P atriotic celebration card made with Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Blueberry Bushel at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Real Red Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 3-1/2" from Real Red Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 3-1/2" from Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
- 1-1/8" x 3-3/8" from Adhesive Sheets
- 2" square from Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
- 1-3/4" square from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 2-1/2" from Real Red Cardstock
- scraps of Blueberry Bushel and Real Red Cardstock
As you are ready to stamp using the Beautiful Balloons 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 small line of 5 tiny stars image from the Beautiful Balloons Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Blueberry Bushel Ink Pad. Stamp it on the horizontal 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" white rectangle so it is horizontal and is about 3/4" from the right side and 1-3/8" from the bottom.
Adhere the stamped white rectangle to the center of the 4" x 5-1/4" Real Red rectangle and then to the front of the Blueberry Bushel card.
Mount the medium, solid balloon image from the Beautiful Balloons Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Blueberry Bushel Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the white square.
Pick out the medium, open balloon die from the Beautiful Balloons Dies. Put it on top of the stamped balloon image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered over the image. Run through the machine.
Cut a 3-1/2" piece of the Crumb Cake or Gray Granite twine from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack.
Use a Stampin' Dimensional to adhere one end of the twine piece to the back of the balloon cut out. Add a couple more Dimensionals to the back of the balloon cut out. Leave the protective backings in place for now.
Pick out the more solid "celebrate" die from the Wanted To Say Dies. Put it on top of the 1-1/4" x 3-1/2" Real Red rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed.
Peel the protective backing off of the Adhesive Sheets rectangle. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets rectangle to one side of the 1-1/4" x 3-1/2" Blueberry Bushel rectangle. Be sure to leave the other protective backing in place for now.
Pick out the more detailed "celebrate" die from the Wanted To Say Dies. Put it on top of the Blueberry Bushel rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the blue side is face up. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the detailed Blueberry Bushel "celebrate" cut out. Adhere it to the center of the more solid Real Red "celebrate" cut out.
Pick out the large, solid star die from the Beautiful Balloons Dies. Put it on the Blueberry Bushel square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed.
Pick out the small, solid star die from the Beautiful Balloons Dies. Put it on one end of the 1-1/4" x 2-1/2 Real Red rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine leaving room to cut out a second star. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed. Repeat on the other end of the Real Red rectangle so you have two red stars.
WITHOUT ADHERING, lay star cut outs, matted "celebrate" cut out, and balloon cut out with twine attached on the front of the card to figure out spacing and placement.
When happy with the placement, adhere the large blue star to the card front as shown.
Remove the protective backings from the Dimensionals on the balloon cut out and adhere it to the card front as shown.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the matted "celebrate" cut out to the card front as shown. It should overlap one tip of the large blue star and the twine for the balloon. It should be just below the balloon cut out and just and above the stamped row of tiny stars and even with the right side of the row of tiny stars.
Now, use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the small red star cut outs in place as shown.
Pick out the line of confetti die from the Beautiful Balloons Dies. Put it on top of a scrap of Blueberry Bushel Cardstock on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove all the little pieces and save the little confetti stars. Leave the die out.
Put the line of confetti die on top of a scrap of Real Red Cardstock on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove all the little pieces and save the little confetti stars.
Use small dots of Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere 4 little Blueberry Bushel confetti stars and 2 little Real Red confetti stars to the card front as shown.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 1 large Balmy Blue gem from the sheet of Iridescent Pastel Gems making sure that you get the adhesive backing as well. Adhere it to the center of the large Blueberry Bushel star.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 2 small Blueberry Bushel gems from the sheet of Tinsel Gems Four-Pack making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the centers of the small Real Red stars.