Michele Reynolds
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Stellar Birthday EVA Celebration |
F un spinner card perfect for a celebration using Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Night Of Navy Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" from Night Of Navy Cardstock
- 4" square from Basic White Cardstock
- 2-1/4" x 2-3/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 2-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 1-3/4" from Daffodil Delight Cardstock
Pick out the large rectangle with a notch on one side and a tiny hole in the center die from the Give It A Whirl Dies. Put it on top of the Night Of Navy rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
Pick out the fan shape with a tiny hole at the bottom die from the Give It A Whirl Dies. Put it on top of the die cut Night Of Navy rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the hole in the die lines up with the hole in the cardstock and the fan shape is off to the left side a bit. Run through the machine.
Pick out the large, scalloped edge circle with a tiny hole in the center die from the Give It A Whirl Dies. Put it on top of the large Basic White square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
WITHOUT ADHERING, lay the die cut Night Of Navy rectangle on the white scalloped circle cut out so the holes in the centers line up and a bit of the edge of the scalloped circle shows in the notch on the upper right side of the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out.
Mount the "celebrating you is a blast" sentiment from the Stellar Birthday Set on Block H. Ink up only the words "celebrating you" using the side of the brush tip of the Night Of Navy Marker. Breathe on the stamp to moisten the ink and then stamp the words onto the white circle through the fan shaped cut out in the Night Of Navy rectangle. Stamp as close to the top of the fan shaped cut out as you can. Clean the stamp using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist and/or Simply Shammy, but leave the stamp on the block.
Ink up only the words "is a blast" on the sentiment on Block H using the side of the brush tip of the Night Of Navy Marker. Breathe on the stamp to moisten the ink and then stamp the words onto the white circle through the fan shaped cut out in the Night Of Navy rectangle. Stamp as close to the previously stamped sentiment as you can so the words are centered just below the previously stamped sentiment.
Rotate the white scalloped circle die under the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out so a clean area shows through the fan shaped cut out. Make sure the holes in both pieces still line up.
Mount the "You're Out Of This World" sentiment from the Stellar Birthday Set on Block B. Ink it up using the Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp the words onto the white circle through the fan shaped cut out in the Night Of Navy rectangle.
Rotate the white scalloped circle die under the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out so a clean area shows through the fan shaped cut out. Make sure the holes in both pieces still line up.
Mount the "There's No One Like You..." sentiment from the Stellar Birthday Set on Block B. Ink it up using the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad. Stamp the words onto the white circle through the fan shaped cut out in the Night Of Navy rectangle.
Set the stamped white circle cut out aside for now.
Place the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out on some Grid Paper to protect your work surface.
Rub a Blending Brush across the open, inked up white Craft Ink Pad to get it inky. Lightly rub the inky Blending Brush over the the entire Night Of Navy rectangle cut out piece. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed. Let the color go off the edges of the cardstock.
Tip: I just clean my Blending Brushes when I'm done using them by running them under water until no more color is coming off. Then, I let them air dry. They may be stained, but they are clean enough to use with any color of ink in the future.
Squeeze the Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush to get lots of ink on the brush tip. Hold the brush tip horizontally over the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out and tap the brush sharply to make dots of glittery ink splatter onto the cardstock. Repeat until you have the coverage you want. Set the cardstock aside to allow it to dry.
Tip: The closer you hold the brush to the cardstock, the larger the splatters will be.
Mount the girl or boy astronaut image from the Stellar Birthday Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the larger white rectangle.
Mount the rocket image from the Stellar Birthday Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the smaller white rectangle.
Put the stamped astronaut and rocket images on some Grid Paper to protect your work surface. You need to make sure that you protect your work surface with paper as the Stampin' Blends Markers do bleed through.
Use the Ivory Stampin' Blends to color in the astronaut's face.
Use the Bronze Stampin' Blends to color in the astronaut's hair and eye balls.
If you stamped the boy astronaut, use the Light Real Red Stampin' Blends to color in his tongue.
Use the Light and Dark Real Red Stampin' Blends to color in the astronaut's gloves and boot soles.
Use the Light and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends to color in the astronaut's belt buckles, star patch, and fittings on the side of the helmet.
Use the Light and Dark Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends to color in the astronaut's belt, boots, and helmet collar.
Use the Color Lifter Stampin' Blends as needed to remove excess color.
Use the Light and Dark Real Red Stampin' Blends to color in the rocket's fins and stripes.
Use the Light and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends to color in the circle around the port hole and the flames.
Use the Light and Dark Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends to color in the rest of the rocket.
Leave the port hole white for now.
Use the Light Real Red Stampin' Blends to add some red to the center of the flames.
Use the Color Lifter Stampin' Blends as needed to remove excess color.
Use the Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush to paint shimmer onto the port hole of the rocket.
Use Paper Snips to cut out the colored astronaut and rocket images by hand.
Pick out a large, square brad of either color from the Round & Square Brads.
Lay the blended and splattered Night Of Navy rectangle cut out on top of the stamped white scalloped circle cut out so the holes line up. Insert the prongs of the brad through the holes and flatten them on the back side of the rectangle/circle cut outs.
Put Stampin' Dimensionals all over the back of the layered rectangle cut out making sure that none are too close to the scalloped circle cut out. Remove the protective backings and put another Stampin' Dimensional on top of each dimensional already in place. Remove the protective backings and adhere the layered rectangle/circle cut outs to the front of the Night Of Navy card. Give the spinner wheel a turn to make sure it spins smoothly.
Pick out one of the sets of three small stars dies from the Give It A Whirl Dies. Put it on top of the Daffodil Delight rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
Put a Mini Glue Dot on the head of the brad on the card front. Adhere the large star cut out to the brad.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the small star cut out to the front of the card in the upper left corner of the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out.
Use a Mini Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the medium star cut out to the front of the card in the lower left corner of the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out.
Cut a 4-1/2" piece of the silver trim from the Simply Elegant Trim.
Use a Stampin' Dimensional to adhere one end of the silver trim to the back of the rocket ship cut out near the center so the trim will hang down below the rocket.
Use more Dimensionals to adhere the rocket ship cut out to the front of the card so it just overlaps the top right corner of the fan shaped cut out in the Night Of Navy rectangle cut out. Make sure NO adhesive gets onto the white scalloped circle or the spinner will not spin!
Use a Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the other end of the silver trim to the back of the astronaut cut out so it goes in near the upper shoulder of the astronaut.
Use more Dimensionals to adhere the astronaut cut out to the front of the card near the center but just below the large star attached to the brad. Make sure to leave some slack in the silver trim.
Make the silver trim loop between the rocket and the astronaut closer to the astronaut. Use a Mini Glue Dot to hold the loop in place.