C ute hello card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, designer paper, and Stampin' Up! Masking Paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer and Cutest Cows Builder Punch:
- card from Pretty In Pink Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" of white leaves on pale pink background design from Unbounded Beauty 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
- 3-5/8" x 4-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 3" from Stampin' Up! Masking Paper
- cow body punched out of Stampin' Up! Masking Paper using Cutest Cows Builder Punch
- 2" square from Pretty In Pink Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
DO THIS STEP FIRST!
Cut a 5" piece of the Black & Very Vanilla 3/8" Large Check Ribbon.
Lay the ribbon on some Grid Paper to protect your work surface.
Use the side of the brush tip of the Pretty In Pink Stampin' Write Marker to color both sides of the ribbon.
Set aside to allow to dry.
Adhere the piece of Unbounded Beauty Designer Paper to the front of the Pretty In Pink card at an angle as shown.
As you are ready to stamp using the Cutest Cows 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 standing cow body image with a missing head on the right side from the Cutest Cows Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad. Stamp it on the bottom left side of the large, vertical white rectangle at a bit of an upward angle so the tail is as close as possible to the left edge.
Mount the standing cow body image with a missing head on the left side from the Cutest Cows Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad. Stamp it on the upper right side of the large, vertical white rectangle at a bit of an upward angle so the tail is as close as possible to the right edge. Leave the stamp on the block.
Re-ink the standing cow body image with a missing head on the left side on Block C with the Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad. Stamp it on the small rectangle of Stampin' Up! Masking Paper.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out the cow body stamped on the Masking Paper. Cut a little outside the lines.
Peel the protective backing off the cut out masking paper cow body and gently adhere it in place over the upper stamped cow body on the white rectangle.
If you haven't already done so, unlock the Cutest Cows Builder Punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide some Stampin' Up! Masking Paper into the punch and get it centered in the cow body punching area. Punch. Leave the punch unlocked.
Peel the protective backing off the punched out masking paper cow body and gently adhere it in place over the lower stamped cow body on the white rectangle.
Uncap the brush tip of the Light Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends. Hold it a couple of inches above the stamped and masked white rectangle. Tap the end near the brush tip sharply with the Bone Folder multiple times. This will create splatters on the cardstock. Move the Blends around and keep tapping until you get the splatter coverage you want. Repeat the process with the Dark Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends.
Tip: Make sure you have a piece of Grid Paper under your cardstock to protect your work surface and make sure you don't have anything close by that you don't want to get ink on.
Use the side of the brush tip of the Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Marker to roughly outline the edges of the white rectangle.
Carefully remove the masking paper cow body cut out and punch out from the splattered and outlined white rectangle.
Use the Flirty Flamingo and Pretty In Pink Stampin' Write Markers to color in the hooves, udder, spots, and tail of the upper cow.
Use the Melon Mambo and Pretty In Pink Stampin' Write Markers to color in the hooves, spots, and tail of the lower cow.
Adhere the stamped, splattered, outlined, and colored white rectangle to the card front at a different angle from the designer paper as shown so it is centered on the card front.
Mount the "what's moo with you?" sentiment from the Cutest Cows Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Melon Mambo Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the Pretty In Pink square. Make sure to leave room to cut it out.
Pick out the die from the Spotlight On Nature Dies that cuts out a circle that is 1-5/8" in diameter and has dots and dashes all around the outer edge. Put it on top of the sentiment square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered over the sentiment. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Fold the colored ribbon piece in half. Use Tear & Tape Adhesive strips to adhere the folded part of the ribbon to the back of the sentiment circle cut out so the loose ends of the ribbon stick out at the bottom of the circle. Trim the ends of the ribbon into sharp angles.
Add more Tear & Tape Adhesive to the back of the sentiment circle cut out with ribbon attached as needed and adhere it as shown at a slight angle to the right to the bottom right side of the stamped, splattered, outlined, and colored white rectangle so the top of the circle just overlaps the hooves of the top cow body a bit.
Mount the winking straight on cow head image from the Cutest Cows Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Jet Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on one end of the horizontal white strip so the head is right side up. Make sure to leave room to punch it out.
Mount the non-winking straight on cow head image from the Cutest Cows Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Jet Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on the other end of the horizontal white strip so the head is right side up. Make sure to leave room to punch it out.
Hold the unlocked Cutest Cows Builder Punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide one of the stamped cow head images into the punch and get it centered in the corresponding punching area. Punch. Repeat with the other cow head image. KEEP ALL THE PIECES!
Mount the set of two small horns image from the Cutest Cows Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Jet Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on the scrap of white cardstock so you have room to cut the horns out and leave a triangle of cardstock below them.
Use the Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Marker to color in the horns.
Use the Melon Mambo and Pretty In Pink Stampin' Write Markers to color in the interior ears, nose, forelock, and center stripe of the winking cow head image.
Cut out the colored horns using Paper Snips Scissors. Leave a triangle of cardstock below the horns that you can use to adhere them to the cow's head.
Adhere the cut out and colored horns to the back of the colored winking cow head image so the horns just stick up from behind.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the colored, winking cow head image with horns attached to the body of the bottom cow on the card front so it slighly overlaps the left side of the sentiment circle cut out as shown.
Use the Flirty Flamingo and Pretty In Pink Stampin' Write Markers to color in the interior ears, nose, forelock, and center stripe of the non-winking cow head image.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the colored, non-winking cow head image to the body of the top cow on the card front.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 1 large and 2 small Pretty In Pink dots from a sheet of 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the upper left corner of the splattered white rectangle on the card front as shown in a rough triangle.