A thank you card showcasing a mix of new Stampin' Up! products from the Occasions Catalog and older products from the annual catalog.
Project Recipe
Cut card stock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Cucumber Crush Card Stock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from bunches of flowers and dots on navy background design of paper from Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper
- 3-1/8" square from Daffodil Delight Card Stock
- 3" square from Cucumber Crush Card Stock
- 2-1/2" square from Whisper White Card Stock
- small scrap of Whisper White Card Stock
- small scrap of Daffodil Delight Card Stock
Cut a 6-1/2" piece of Cucumber Crush 5/8" Mini Striped Ribbon. Lay the ribbon across the designer paper rectangle so it is about 1" up from the bottom. Flip the designer paper rectangle over and fold the ends of the ribbons over. Adhere them in place with pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive across the ends. Do not put adhesive under the ribbon on the front of the designer paper or you won't be able to tie on the extra piece of ribbon.
Add SNAIL to the back of the designer paper and remove the protective backing from the Tear & Tape Adhesive strips. Adhere the designer paper to the front of the Cucumber Crush card.
Pick out the curved line of tiny butterflies thinlit from the Timeless Tags Thinlits. Place the Cucumber Crush square on the Precision Base Plate on top of the Platform on your Big Shot. Place the butterflies thinlit on the card stock so it is centered top to bottom and about 1/4" in from the right side. Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Use the Die Brush to remove the tiny pieces from the thinlit.
Pick out the embossing folder with the two arches of flowers and leaves from the Floral Affection Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. Place the Cucumber Crush square with the butterflies cut out into the folder so it is centered. 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.
Adhere the cut and embossed Cucumber Crush square to the Daffodil Delight square. Then, adhere the squares to the card front on the right side using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Cut a 4-1/2" piece of Cucumber Crush 5/8" Mini Striped Ribbon. Slide one end under the ribbon showing on the left side of the card. Tie the ribbon on using a half knot. Trim the ends.
Mount the dotted circle image from the That's the Tag Photopolymer Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Cucumber Crush Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the white square.
Mount taller sentiment of choice from the That's the Tag Photopolymer Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Night of Navy Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the dotted circle.
Unlock the 1-3/4" Circle Punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the stamped circle into the punch and get it centered in the punching area. Punch.
Adhere the circle to the Cucumber Crush square to the left of the cut out butterflies.
Mount the flower with three leaves image from the That's the Tag Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Basic Black Archival Ink Pad. Stamp it on the scrap of Whisper White Card Stock.
Pick out the flower with three leaves thinlit from the Timeless Tags Thinlits. Place the stamped flower and leaves image on the Cutting Pad on top of the Magnetic Platform on your Big Shot. Place the flower and leaves thinlit over the stamped flower and leaves image so it is centered. Place the other Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Use the Watermelon Wonder Marker to color in the petals of the flower. Use the Daffodil Delight Marker to color in the center of the flower. Use the Cucumber Crush and Mint Macaron Markers to color in the leaves.
Use Paper Snips to cut a tiny piece off the edge of a sheet of Stampin' Dimensionals. Adhere the piece of dimensional to the back of the colored flower. Remove the protective backing and adhere the flower to the bottom left side of the sentiment circle.
Pick out the curved line of tiny butterflies thinlit from the Timeless Tags Thinlits again. Place the Daffodil Delight scrap on the Precision Base Plate on top of the Platform on your Big Shot. Place the butterflies thinlit on the card stock. Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Use the Die Brush to remove the tiny pieces from the thinlit. Pick out one of the tiny yellow butterflies.
Fold the wings of the butterfly up slightly. Put a tiny drop of Fine-Tip Glue Pen on the back of one of the wings. Adhere the butterfly to the left side of the sentiment circle over the flower image.