Michele Reynolds
http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/ michelerey@aol.com |
Lift Me Up Hot Air Balloon Celebration |
B irthday card for my younger son using Stampin' Up! products.
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Cut card stock pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Pool Party Card Stock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Bermuda Bay Card Stock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Whisper White Card Stock
- 2-1/4" x 3" from Bermuda Bay Card Stock
- 1-1/2" x 2" from Whisper White Card Stock
- 1-1/4" square from Pool Party Card Stock
Place the large Whisper White rectangle into the Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders folder that reads "celebrate." Make sure you can read the word "celebrate" and the bottom of the word will be about 1/2" from the bottom of the rectangle and the final "e" will be on the right edge. Place the folder with the card stock inside on top of a Cutting Pad on your Big Shot Platform at the lowest possible setting. Place another Cutting Pad on top of the folder and run through the Big Shot. These folders give you a debossed image.
Place the Watercolor Wash stamp on your work surface with the rubber facing up. Open the Pool Party Ink Pad and press it all over the stamp to get it completely inked up. Leave the inky stamp face up on your work surface.
Place the debossed large white rectangle upside down on the Watercolor Wash stamp. Place a piece of scratch paper on top and rub all over with your hands. The scratch paper will keep ink from getting all over your fingers. If desired, ink up the Watercolor Wash stamp again in the same way and place the card stock on again to get ink on any uninked areas.
Adhere the debossed, stamped white layer to the large Bermuda Bay layer and then to the front of the Pool Party card.
Mount the larger hot air balloon image from the Lift Me Up Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Island Indigo Ink Pad. Stamp it on the smaller Bermuda Bay rectangle.
Pick out the larger solid hot air balloon framelit from the Up & Away Thinlits. Place the stamped Bermuda Bay rectangle on the Cutting Pad on top of your Magnetic Platform on your Big Shot. Place the hot air balloon framelit on top of the stamped balloon image. Place the other Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Mount the smaller hot air balloon image from the Lift Me Up Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Bermuda Bay Ink Pad. Stamp in the center of the small rectangle of Whisper White Card Stock.
Pick out the smaller solid hot air balloon framelit from the Up & Away Thinlits. Place the stamped Whisper White rectangle on the Cutting Pad on top of your Magnetic Platform on your Big Shot. Place the hot air balloon framelit on top of the stamped balloon image. Place the other Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Mount the love heart image from the Lift Me Up Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Bermuda Bay Ink Pad. Stamp in the center of the small square of Pool Party Card Stock.
Pick out the heart framelit from the Up & Away Thinlits. Place the stamped Pool Party square on the Cutting Pad on top of your Magnetic Platform on your Big Shot. Place the heart framelit on top of the stamped heart image. Place the other Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Pick out a large outline heart from the Sending Love Embellishments. Press the heart down onto the Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Pad. Carefully pick up the inked up heart and place it on a work surface inky side up. Sprinkle on some White Stampin' Emboss Powder. Carefully pick up the heart and tap off excess powder.
Place the heart with the embossing powder on top on a heat resistant surface (I use a tile coaster). Use a Paper-Piercing Tool to hold the heart still while you heat the powder until it is melted using a Heat Tool.
Place the embossed heart embellishment on top of the large hot air balloon image so it covers the basket. Use a pencil to lightly trace the top of the heart onto the balloon image. Remove the heart embellishment and use Paper Snips to trim off the basket following the pencil lines.
Adhere the love heart cut out just above and to the left of the word celebrate using SNAIL.
Lightly squeeze Multipurpose Liquid Glue onto the back of the embossed heart embellishment using the fine tip. Adhere the heart embellishment over the love heart cut out.
Adhere the large hot air balloon image to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals so the cut end fits into the top of the heart embellishment.
Tie a small bow in a piece of Bermuda Bay 1/8" Stitched Ribbon. Trim off the ends. Adhere the bow to the large hot air balloon just above the heart embellishment using Mini Glue Dots.
Adhere the small hot air balloon to the card front using SNAIL so it is tucked under the right edge of the large balloon.