G orgeous friendship card made with Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Real Red Cardstock at 4-1/4" x 11" and scored at 5-1/2"
- 3-1/4" x 5-1/2" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 3-1/4" square of white stripes on light blue background from Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper
- 2" x 4-" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 5-1/2" from Granny Apple Green Cardstock
- 1" x 5-1/8" from Whisper White Cardstock
Fold the Real Red card on the score line.
Insert the front flap of the Real Red card into the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder so the open end of the folder is just over the score line on the card. Place the folder with the paper inside on your die cutting and embossing tool and run through the machine.
Adhere the 3-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Whisper White Cardstock to the front of the card so it is centered side to side.
Pick out the large scribble circle die from the Painted Labels Dies. Put it on top of the Peaceful Poppies Designer Paper square on a platform on your cutting and embossing tool. Run through the tool. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Use Paper Snips to cut the scribble circle cut out in half.
Adhere one half of the scribble circle cut out to the front of the card so the right edge just overlaps the right edge of the white layer and the top of the circle is about 5/8" from the top of the card.
Adhere the other half of the scribble circle cut out to the front of the card so the right edge just overlaps the right edge of the white layer and the flat edge is 3/8" below the flat edge of the first half scribble circle cut out.
Mount the large, single flower image from the Painted Poppies Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Memento Pad. Stamp it on one end of the 2" x 4" white rectangle.
Mount the small, single flower image from the Painted Poppies Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Memento Pad. Stamp it on the other end of the 2" x 4" white rectangle. Leave space between the images so you can cut them out with the dies.
Mount the large blob image from the Painted Poppies Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Real Red Ink Pad and stamp it over the top of the previously stamped poppy flower images. Stamp again over a flower image without re-inking if needed to fill in as much of the petals as possible. Re-ink the stamp as needed.
Pick out the matching flower dies from the Painted Labels Dies. Put them on top of the stamped flowers on a platform on your cutting and embossing tool so the flowers are centered inside their dies. Make sure the dies do not overlap. Run through the tool.
Adhere the small flower cut out to the front of the card so it overlaps the left side of the upper scribble half circle and the top of the flower is about 3/4" from the top of the card.
Mount the single leaf image from the Painted Poppies Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Old Olive Ink Pad. Stamp it on three times on the Granny Apple Green rectangle. Leave space between the images so you can cut them out with the dies. Remember to re-ink the stamp each time.
Pick out both of the matching leaf dies from the Painted Labels Dies. Put them on top of two of the stamped leaves on a platform on your cutting and embossing tool so the leaves are centered inside their dies. Make sure the dies do not overlap. Run through the tool. Repeat with one of the dies and the final leaf image.
Adhere two of the leaf cut outs to the front of the card so they tuck under the small flower cut out and overlap each other a bit while pointing up and almost touching the top of the card.
Unlock the Banner Triple Punch. Slide one short edge of the 1" strip of Whisper White Cardstock into the punch as far as it will go. Punch. Repeat with the other end of the white strip.
Mount the "life is better with a friend like you" sentiment from the Peaceful Moments Set on Block H. Carefully ink up only the words "life is better with" by pressing the stamp to the open Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp the partial sentiment on the punched white banner along the top edge and to the left side. Clean the stamp with the Simply Shammy and/or Stampin' Mist and Stamp Cleaner, but leave it on the block.
Carefully ink up only the words "a friend like you" on the sentiment stamp on Block H by pressing the stamp to the open Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp the partial sentiment on the punched white banner along the bottom edge and to the right side. Clean the stamp with the Simply Shammy and/or Stampin' Mist and Stamp Cleaner and put it away.
Cut a 4-1/8" piece of Granny Apple Green 1/2" Textured Weave Ribbon.
Put a line of SNAIL Adhesive on the back of the sentiment banner along the bottom edge. Adhere the ribbon to the bottom of the sentiment banner so about 1/4" of ribbon shows along the bottom edge.
Add more SNAIL to the back of the sentiment banner with ribbon attached and adhere it to the front of the card so it is centered side to side and covers the bottom of the small flower cut out and the break between the two halves of the scribble circle cut out.
Adhere the third leaf cut out to the front of the card so the end is tucked under the ribbon and sentiment banner on the right side and is pointing down towards the lower right corner of the card.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the large flower cut out to the front of the card so it overlaps the top of the sentiment banner and the right side of the smaller flower cut out.
Use the putty tip of the Take Your Pick to pick out 3 different sized red gems from the From My Heart Faceted Gems. Press the bottom of the gems to a Mini Glue Dot on the roll of glue dots. As needed, squish the sides of the glue dot in so they are not sticking out over the edges of the gem. Then, adhere the two smaller gems randomly to the front of the card on the upper left side and adhere the larger one to the front of the card in the angle where the bottom leaf and ribbon meet..