F un thank you card using the hinge-step technique with the Stamparatus and new In Colors from Stampin' Up!
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and Designer Paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Basic White Thick Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" from Polished Pink Cardstock
- 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" of Fresh Freesia design from 2021-2023 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment
Carefully remove a magnet from the back of the Stamparatus.
Tip: To make it easier to grab the magnets and to help keep them from breaking if they snap together, wrap them in strips of washi tape or masking tape leaving folded over pieces to grab on to.
Place the Stamparatus in front of you with the open sides of the Stamparatus on the left and bottom. Insert one hinged plate into the Stamparatus on the right side so it is in the topmost hinge space. Put the Stamparatus Foam Mat on the base of the Stamparatus. Put a piece of Small Grid Paper on the foam mat on the base of the Stamparatus.
Place the large white rectangle on the base of the Stamparatus so the cardstock is horizontal and the top edge is along the top edge of the Stamparatus base and the right edge is along the right edge of the Stamparatus base. Use one magnet along the right side to hold the cardstock in place.
Pick out the envelope with a heart in the center image from the Banner Year Set. Place the stamp upside down on the cardstock on the Stamparatus base so that the image is about 1/2" from the top of the cardstock and about 5/8" from the left side of the cardstock. Close the plate on the Stamparatus and press firmly so the stamp sticks to the plate. Open the plate.
Ink up the stamp on the plate using the Fresh Freesia Ink Pad. If you get excess ink on the plate, you can wipe it off with a baby wipe or tissue or the Simply Shammy. Close the plate onto the cardstock on the Stamparatus base and press down firmly. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Fresh Freesia Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Use the Simply Shammy to clean the ink off the stamp.
Tip: If you are making multiples of this card, stamp all of one color of envelope on all the white rectangles before cleaning the stamp, moving the plate down one hinge step, and then stamping all of the next color.
Remove the plate from the hinges and then reinsert it in the hinges one step down. Leave the cardstock in place. Re-ink the stamp on the plate using the Polished Pink Ink Pad. Stamp. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Polished Pink Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Use the Simply Shammy to clean the ink off the stamp.
Remove the plate from the hinges and then reinsert it in the hinges one step down. Leave the cardstock in place. Re-ink the stamp on the plate using the Soft Succulent Ink Pad. Stamp. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Soft Succulent Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Use the Simply Shammy to clean the ink off the stamp.
Put the plate back in the topmost hinge space on the right side of the Stamparatus.
Remove the envelope image from the plate. Place the image upside down on the cardstock on the Stamparatus base so that it is evenly spaced between the Fresh Freesia and Polished Pink envelope images and is about 3/8" to the right of them. Close the plate on the Stamparatus and press firmly so the stamp sticks to the plate. Open the plate.
Ink up the stamp on the plate using the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. If you get excess ink on the plate, you can wipe it off with a baby wipe or tissue or the Simply Shammy. Close the plate onto the Small Grid Paper on the Stamparatus base and press down firmly. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have an Evening Evergreen Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Use the Simply Shammy to clean the ink off the stamp.
Remove the plate from the hinges and then reinsert it in the hinges one step down. Leave the cardstock in place. Re-ink the stamp on the plate using the Pale Papaya Ink Pad. Stamp. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Pale Papaya Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Use the Simply Shammy to clean the ink off the stamp and put it away.
Remove the stamped white rectangle from the base of the Stamparatus. Adhere it to the front of the Basic White Thick card.
Use the Dark Fresh Freesia, Dark Soft Succulent, and Dark Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends to color three of the white Resin Hearts while they are on the sheet to make them different colors. Set aside to allow to dry completely.
Unlock the scalloped edge heart punch from the Heart Punch Pack. Slide the strip of Polished Pink into the punch. Punch.
Unlock the smooth edge heart punch from the Heart Punch Pack. Slide the strip of Fresh Freesia 2021-2023 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Paper into the punch. Punch.
As you are ready to stamp using the Banner Year Set, place the designer paper on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
Mount the sentiment of choice from the Banner Year Set on an appropriate size block. Ink it up with the Polished Pink Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the designer paper heart punch out.
Adhere the sentiment stamped designer paper heart punch out to the center of the scalloped Polished Pink heart punch out.
Adhere the layered heart punch outs to the front of the card so they are centered just to the right of the Evening Evergreen and Pale Papaya envelope images and the top left side of the scalloped heart punch out overlaps the right side of the Evening Evergreen envelope image a bit.
Cut a 3-1/2" piece of the Polished Pink 3/8" Open Weave 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 front of the card so it is centered at the base of the layered heart punch outs.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up the colored Resin Hearts from the sheet making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the centers of the hearts on the envelopes of the same color as shown.