T ropical birthday card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, designer paper, and Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Garden Green Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Coastal Cabana Cardstock
- 2" x 4" from Crumb Cake Cardstock
- 2-1/4" x 4" from Garden Green Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" of light blue batik diamonds pattern on dark green background design from Enjoy The Journey 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, cut so the lines in the pattern are horizontal on the horizontal rectangle
- 1" x 5-3/4" from Coastal Cabana Cardstock
- 7/8" x 5-5/8" from Adhesive Sheets
- 2-1/2" x 4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-3/4" square from Basic White Cardstock
As you are ready to stamp using the Sweet Citrus 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 sentiment of choice from the Paradise Palms or Sweet Citrus Set on an appropriate size block. Ink it up with the Garden Green Ink Pad. Stamp it in the upper right corner of the large, horizontal Coastal Cabana rectangle. Make sure to leave room on the left side of the rectangle for the palm trees.
Mount the larger, fuller palm tree fronds top image from the Paradise Palms Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Garden Green Ink Pad. Stamp it on one side of the Garden Green rectangle.
Mount the smaller, sparser palm tree fronds top image from the Paradise Palms Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Garden Green Ink Pad. Stamp it on the other side of the Garden Green rectangle.
Pick out the matching palm tree tops dies from the Palms Dies. Put them on top of stamped palm tree tops images on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the images are centered in the dies. Make sure the dies do NOT overlap. Run through the machine.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the palm tree tops cut outs to left side of the horizontal, stamped Coastal Cabana rectangle so they overlap each other a bit and are as close to the top and left edges of the rectangle as possible.
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 on one side of the Crumb Cake rectangle.
Mount the straighter palm tree trunk image from the Paradise Palms Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Crumb Cake Ink Pad. Stamp it on the other side of the Crumb Cake rectangle.
Pick out the matching palm tree trunk dies from the Palms Dies. Put them on top of stamped palm tree trunk images on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the images are centered in the dies. Make sure the dies do NOT overlap. 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 palm tree trunk cut outs to the Coastal Cabana rectangle so the tops are hidden under the palm tree tops cut outs. Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut off any excess palm tree trunks along the bottom of the Coastal Cabana rectangle.
Adhere the strip of Enjoy The Journey Designer Paper to the bottom of the stamped Coastal Cabana rectangle so it covers the bottoms of the tree trunk cut outs.
Peel the protective backing off of the Adhesive Sheets strip. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets strip to one side of the skinny Coastal Cabana strip. Be sure to leave the other protective backing in place for now.
Pick out the long, skinny floral squares die from the Palms Dies. Put it on top of the Coastal Cabana strip on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the Coastal Cabana (blue) side is face up. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool and the die brush tip on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the floral squares strip cut out. Adhere it to the center of the designer paper along the bottom of the Coastal Cabana rectangle. Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut off any excess cardstock on the left and right edges.
Adhere the stamped and layered Coastal Cabana rectangle to the front of the Garden Green card.
Mount the image which is all connected together and has 2 outline citrus fruits, one outline citrus slice, and one solid lemon/lime shape from the Sweet Citrus Set on Block E. Ink it up with the Soft Suede Ink Pad so you ink up the outline citrus fruits. Stamp it in the center of the large Basic White rectangle so you get the outlined fruits. Don't worry if the solid lemon/lime image and citrus slice don't get fully stamped, you aren't using them on this card.
Pick out the matching set of 4 citrus fruits die from the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder. Put it on top of the stamped images on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the images are centered in the die. Run through the machine. Remember, you only need the two images, you don't need the whole lemon/lime or the citrus slice.
Place the coconut cut outs 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 Light and Dark Gray Granite Stampin' Blends to color in the centers of the coconut cut outs.
Use the Color Lifter Stampin' Blends to blend the colors together, remove excess color, and soften the edges.
Adhere the larger, circle coconut cut out to the front of the card on the right side as shown.
Adhere the half coconut cut out to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the large circle coconut a bit on the left side.
Mount the set of three small flowers in a bunch image from the Sweet Citrus Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Calypso Coral Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the small white square.
Pick out one of the matching sets of three small flowers dies from the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder. Put it on top of the stamped flowers image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the flowers are centered in the die openings. Run through the machine.
Uses Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the flower cut outs to the front of the card as shown so they overlap the coconuts a bit.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 3 different size Balmy Blue sequins from the sheet of Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins making sure you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them in a rough triangle in the top right corner of the card front around the sentiment as shown.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 1 large and 2 small Petal Pink sequins from the sheet of Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins making sure you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere the large one to the center of the large flower cut out on the card front and the two small ones to the centers of the two small flower cut outs on the card front.