M asculine celebration card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, designer paper pieces, and Foam Adhesive Sheets to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer and Paper Snips Scissors:
- card from Soft Succulent Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" of Evening Evergreen plaid design from 2021-2023 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment
- 3 pieces each 2" x 3" from Soft Succulent Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" from Soft Succulent Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 1-1/2" from Soft Succulent Cardstock
- 2 pieces each 3/4" x 1" of Evening Evergreen plaid design from 2021-2023 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment
- 2 pieces each 5/8" x 7/8" from Foam Adhesive Sheets
- 1" square of Evening Evergreen plaid design from 2021-2023 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment
- 7/8" square from Foam Adhesive Sheets
- long, thin scrap of any cardstock
Adhere the large piece of plaid Evening Evergreen Designer Paper to the front of the Soft Succulent card.
Pick out the squared off top tag die from the Tailor Made Tags Dies that cuts out a tag that is 1-5/8" wide. Put it on top of one of the 2" x 3" Soft Succulent rectangles on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Repeat with the other two 2" x 3" Soft Succulent rectangles so you have 3 tags.
Unlock the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch. One at a time, slide the bottoms of the tags into the punch part way and punch off the bottom edge so that you have 3 tags with scalloped bottom edges that are about 2-1/4" long. Leave the punch unlocked.
Mount the large leaf image and the set of two smaller leaves image from the Celebrate Sunflowers Set together on Block D. Ink up the stamps using the Soft Succulent Ink Pad. Stamp the leaves randomly all over the three tags. Let some of the images go off the sides of the tags. Remember to re-ink the stamps each time. Clean the stamps using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and/or Simply Shammy and put them away.
Cut a 6" piece of the Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave Ribbon so it has sharp angles on either end.
Thread the tree leaf stamped tags onto the ribbon.
Adhere the three tags threaded onto the ribbon to the front of the card so the two tags on the end are slightly angled and the bottoms of the tags are about 1/2" from the bottom of the card. The tags will need to overlap a bit.
Trim the ends of the ribbon again into sharp points so the ends of the ribbon touch the left and right edges of the designer paper on the card front.
Mount the "Let's Celebrate You" sentiment from the Celebrate Sunflowers Set on Block H. Use the side of the brush tip of the Evening Evergreen Marker to ink up only the word "celebrate." Breathe on the stamp to moisten the ink. Stamp the word "celebrate" near one long edge of the 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" Soft Succulent strip in the center.
Hold the unlocked Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the stamped sentiment on the Soft Succulent strip into the punch and get it centered side to side in the punching area with the sentiment close to the top or bottom long edge. Punch. Leave the punch unlocked.
Lightly adhere a long thin scrap of cardstock of any color to the back of the punched "celebrate" sentiment punch out. You will use this scrap of cardstock to help you punch out the rest of this sentiment strip.
Hold the unlocked Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the stamped sentiment on the Soft Succulent strip attached to the thin scrap of cardstock into the punch and get it centered side to side in the punching area so you'll punch along the top or bottom long edge to scallop it and have a sentiment strip that is only about 5/8" wide when you are done. Punch.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the scalloped edge, skinny, sentiment punch out strip to the front of the card so it is centered over the tags.
One at a time, peel the protective backings off of the Foam Adhesive Sheets pieces. Adhere the Foam Adhesive Sheets pieces to the back sides of the Evening Evergreen plaid designer paper pieces. Be sure to leave the other protective backings in place for now.
Pick out the "Y," "O," and "U" dies from the Playful Alphabet Dies. Put them on top of the designer paper pieces on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the designer paper sides are facing up. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces if needed. Try to keep the protective backings in place for now.
Carefully adhere one letter at a time to the centers of the tags by peeling off the protective backings and sticking the letters in place so you spell the word "YOU."
Mount the set of two smaller leaves image from the Celebrate Sunflowers Set on Block B. Ink up the stamp using the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the remaining 1-1/4" x 1-1/2" piece of Soft Succulent cardstock.
Pick out the matching set of two smaller leaves die from the Sunflowers Dies. Put it on top of the stamped leaves on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the images are centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Using Stampin' Seal, adhere one of the leaves to the bottom right side of the "U" tag so it appears to be hanging down from the lower right side of the "U."
Using a Mini Stampin' Dimensional, adhere the other leaf to the bottom right side of the "U" tag so it appears to be hanging down from the lower right side of the "U" and overlaps the first leaf a bit on the right side.
Cut a 4" piece of the Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave Ribbon.
Slide one end of the ribbon under the ribbon already on the card front in the center of the "O" tag. Tie in place with a half knot. Trim the ends.