F un birthday card using a mix of retiring, carrying over, and sneak peek products from Stampin' Up!
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, Foil Sheets, and Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Granny Apple Green Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Pretty Peacock Cardstock
- 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" from Silver Foil Sheets
- 2-5/8" x 4-1/8" from Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
- 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 2 pieces each 2" square from Whisper White Cardstock
- 1" x 4-1/2" from Whisper White Cardstock
Insert the large Pretty Peacock rectangle into the Oh My Stars Embossing Folder. Place the folder with the card stock inside on a Cutting Pad on the Big Shot Platform at the lowest possible setting. Place a Cutting Pad on top of the folder and run through the Big Shot.
Do NOT adhere the dry embossed Pretty Peacock rectangle to the front of the card yet!
Carefully peel up the protective backing on one side of the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet piece and adhere the adhesive sheet to the white side of the Silver Foil Sheet piece. Leave the other protective backing piece in place.
Place the piece of Silver Foil Sheet on the Precision Base Plate on top of the Platform on the Big Shot so that the adhesive side (with protective backing in place) is on the bottom (Silver Foil facing up).
Pick out the large grouping of gears die from the Garage Gears Dies. . Place it on top of the Silver Foil Sheet on the Big Shot. Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot a couple of times. Use the Die Brush and paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Remove the protective backing from the adhesive on the back of the gears cut out and adhere them to the top of the dry embossed Pretty Peacock rectangle.
As you are ready to stamp using the Bike Ride 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 bicycle frame image from the Bike Ride Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad and stamp in the center of the 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" white rectangle.
Mount the solid handle bar grips image from the Bike Ride Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Pretty Peacock Ink Pad and stamp it inside the handle bar grips on the Granny Apple Green frame image.
Mount the solid pedal image from the Bike Ride Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Pretty Peacock Ink Pad and stamp it inside the pedal on the Granny Apple Green frame image.
Mount the solid seat image from the Bike Ride Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Pretty Peacock Ink Pad and stamp it inside the seat on the Granny Apple Green frame image.
Pick out the bike frame die from the Build a Bike Dies. Place the stamped bike frame image on the Cutting Pad on top of the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Place the bike frame die on top so it is centered over the stamped bike frame image. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Mount the large circle with spokes image from the Bike Ride Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Memento Pad. Stamp it on one of the 2" white squares. Reink the stamp with the Memento Pad and stamp it on the other 2" white square.
Mount the smaller open circle image from the Bike Ride Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of one of the previously stamped wheel images. Re-ink the stamp and stamp in the center of the other stamped wheel image.
Pick out the open circle die from the Build a Bike Dies. Place one of the stamped wheel images on the Cutting Pad on top of the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Place the circle die on top so it is centered over the stamped wheel image. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot. Repeat with the other wheel image.
Put a Mini Glue Dot on the back of the frame image near the bend at the back of the frame. Adhere the frame to one of the wheels so the bend in the frame is centered over the center of the wheel.
Put another Mini Glue Dot on the back of the frame image at the base of the frame on the front of the bike. Adhere the other wheel to the frame so that the base of the frame on the front of the bike is in the center of the wheel.
Put a few regular Stampin' Dimensionals on the backs of each wheel and some Mini Stampin' Dimensionals scattered around the back of the frame. Peel off the protective backings and adhere the bike to the dry embossed Pretty Peacock rectangle so the top of the bike overlaps the bottom of the silver gears a bit. The bottom of the bike should be at least 1-3/4" from the bottom of the Pretty Peacock rectangle.
Unlock the Pretty Label Punch. Slide one end of the 1" x 4-1/2" white rectangle into the unlocked punch from above and get it centered between the side bumps of the punching area. Punch.
Mount the "all geared up to celebrate" sentiment from the Geared Up Garage Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Pretty Peacock Ink Pad. Stamp it on the punched strip of white cardstock so it is centered from top to bottom and the end of the sentiment is near where the punched bump begins.
Slide the other end of the stamped white rectangle into the unlocked punch from above and get it centered between the side bumps of the punching area so the end of the sentiment will be as far from the beginning of the bumps as the other side of the sentiment. Punch.
Unlock the small, double punch from the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack. Holding the punch upside down so you can see the punching area, carefully slide one end of the sentiment punch out into the punch so ONLY the circle punching area is centered in the bump on the end. Punch. Repeat with the other side of the sentiment punch out.
Cut a 5" piece of Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8" Reversible Ribbon.
Feed one end of the ribbon through one of the holes in the sentiment punch out from above. Then, feed it through the other hole so the sentiment punch out is threaded onto the ribbon and centered. Make sure the green side of the ribbon is facing up.
Put some Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the sentiment punch out to hold it in place in the center of the ribbon. It's okay if the dimensionals overlap the ribbon a bit.
Remove the protective backings from the dimensionals on the back of the sentiment punch out. Adhere it to the bottom of the dry embossed Pretty Peacock rectangle so it is centered under the bicycle image.
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 Pretty Peacock cardstock. Adhere it to the front of the Granny Apple Green card.
Cut a 4" piece of Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8" Reversible Ribbon.
Slide one end of the ribbon under the ribbon on the card front on the left side of the sentiment punch out and tie it in place using a half knot so the green side of the ribbon is showing. Trim the ends.
Pick out a wrench element from the Classic Garage Metal Elements.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the wrench element to the lower left side of the sentiment punch out.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up two small or medium Granny Apple Green dots from a sheet of Glitter Enamel Dots making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the bike frame where the wheels are attached.