Michele Reynolds
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Paradise Palms Beach Camper Birthday |
S ummer birthday card using Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Bermuda Bay Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Coastal Cabana Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 5-1/4"" from Crumb Cake Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 3" from Bermuda Bay Cardstock
- 2" square from Soft Succulent Cardstock
- 1" x 3-1/2" from Crumb Cake Cardstock
- 2" x 3" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 2-3/4" from Bermuda Bay Cardstock
- 1" x 2-1/4" from Polished Pink Cardstock
- 1" square from Crumb Cake Cardstock
Mount the "birthday" or "retirement" sentiment from the Paradise Palms Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Bermuda Bay Ink Pad. Stamp it in the upper right corner of the horizontal Coastal Cabana rectangle.
Use your fingers to tear the 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" Crumb Cake strip lengthwise so it is slightly higher on the left side and slopes down toward the right side.
Mount the grass image from the Paradise Palms Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Soft Succulent Ink Pad. Stamp it along the bottom left side of the torn Crumb Cake piece so the bottoms of the grass go off the bottom edges. Stamp again without re-inking by moving the stamp over and down a tiny amount.
Adhere the torn and stamped Crumb Cake piece to the bottom of the stamped Coastal Cabana rectangle. Don't put too much adhesive along the top right edge since you need to tuck the torn water strip under it in a later step. Use Paper Snips Scissors to trim off any excess Crumb Cake cardstock along the edges.
Use your fingers to tear the 1-1/2" x 3" Bermuda Bay strip in half lengthwise.
Adhere the torn Bermuda Bay strip to the right side of the Coastal Cabana rectangle so it tucks under the top edge of the torn Crumb Cake strip. Use Paper Snips Scissors to trim off excess Bermuda Bay cardstock as needed.
Adhere the stamped and layered Coastal Cabana rectangle to the front of the Bermuda Bay card.
Mount the slightly curved palm tree trunk image from the Paradise Palms Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Crumb Cake Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the 1" x 3-1/2" Crumb Cake rectangle.
Pick out the matching palm tree trunk die from the Palms Dies. Put it on top of stamped palm tree trunk image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the image is centered in the die. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the piece if needed.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the palm tree trunk cut out to the front of the card on the left side as shown.
Mount the larger, fuller palm tree fronds top image from the Paradise Palms Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Soft Succulent Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the Soft Succulent square.
Pick out the matching palm tree top die from the Palms Dies. Put it on top of stamped palm tree top image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the image is centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Adhere the palm tree top cut out to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals so it is centered over the top of the palm tree trunk cut out as shown.
Pick out the camper die from the Tree Lot Dies. Put it on top of the white rectangle 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 if needed.
Pick out the combined camper top and siding die from the Tree Lot Dies. Put it on top of the 1-1/4" x 2-3/4" Bermuda Bay strip 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 if needed.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the blue camper top piece die cut to the top of the white camper cut out and the blue camper siding piece die cut to the bottom of the white camper cut out.
Pick out the pennant banner die from the Tree Lot Dies. Put it on top of the Polished Pink strip 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.
Put tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen on the back of the leftmost and rightmost pennants on the banner cut out and adhere the pennant banner to the layered camper cut out as shown.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the layered camper cut out in place as shown. Make sure you leave space below the camper to add the board steps in a later step.
Pick out the set of three small board steps die from the Tree Lot Dies. Put it on top of the small Crumb Cake 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 if needed.
Cut a really thin strip of Dimensionals from the edge of one of the Dimensionals sheets using Paper Snips Scissors. Put the thin piece of Dimensionals on the back of the largest board step. Adhere the board step to the front of the card just below the door on the bottom of the camper cut out.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the other board steps in place below the larger step as you have room for them.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 3 different colors and shapes from a sheet of Faux Sea Glass Shapes making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the front of the card around the bottom of the trailer hitch as shown.