Michele Reynolds
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Bike Ride Graduation Congrats |
F un card perfect for graduation, but with a change a sentiment it could be used for many other occasions as well.
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Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Pumpkin Pie Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
- 2-1/2" square from Real Red Cardstock
- 2-1/2" square from Whisper White Cardstock
- scrap of Whisper White Cardstock at least 1-1/4" square
- scrap of Pear Pizzazz Cardstock at least 2-1/2" long
Place the Pumpkin Pie rectangle into the Oh My Stars Embossing Folder. Place the folder with the card stock inside on top of a Cutting Pad on your Big Shot Platform at the lowest possible setting. Place another Cutting Pad on top of the folder and run through the Big Shot.
Adhere the dry embossed Pumpkin Pie rectangle to the front of the Pumpkin Pie card.
Mount the outline apples image from the Bike Ride Photopolymer Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it in the lower right corner of the large white square.
Mount the solid apples image from the Bike Ride Photopolymer Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp it over the outline apple image already stamped.
Tip: If you have any white spaces inside your apples, simply shift the stamp a little and stamp again. The ink left on the stamp will fill in the spaces.
Mount the apple stems and leaves image from the Bike Ride Photopolymer Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Pear Pizzazz Ink Pad and stamp it on top of the apples already stamped.
Tip: If you have any white spaces inside your leaves, simply shift the stamp a little and stamp again. The ink left on the stamp will fill in the spaces.
Pick out the square framelit from the Stitched Shapes Framelits that cuts out a 2-1/8" square. Place the apple stamped white square on the Cutting Pad on top of the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Place the square framelit on top so the apples are in the lower right corner. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Place the red square on the Cutting Pad on top of the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Place the square framelit on top. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Adhere the red square to the front of the card so it is about 1" from the top and 3/4" from the left side.
Adhere the apple stamped white square to the card front so that about 1/2" of the red square shows on top and to the left.
Mount the outlined stack of books image from the Bike Ride Photopolymer Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it on the small scrap of white cardstock.
Mount the set of three solid book spines image from the Bike Ride Photopolymer Set on Block A. Ink up the spines using the brush tips of the Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Pear Pizzazz Markers. Breathe on the stamp to moisten the ink. Stamp over the top of the stack of books image.
Tip: If you have any white spaces showing on your book spines, use the fine tips of the Markers to color them in.
Mount the image from the Bike Ride Photopolymer Set that has two thin lines on top, a book spine in the middle, and two more thin lines on bottom on Block B. Ink it up with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the stack of books image.
Use Paper Snips to cut the stack of books out by hand.
Tip: You can use the matching framelit from the Build a Bike Framelits Dies and the Big Shot to cut out the books instead. I just don't have these framelits yet!
Cut a 10" piece of Basic Black Baker's Twine. Wrap it around the stack of books two times so that you have two equal lengths at the top of the stack when you are done. Tie a knot in the twine and then tie a small bow. Trim the ends.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the stack of books to the card front so they are on the left side of the white square and overlap the apples by just a bit.
Pick out the sentiment of choice from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Set. Ink it up with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the scrap of Pear Pizzazz cardstock. Use Paper Snips to trim out the sentiment.
Use the Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the sentiment strip to the card front so it is near the top of the white square and sticks off to the right side of the square.
Adhere a large Pumpkin Pie circle from the Brights Enamel Shapes to the left end of the sentiment strip.