H andmade friendship card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Pool Party Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Mint Macaron Cardstock
- 3-3/4" x 5" from Basic White Thick Cardstock
- 2" x 3-3-3/4" from Pool Party Cardstock
Lightly spritz the Basic White Thick Cardstock with water. Insert the damp cardstock into the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. Place the folder with the cardstock inside on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and run through the machine. Set the cardstock aside to allow it to dry.
Note: Spritzing the cardstock with water before dry embossing it breaks down the fibers in the cardstock a bit so you get a deeper impression.
As you are ready to stamp using the Friends Are Like Seashells 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 "Friends Are Like Seashells..." sentiment from the Friends Are Like Seashells Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Mint Macaron Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the horizontal strip of Pool Party near one end. Leave room to punch it out.
Unlock the Everyday Label Punch. Holding the punch upside down so you can see the punching area, slide the stamped sentiment into the punch and get it centered in the punching area. Punch.
Cut a 9" piece of the Pool Party 3/8" Sheer Ribbon.
Tie a bow in the center of the ribbon. Trim the ends.
If the dry embossed white rectangle is dry, proceed with the next step.
Tip: You can speed up drying with a Heat Tool if desired.
Put the dry embossed white rectangle on some Grid Paper to protect your work surface. You need to make sure that you protect your work surface with paper as the Stampin' Blends Markers do bleed through.
Use the Light and Dark Petal Pink Stampin' Blends to color in the large curling shell.
Use the Light and Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blends to color in the large conch/welk shell.
Use the Light and Dark So Saffron Stampin' Blends to color in the small conch/welk shell.
Use the Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends to color in both scallop shells.
Use the Light and Dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends to color in the smaller, more detailed seaweed.
Use the Light and Dark Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends to color in the larger, flatter seaweed.
Use the Light and Dark Pool Party Stampin' Blends to color in the rest of the scene.
Adhere the colored, dry embossed seashell scene to the Mint Macaron rectangle and then to the front of the Pool Party card.
Adhere the sentiment punch out to the lower right corner of the card front.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the ribbon bow to the bump on the left side of the sentiment punch out.