Michele Reynolds
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Party Pandas Bamboo Love |
P layful Valentine card using Stampin' Up! products from the Occasions Catalog 2018 and Sale-A-Bration 2018.
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Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" of tiny white star bursts on red background design from Be Merry Designer Series Paper
- 1-3/4" x 5-1/2" from Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock
- 3-1/4" square from Whisper White Cardstock
- 2" square from Pink Pirouette Cardstock
Place the strip of Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock into the straight leafy vine patterned folder from the Petal Pair Embossing Folders. 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 strip of Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock to the left side of the piece of Be Merry Designer Series Paper. Use Paper Snips to trim off any excess cardstock at the top and bottom.
Tip: I like to cut cardstock a tiny bit longer than needed before dry embossing it because the dry embossing can make the paper shrink a bit. By cutting it longer, I can adhere it to a larger piece of paper and just trim off the excess so I don't have any gaps.
Adhere the designer paper/dry embossed Lemon Lime Twist layers to the front of the Lemon Lime Twist card.
Mount the panda holding an envelope image from the Party Pandas Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Early Espresso Ink Pad and stamp it in the center of the white square.
Pick out the smooth circle framelit from the Layering Circles Framelits that cuts out a 2-3/8" circle. Place the stamped white square on the Cutting Pad on top of the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Place the smooth circle framelit on top so it is centered over the panda image. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Place the panda circle on Grid Paper to protect your work surface from the bleed through of the Blends Markers.
Use the fine tip of the Light Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Marker to carefully color in the heart on the envelope the panda is holding.
Use the fine tip of the Dark Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Marker to put three little dots of pink on each of the panda's cheeks. Then, use the Color Lifter Stampin' Blends Marker to blend and spread out the color on his cheeks.
Adhere the panda circle to the card front so it is centered over the seam between the designer paper and the dry embossed Lemon Lime Twist layers near the bottom.
Mount the "Love You" sentiment from the Party Pandas Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the small square of Pink Pirouette Cardstock.
Pick out the straight-edged small heart framelit from the Sweet & Sassy Framelits that cuts out a 1" wide heart. Place the stamped sentiment on the Cutting Pad on top of the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Place the straight-edged small heart framelit on top so it is centered over the sentiment. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Use a Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the heart cut out to the card front on the lower right side of the panda circle at a slight angle so it just barely overlaps the right side of the panda and goes off the edge of the circle just a bit.
Cut a 5" piece of Lemon Lime Twist 3/8" Mini Striped Ribbon. Tie a half knot in the center and trim the ends at angles.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the ribbon knot to the card front at the bottom of the heart at a slight angle so the left side of the ribbon covers the panda's feet and the right side points towards the lower right corner of the card.