B right card using retiring Stampin' Up! products. Sentiment can easily be changed to make it a congrats card instead.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Coastal Cabana Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Granny Apple Green Cardstock
- 3-3/4" x 5" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 1-3/4" x 8" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 2" x 4" from Whisper White Cardstock
As you are ready to stamp using the Balloon Celebration Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
Place the piece of 1-3/4" x 8" white cardstock on your Stampin' Pierce Mat so it is horizontal.
Mount the small, solid balloon image from the Balloon Celebration Set on Block B. Ink up the stamp using the Coastal Cabana Ink Pad. Stamp it UPSIDE DOWN on the RIGHT SIDE of the strip. Re-ink the stamp with Coastal Cabana Ink. Stamp it again UPSIDE DOWN on the strip. Leave space between the balloons so you can punch them out in a later step. Re-ink the stamp. Stamp once onto Grid Paper. WITHOUT RE-INKING, stamp the balloon again on the strip, leaving space between the balloons. CLEAN THE STAMP using the Simply Shammy or Stampin' Mist and Stampin' Scrub, but leave it on the block.
Ink up the small, solid balloon stamp using the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp it UPSIDE DOWN on the strip. Leave space between the balloons so you can punch them out in a later step. Re-ink the stamp. Stamp once onto Grid Paper. WITHOUT RE-INKING, stamp the balloon again on the strip, leaving space between the balloons. CLEAN THE STAMP using the Simply Shammy or Stampin' Mist and Stampin' Scrub and put it away.
Unlock the Balloon Bouquet Punch. Holding the punch upside down so you can see the punching area, slide the right end of the strip of upside down balloons into the punch and get the first balloon centered in the matching small balloon punching area. Punch. Repeat until you have punched out all of the small balloon images. Leave the punch unlocked.
Place one of the full strength Coastal Cabana small balloons on the Mat. Mount the small grouping of dots for the small balloon on Block B. Ink it up with the Coastal Cabana Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the balloon punch out.
Mount the large, solid balloon image from the Balloon Celebration Set on Block B. Ink up the stamp using the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp once onto Grid Paper. WITHOUT RE-INKING, stamp it on one side of the 2" x 4" white strip.
Holding the unlocked Balloon Bouquet punch upside down so you can see the punching area, slide the stamped large balloon into the punch and get it centered in the matching large balloon punching area. Punch.
Place the large balloon on the Mat. Mount the large grouping of dots for the large balloon on Block B. Ink it up with the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the balloon punch out.
WITHOUT ADHERING, place the balloon punch outs on the bottom of the large white rectangle in rows as shown.
Mount the sentiment of choice from the Balloon Celebration Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Coastal Cabana Ink Pad. Stamp it over the two small Granny Apple Green balloons. Leave space above the sentiment for the ribbon.
Adhere the balloon punch outs in place. Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the large balloon punch out.
Adhere the stamped white rectangle to the Granny Apple Green rectangle.
Cut a 5" piece of Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8" Reversible Ribbon.
Lay the ribbon across the top of the matted white rectangle so it is centered between the top of the cardstock and the stamped sentiment and the green side of the ribbon is showing. Flip the cardstock over and fold the ends of the ribbon over. Adhere the ends of the ribbon in place with pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Remove the protective backing from the Tear & Tape strips and add more SNAIL to the back of the Granny Apple Green cardstock. Adhere it to the front of the Coastal Cabana card.
Cut a 4" piece of the Silver Mini Sequin Trim.
Fold the sequin trim in half. Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the folded end of the sequin trim to the center of the ribbon on the card front on the right side.
Cut a 3" piece of Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8" Reversible Ribbon.
Tie a half knot in the center of the ribbon. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the ribbon knot to the top of the folded sequin trim so that the blue side of the ribbon is showing.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 1 large and 1 small silver star from sheets of Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere the large star sequin to the large balloon punch out. Adhere the small star sequin to the small Coastal Cabana balloon with dots in it on the lower left of the card.