P retty card for congratulations or thank you using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Soft Succulent Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Soft Sea Foam Cardstock
- 2" x 5-1/4" of green stripes design from Pansy Petals 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, cut so the stripes are horizontal on the vertical strip
- 2-5/8" x 4" from Soft Succulent Cardstock
- 2-1/2" x 3-7/8" of green leaves on white background design from Pansy Petals 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
- 3" square from Evening Evergreen Cardstock
- 3" square from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/2" square from Pale Papaya Cardstock
Unlock the Tailored Tag Punch. Holding the punch upside down so you can see the punching area, slide the striped Pansy Petals Designer Paper strip into the punch and get the bottom edge centered in the punching area so you'll punch a notch in the end of the designer paper. Punch.
As you are ready to stamp using the Beauty Of Friendship Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
WITHOUT ADHERING, lay the punched strip of designer paper on the vertical Soft Sea Foam rectangle so the notches on the designer paper strip almost touch the bottom edge and there is about 1/8" of Soft Sea Foam showing along the left edge. WITHOUT ADHERING, lay the Soft Succulent rectangle on the vertical Soft Sea Foam rectangle so there is about 1/8" of Soft Sea Foam showing on the right edge and about 1/4" of Soft Sea Foam showing along the top edge.
Mount the "I believe in you," "hello," "thank you," or "you truly inspire me" sentiment from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on an appropriate size block. Ink it up with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it in the lower right corner of the Soft Sea Foam vertical rectangle.
Now, adhere the punched strip of Pansy Petals Designer Paper in place on the stamped Soft Sea Foam vertical rectangle. Use Paper Snips to trim off excess designer paper along the top edge.
Adhere the stamped and layered Soft Sea Foam rectangle to the front of the Soft Succulent card.
Adhere the leaf pattern Pansy Petals Designer Paper to the Soft Succulent rectangle. Adhere the matted designer paper in place on the front of the card.
Mount the more solid, small tree leaf top image from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Soft Succulent Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the white square.
Mount the more detailed, small tree leaf top image from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the previously stamped tree leaf top image.
Pick out the smooth circle die that cuts out a circle that is 2-3/8" diameter from the Layering Circles Dies. Put it on top of the stamped tree top image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the tree top is in the lower right side of the circle. Run through the machine.
Pick out the smooth circle die that cuts out a circle that is 2-5/8" diameter from the Layering Circles Dies. Put it on top of the Evening Evergreen square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
Adhere the bush circle cut out to the center of the Evening Evergreen circle cut out.
Adhere the matted bush circle cut out to the front of the card so it overlaps the left edge of the matted leaves designer paper rectangle and is about 1" from the top of the card.
Pick out the set of two birds die from the Beautiful Trees Dies. Put it on top of the Pale Papaya square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces if needed.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the bird cut outs to the front of the card so the bird looking to the right is in the top of the left side of the bush and the bird looking to the left is at the bottom right side of the bush.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up two small Pale Papaya gems and one small Mint Macaron gem from the sheet of Genial Gems making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the top left side of the matted bush circle as shown.
Cut a 3-1/2" piece of the Soft Succulent 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 at the juncture between the matted bush circle cut out and the bottom left side of the matted leaves designer paper rectangle.