B right and cheery Christmas card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, designer paper, foil sheets, and Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Paper 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 Basic White Cardstock
- 1-7/8" x 5" from Melon Mambo Cardstock
- 1-3/4" x 4-7/8" of rows of skinny Christmas lights on strings on white background design of Merry Bold & Bright 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, cut so the rows are horizontal on the vertical rectangle
- 2-3/4" square from Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock
- 2-1/4" square from Basic White Cardstock
- 1" x 2" from Granny Apple Green Cardstock
- 1" x 4-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1" x 1-1/4" of Melon Mambo Foil Sheets from Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green 12" x 12" Foil Sheets
- 1" x 1-1/4" of Granny Apple Green Foil Sheets from Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green 12" x 12" Foil Sheets
- 2 pieces each 7/8" x 1-1/8" from Adhesive Sheets
Adhere the strip of Merry Bold & Bright Designer Paper to the center of the Melon Mambo strip. Then, adhere it to the left side of the 4" x 5-1/4" vertical white rectangle so about 1/8" of white shows on the left, top, and bottom edges.
Adhere the white rectangle to the front of the Granny Apple Green card.
Pick out the circle die from the Deckled Circles Dies that cuts out a 2-1/2" circle. Put it on top of the Lemon Lime Twist square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
As you are ready to stamp using the Merry & Bright 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 "holly jolly" sentiment from the Merry & Bright Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp it across the center of the Lemon Lime Twist circle cut out.
Adhere the stamped circle cut out to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the right side of the matted designer paper about 1-1/8" inch and is about 3/4" from the top of the card with the words at a slight upward angle.
Mount the "have a" in a solid block sentiment from the Merry & Bright Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Melon Mambo Ink Pad. Stamp it on one end of the thin white strip leaving room to cut it out.
Mount the "Christmas" in a solid block sentiment from the Merry & Bright Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Melon Mambo Ink Pad. Stamp it on the other end of the thin white strip leaving room to cut it out.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out the word blocks by hand leaving a small border of white around each.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the word block cut outs to the front of the card as shown so they are at slight upward angles just above and below the stamped "holly jolly" and stick out over the edges of the circle cut out just a bit.
Mount the skinny, pointy tip bulb image from the Merry & Bright Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp it on one side of the white square leaving room to cut it out. Clean the stamp using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and/or Simply Shammy, but leave it on the block.
Re-ink the skinny, pointy tip bulb image on Block B with the Melon Mambo Ink Pad. Stamp it the other side of the white square leaving room to cut it out. Clean the stamp using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and/or Simply Shammy and put it away.
Pick out both of the matching, skinny, pointy tip bulb dies from the Merry & Bright Dies. Put them on top of the stamped bulb images on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the stamped bulbs are centered in the dies (you will have some unstamped cardstock in the base of the bulbs). Make sure the dies do NOT overlap. Run through the machine.
One at a time, peel the protective backings off of the Adhesive Sheets rectangles. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets rectangles to the white side of the Granny Apple Green foil rectangle and the white side of the Melon Mambo foil rectangle. Be sure to leave the other protective backings in place for now.
Pick out the loopy filament die from the Merry & Bright Dies. Put it on top of the green foil rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the green foil side is face up. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces. Repeat with the pink foil rectangle in the same way.
One at a time, carefully remove the protective backings from the backs of the filament cut outs. Adhere them to the centers of the same color bulb cut outs as shown.
Pick out both of the solid with lines bulb base dies from the Merry & Bright Dies. Put them on top of the Granny Apple Green rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Make sure the dies do NOT overlap. Run through the machine.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the bulb base cut outs to the white areas at the bases of the bulb cut outs with filaments attached.
Adhere the assembled bulbs to the front of the card as shown so they overlap each other a bit at the top and overlap the lower right side of the sentiment circle cut out.
Cut a 2-1/2" piece of the Lemon Lime Twist ribbon from the Ribbon Duo Combo Pack.
Tie a half knot in the center of the ribbon. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the ribbon knot to the card front so it overlaps the loops at the tops of the bulbs as shown.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up a Melon Mambo, a white, and a Granny Apple Green gem from the sheet of Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the card front as shown.