Cardstock
- 3" square of Real Red and white glimmer paper from Real Red & White 6" x 6" Glimmer Paper
- 2 pieces each 2-7/8" square from Adhesive Sheets
- 1-1/4" square of Real Red and white glimmer paper from Real Red & White 6" x 6" Glimmer Paper
- 2 pieces each 2" x 3-1/2" from Garden Green Cardstock
- 2 pieces each 1" x 2" from Garden Green Cardstock
Pick out the large, detailed grouping of flowers die from the Poppy Moments Dies. Put it on top of the large Basic White rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is in the upper left corner of the horizontal rectangle. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces. Repeat with the large Real Red rectangle but put the die in the lower right corner of the horizontal rectangle.
Mount the "thank you" sentiment from the Peaceful Moments Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp it in the lower right corner on the horizontal white rectangle (opposite the flower cut out corner). Clean the stamp using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and/or Simply Shammy, but leave it on the block. Re-ink the stamp with the Garden Green Ink Pad. Stamp it in the upper left corner on the horizontal red rectangle (opposite the flower cut out corner).
Use Stampin' Seal and Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the stamped white rectangle with the flowers cut out of one corner over the top of the 2-3/4" x 3" piece of Real Red glimmer paper so the glimmer paper shows through the cuts in the cardstock. Repeat with the stamped red rectangle over the top of the 2-3/4" x 3" piece of white glimmer paper.
Adhere the stamped and layered white rectangle to the center of the Garden Green rectangle and then to the front of the Real Red card. Adhere the stamped and layered red rectangle to the center of the white rectangle and then to the front of the Garden Green card.
Pick out the large, open flower die from the Poppy Moments Dies. Put it on top of the 3" Real Red square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Repeat with the 3" white square.
One at a time, peel the protective backings off of the 3" Adhesive Sheets squares. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets squares to the non-glittery side of the 3" Real Red and white glimmer paper squares. Be sure to leave the other protective backings in place for now.
Pick out the large, detailed flower die from the Poppy Moments Dies. Put it on top of the Real Red glimmer paper square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the glimmer side of the paper is face up. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces. KEEP ALL THE PIECES! Repeat with the white glimmer paper square.
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the red detailed glimmer paper flower cut out and adhere it to the red solid flower cut out. Repeat with the white detailed glimmer paper flower cut out and adhere it to the white solid flower cut out.
One at a time, remove the protective backings from the solid white glimmer paper petals and adhere them inside the correct cut out areas of the red glimmer paper flower. Repeat with the red glimmer paper petals adhered inside the white glimmer paper flower.
Adhere the red outlined, white petal glimmer paper flower to the front of the red card so the flower is just above the stamped sentiment in the lower right corner and overlaps the white flower cut outs in the upper left corner. Adhere the white outlined, red petal glimmer paper flower to the front of the green card so the flower is just below the stamped sentiment in the upper left corner and overlaps the red flower cut outs in the lower right corner.
Tip: Don't get adhesive too close to the edges of the flower so you can tuck the leaf cut outs underneath in later steps.
Pick out the single, open leaf die from the Poppy Moments Dies. Put it on top of one of the smaller Garden Green strips on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces. Repeat with the other smaller Garden Green strip.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere one of the small, open leaf cut outs to the front of the red card so it peeks out from behind the flower in the upper right corner. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the other small, open leaf cut out to the front of the green card so it peeks out from behind the flower in the lower left corner.
Pick out the large, multi-leaf stem die from the Poppy Moments Dies. Put it on top of one of the longer Garden Green strips on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces. Repeat with the other longer Garden Green strip.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere one of the large, multi-leaf stem cut outs to the front of the red card so it peeks out from behind the flower on the lower left side and runs under the white flower cut outs. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the other large, multi-leaf stem cut out to the front of the green card so it peeks out from behind the flower on the upper right side and runs over the red flower cut outs.
Pick out the largest spiky flower center die from the Poppy Moments Dies. Put it on top of the small white glimmer paper square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces. Repeat with the small red glimmer paper square.
Use a Mini Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the white glimmer paper flower center cut out to the center of the flower on the red card. Use a Mini Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the red glimmer paper flower center cut out to the center of the flower on the green card.
Cut 2 pieces each 3" long of the Garden Green ribbon from the Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" Ribbon Combo Pack.
Tie a half knot in the center of each ribbon piece. Trim the ends.
Use Mini Glue Dots to adhere the ribbon knots to the fronts of the cards as shown.
Gently squeeze the Real Red enamel from the Pearlized Enamel Effects Basics to add some color to the centers of the white flower cut outs and to the center of the spiky flower center on the red card as shown. Set aside to allow to dry thoroughly. Repeat with the green card, but use the white enamel.