C lean and simple hello card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- 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
- 4" x 4-1/2" from Bumblebee Cardstock
- 3" x 4-1/2" of tiny green leaves and flowers on lighter green background design from Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
- 1/4" x 4" of tiny green leaves and flowers on lighter green background design from Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
Pick out the long, skinny, curved with dots along the edges die from the Curvy Dies. Put it on top of the Bumblebee rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so you will cut off one short edge as close to the edge as possible. Make sure the dots are on the top edge of the die. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick and Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip to remove all the little bits from the die and cardstock. Keep the die out.
Pick out the long, skinny, curved line of tiny leaves and vines die from the Curvy Dies. Put it on top of the cut Bumblebee rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the curve lines up as close as possible to the curve you previously cut and is just below the curve. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick and Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip to remove all the little bits from the die and cardstock. Keep the large Bumblebee piece with a curved line of little leaves cut out of it and throw away the tiny leaf cut outs.
Place the big piece of Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Paper on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, WITHOUT ADHERING, lay the cut Bumblebee cardstock on top of the designer paper. Place the long, skinny, curved with dots along the edges die on top of the designer paper rectangle so you will cut off one short edge as close to the edge as possible. Make sure the dots are on the top edge of the die. Make sure the curves match up. Carefully remove the Bumblebee cardstock. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick and Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip to remove all the little bits from the die and cardstock.
Adhere the Bumblebee cardstock to the designer paper curved piece so the curves line up and about 1/8" of designer paper shows along the top of the Bumblebee layer. Use Paper Snips to cut off excess designer paper on the sides.
As you are ready to stamp using the Quite Curvy Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
WITHOUT ADHERING, lay the designer paper/Bumblebee curved piece on the large white rectangle so the top of the curve on the left is about 1-1/2 from the top of the white rectangle.
Mount the little bird image looking up and to the right from the Quite Curvy Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Saddle Brown StazOn Ink Pad. Stamp it just above the top of the curved designer paper/cardstock on the left side.
Mount the little bird image looking left with his tail up from the Quite Curvy Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Saddle Brown StazOn Ink Pad. Stamp it just above the top of the curved designer paper/cardstock just to the right of the previously stamped bird.
Mount the tiny leaf sprig image from the Quite Curvy Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Old Olive Ink Pad. Stamp it so it appears to be in the beak of the bird on the left.
Remove the designer paper/cardstock curved layer for now.
Squeeze the lid of the Bumblebee Ink Pad to get ink in the lid. Use a Blender Pen to pick up ink from the pad lid and color in the birds' tails, backs, wings, and heads. Remember to stroke in one direction only or the cardstock will tear and pill up. Scribble on Grid Paper when you are done until no more color is coming off the Blender Pen.
Squeeze the lid of the Cinnamon Cider Ink Pad to get ink in the lid. Use a Blender Pen to pick up ink from the pad lid and color in the rest of the birds. Remember to stroke in one direction only or the cardstock will tear and pill up. Scribble on Grid Paper when you are done until no more color is coming off the Blender Pen.
Squeeze the lid of the Old Olive Ink Pad to get ink in the lid. Use a Blender Pen to pick up ink from the pad lid and color in the leaves on the tiny leaf sprig. Remember to stroke in one direction only or the cardstock will tear and pill up. Scribble on Grid Paper when you are done until no more color is coming off the Blender Pen.
Mount the "hello" or "made with love just for you" sentiment from the Quite Curvy Set on an appropriate size block. Ink it up with the Saddle Brown StazOn Ink Pad. Stamp it on the lower right side of the cut, curved Bumblebee piece so it is about 1" below the bottom of the curved leaves cut into the right side.
Adhere the designer paper/Bumblebee curved and stamped layer to the stamped and colored white layer so the curve at the top on the left is just below the birds. Use Paper Snips to trim off any excess Bumblebee cardstock along the bottom edge as needed.
Adhere the thin strip of Ornate Garden Designer Paper just below the stamped sentiment.
Adhere everything to the front of the Old Olive card.