F un fold engagement card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, designer paper, and Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
For card:
- card from Real Red Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 11" and scored at 1-3/4", 5-1/2", and 9-3/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 2 pieces each 3-1/2" x 5-1/4" of multicolor color wash design from Full Of Life 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" of multicolor color wash design from Full Of Life 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 2 pieces each 1" x 5-1/4" of multicolor color wash design from Full Of Life 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 1" x 3-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
For belly band:
- 1-1/2" x 9" from Real Red Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 4" of multicolor color wash design from Full Of Life 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 2 pieces each 3" x 3-1/4" from Real Red Cardstock
- 3" x 3-1/4" of diagonal red and purple stripes design from Full Of Life 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 2 pieces each 2-7/8" x 3-1/8" from Adhesive Sheets
Fold the 1-3/4" score line of the card as a mountain fold. Fold the 5-1/2" score line of the card as a valley fold. Fold the 9-3/4" score line of the card as a valley fold.
When you fold the card closed at the 5-1/2" score line, the two skinny outer flaps will fold over to the front of the card as shown.
Adhere one of the large pieces of multicolor color wash Full Of Life Designer Paper to the front of the card. Adhere the other one to the first interior panel.
Adhere the 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of multicolor color wash Full Of Life Designer Paper to the front of the interior front flap of the card when the card is closed.
Adhere one of the 1" x 5-1/4" pieces of multicolor color wash Full Of Life Designer Paper to the front of the second front flap of the card when the card is closed. Adhere the other one to the interior of the same flap.
As you are ready to stamp using the Friends For Life 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 large block letter "best" word from the Friends For Life Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Berry Burst Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the vertical white rectangle.
Mount the script "wishes" word from the Friends For Life Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Pretty Peacock Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the vertical white rectangle just below and to the right of the previously stamped "best" word so the "h" in "wishes" slightly overlaps the "s" in "best."
Adhere the stamped white rectangle to the inside back section of the card.
Close the card making sure the two outer flaps overlap the front. Wrap the long, thin Real Red strip around the card to form the belly band. Use small pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive to hold the ends of the belly band together.
Adhere the 1-1/4" x 4" piece of multicolor color wash Full Of Life Designer Paper to the center of the belly band covering the seam between the two ends.
Pick out the large, open heart die from the Friends For Life Dies. Put it on top of one of the Real Red squares on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Leave the die out.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut the large heart cut out free from the square where the bottom edge of the heart meets.
Peel the protective backing off of one of the Adhesive Sheets squares. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets square to one side of the remaining Real Red square. Be sure to leave the other protective backing in place for now.
Pick out the detailed heart die from the Friends For Life Dies. Put it and the large, open heart die on top of the Real Red square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the smaller, detailed heart is centered inside the large, open heart and the Real Red side is face up.. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces. Leave the detailed heart die out.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut the detailed heart cut out free from the square where the bottom edge of the heart meets.
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the detailed heart cut out. Adhere it to the center of the solid heart cut out.
Peel the protective backing off of the remaining Adhesive Sheets square. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets square to the back of the red and purple diagonal stripes Full Of Life Designer Paper square. Be sure to leave the other protective backing in place for now.
Put the detailed heart die on top of the designer paper square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the red and purple diagonal stripes side is face up.. Run through the machine. As you remove the pieces from the machine, try to keep them in place inside the die as much as possible.
One at a time, remove the tiny cut out pieces from the detailed heart cut out and remove the protective backings. Adhere each piece in place inside the detailed, layered red heart cut outs like a puzzle.
Use small pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere the layered, puzzle heart cut out to the center of the belly band covering the seams between the ends of the belly band. Make sure NO adhesive goes over the edges of the belly band or the belly band won't slide off and you won't be able to open the card.
Mount the "so excited for you" sentiment from the Friends For Life Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp the sentiment in the center of the thin white strip.
Use Paper Snips Scissors and/or the Paper Trimmer to cut the words apart and trim down the edges around each word.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the cut apart words to the front of the card and the center of the heart on the belly band as shown.