Michele Reynolds
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Christmas To Remember Holiday Pet |
P layful Christmas card using Stampin' Up! products and the hinge step technique with the Stamparatus.
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer and Paper Snips Scissors:
- card from Old Olive Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 3/4" x 5-1/4" of diagonal green stripes design from Sweet Stockings 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
- 1/4" x 5-1/4" from Evening Evergreen Cardstock
- cat with antlers or dog with wreath cut from Sweet Stockings 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper using Paper Snips Scissors
- bird with envelope cut from Sweet Stockings 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper using Paper Snips Scissors
Carefully remove a magnet from the back of the Stamparatus.
Tip: To make it easier to grab the magnets and to help keep them from breaking if they snap together, wrap them in strips of washi tape or masking tape leaving folded over pieces to grab on to.
Place the Stamparatus in front of you with the open sides of the Stamparatus on the left and bottom. Insert one hinged plate into the Stamparatus on the right side so it is in the topmost hinge space. Put the Stamparatus Foam Mat on the base of the Stamparatus. Put a piece of Small Grid Paper on the foam mat on the base of the Stamparatus.
Place the large white rectangle on the base of the Stamparatus so the cardstock is vertical and the top edge is along the top edge of the Stamparatus base and the right edge is along the right edge of the Stamparatus base. Use one magnet along the left side to hold the cardstock in place.
Pick out the "merry christmas" sentiment from the Christmas To Remember Stamp Set. Place the stamp upside down on the cardstock on the Stamparatus base so that it is as close as possible to the top and right edges. Close the plate on the Stamparatus and press firmly so the stamp sticks to the plate. Open the plate.
Ink up the stamp on the plate using the Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad. If you get excess ink on the plate, you can wipe it off with a baby wipe or tissue or the Simply Shammy. Close the plate onto the cardstock on the Stamparatus base and press down firmly. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Remove the plate from the hinges and then reinsert it in the hinges TWO steps down (the top of the plate should be in the 3rd hinge). Leave the cardstock in place. Re-ink the stamp on the plate using the Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad. Stamp. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Remove the plate from the hinges and then reinsert it in the hinges TWO steps down (the top of the plate should be in the 5th hinge). Leave the cardstock in place. Re-ink the stamp on the plate using the Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad. Stamp. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Use the Simply Shammy to clean the ink off the stamp, but leave the stamp in place on the Stamparatus plate.
Remove the plate from the hinges and then reinsert it in the hinges so the top of the plate is in the 2nd hinge. Leave the cardstock in place. Ink up the stamp on the plate using the Old Olive Ink Pad. Stamp. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Old Olive Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Remove the plate from the hinges and then reinsert it in the hinges TWO steps down (the top of the plate should be in the 4th hinge). Leave the cardstock in place. Re-ink the stamp on the plate using the Old Olive Ink Pad. Stamp. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Old Olive Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Remove the stamped white rectangle from the Stamparatus.
As you are ready to stamp using the Sweet Little Stockings Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp. Put a piece of Grid Paper on top of the Mat to protect it from ink.
Mount the set of three tiny stars image from the Sweet Little Stockings Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Bumblebee Ink Pad. Stamp it randomly around on the stamped white rectangle as shown. Remember to re-ink the stamp each time.
Adhere the strip of Sweet Stockings Designer Paper to the left edge of the stamped white rectangle.
Use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the thin strip of Evening Evergreen Cardstock to the stamped white/designer paper rectangle so it covers the seam between the two layers.
Adhere the layered stamped white rectangle/designer paper to the front of the Old Olive card.
If you haven't already done so, use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out the cat with antlers or dog with wreath from the Sweet Stockings 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the cut out cat or dog to the front of the card as shown in the lower right corner..
f you haven't already done so, use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out the bird with envelope from the Sweet Stockings 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the cut out bird to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the strip of Evening Evergreen near the top.