Michele Reynolds
http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/ michelerey@aol.com |
Birthday Backgrounds Celebrate Fireworks |
F un and easy card perfect for 4th of July or a birthday around the 4th of July using Stampin' Up! products.
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Cut cardstock, glimmer paper, and Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Real Red Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
- 3-3/4" x 5" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 1-1/2" x 4" from Silver Glimmer Paper
- 1-3/8" x 3-7/8" from Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
Mount grouping of starburst/fireworks image from Birthday Backgrounds Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp it on the right side of the white cardstock about 3/4" from the top and almost touching the right edge. WITHOUT re-inking, rotate the stamp a bit and stamp the image again about 1" from the left edge and almost touching the top edge. Clean the stamp using Stampin' Mist and the Stampin' Scrub, but leave it on the block.
Re-ink the stamp with the Blueberry Bushel Ink Pad. Stamp it in between the two red images so it overlaps both images a bit. WITHOUT re-inking, rotate the stamp a little and stamp it again just below the first set of red images on the right side so the images go off the side a bit and overlap the red images and are about 1/2" from the bottom. Leave the stamp on the block.
Re-ink the stamp again with the Blueberry Bushel Ink Pad. Stamp once onto Grid Paper, then WITHOUT re-inking, stamp it again in the upper left corner. Let the images go off the top and left edges a bit and let them overlap the red images a bit. Clean the stamp and put it away.
Adhere the stamped white cardstock to the Blueberry Bushel rectangle.
Cut a 6" piece of Blueberry Bushel 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon and a 6" piece of Real Red 1/8" Solid Ribbon.
Lay the ribbons across the blue and stamped white cardstock layers so the Blueberry Bushel ribbon is about 3/8" from the bottom of the white layer and the Real Red ribbon is about 1/8" below the blue ribbon. Flip the layers over and fold the ends of the ribbons over. Adhere the ends of the ribbons in place with pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Remove the protective backing from the Tear & Tape strips and add more SNAIL to the back of the cardstock. Adhere it to the front of the Real Red card.
Carefully peel up the protective backing on one side of the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet and adhere the adhesive sheet to the back side of the Silver Glimmer Paper strip. Leave the other protective backing piece in place.
Place the piece of glimmer paper on the Precision Base Plate on top of the Platform on the Big Shot so that the adhesive side (with protective backing in place) is on the bottom (glimmer paper facing up).
Pick out the word "celebrate" thinlit from the Celebrate You Thinlits. Place it on top of the glimmer paper on the Big Shot. Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot a couple of times. Use the Die Brush to remove the pieces
Peel the protective backing off of the word "celebrate" cut out and adhere it to the left side of the card just above the blue ribbon.
Cut a 3" piece of Blueberry Bushel 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon and a 3" piece of Real Red 1/8" Solid Ribbon.
Slide one end of the blue ribbon under the blue ribbon on the card front under the first "e" in the word "celebrate" and tie it in place using a half knot. Trim the ends.
Slide one end of the red ribbon under the red ribbon on the card front under the first "l" in the word "celebrate" and tie it in place using a half knot. Trim the ends.
Carefully peel up 5 tiny rhinestones from a sheet of Clear Rhinestone Basic Jewels making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them randomly to the card front so they are inside some of the fireworks bursts.