B irthday card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Cajun Craze Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Evening Evergreen Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Soft Succulent Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 5-1/8" of orange tiger stripes design from In The Wild 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
- 1" x 5-1/8" from Very Vanilla Cardstock
- 2-1/4" x 3" from Cajun Craze Cardstock
- 2-1/2" x 6" from Soft Succulent Cardstock
Mount the line of palm fronds image from the Island Vibes Set on Block I. Ink it up with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it on the horizontal 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" Soft Succulent rectangle so the straight left edge of the image is just off the left edge of the cardstock and the tops of the tallest fronds are about 1/4" from the top edge. Make sure to have a piece of Grid Paper under your cardstock to protect your work surface. Leave the stamp on the block.
Re-ink the line of palm fronds stamp on Block I with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it on one end of the 2-1/2" x 6" piece of Soft Succulent Cardstock so you get the short grouping of fronds on the right end. Make sure to have a piece of Grid Paper under your cardstock to protect your work surface. Leave the stamp on the block.
Re-ink the line of palm fronds stamp on Block I with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it a couple of times on one end of the 2-1/2" x 6" piece of Soft Succulent Cardstock so you get the frond in the center. Re-ink the stamp before stamping the second image, but then stamp it again without re-inking. Make sure to have a piece of Grid Paper under your cardstock to protect your work surface.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out the small grouping of palm fronds and the 3 center palm fronds by hand.
Adhere the small grouping of palm fronds cut out to the right side of the horizontal 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" Soft Succulent rectangle so the bottom is in line with the bottom of the previous stamped image and the right edge touches the right edge of the rectangle.
As you are ready to stamp using the Wild Cats Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
Mount the "have a Wild birthday" sentiment from the Wild Cats Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the horizontal vanilla strip so the left edge of the sentiment is about 1/2" from the left edge of the strip.
Adhere the stamped sentiment strip to the strip of tiger stripes In The Wild Designer Paper so the left and right edges are even and about 1/8" of tiger stripes shows along the top edge.
Adhere the matted sentiment strip to the stamped Soft Succulent rectangle so it covers the bottom edge of the stamped palm fronds.
Adhere the Soft Succulent rectangle to the center of the Evening Evergreen rectangle.
Cut a 5-3/4" piece of the Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave Ribbon.
Lay the ribbon across the stamped and layered green/designer paper rectangle so it covers the seam between the bottom of the vanilla strip and the designer paper. Flip the rectangle over and secure the ends of the ribbon in place with small strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Remove the protective backings from the Tear & Tape and add more adhesive to the back of the Evening Evergreen rectangle. Adhere it to the front of the Cajun Craze card.
Mount the solid sitting cat image from the Wild Cats Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the vertical Cajun Craze rectangle.
Pick out the large, open, sitting cat die from the Big Cats Dies. Put it on top of the stamped cat image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered over the cat image. Run through the machine.
Mount the cat head with stripes image from the Wild Cats Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the previously stamped cat cut out lining up the ears and nose.
Mount the grouping of stripes image from the Wild Cats Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the previously stamped cat cut out on the body.
Mount the large, leafy plant image from the Wild Cats Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it on the remaining 2-1/2" x 6" rectangle of Soft Succulent Cardstock.
Pick out the matching, large, leafy plant die from the Big Cats Dies. Put it on top of the stamped plant image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the image is centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Pick out the small, spiky plant die and the set of three skinny, intertwined leaf fronds die from the Big Cats Dies. Put them on top of the remaining 2-1/2" x 6" piece of Soft Succulent Cardstock on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Make sure the dies do NOT overlap. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed.
Adhere the large, leafy plant cut out to the tiger cut out so it overlaps the lower right side of the cat.
Use a Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the three skinny, intertwined leaf fronds cut out to the back of the tiger cut out so they will stick out to the left side of the tiger's back just beside his head.
Add more Stampin' Dimensionals to the back of the tiger and leaf cut outs and adhere to the front of the card so the tiger is just to the right of the stamped sentiment and his feet are in line with the bottom of the designer paper strip as shown.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the small, spiky plant cut out to the card front so it is tucked under the leaves on the right side of the large, leafy plant cut out as shown.
Curl up the top edges of the extra palm fronds cut outs from the Island Vibes image. Adhere them to the front of the card so they are tucked behind the top of the designer paper strip and the top of the tiger's head as shown. Leave the tops unadhered to give more depth.
Cut a 3-1/2" piece of the Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave Ribbon.
Slide one end of the ribbon under the ribbon already on the card front so it is just to the left of the tiger cut out Tie in place with a half knot. Trim the ends.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 3 small Evening Evergreen jewels from a sheet of 2021-2023 In Color Jewels making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them in a row to the bottom left corner of the card front.