Michele Reynolds
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Snailed It Envelope Mail |
F un front flap card using Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Bermuda Bay Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
- 4" x 5-1/2" of overlapping small postage stamp squares in various colors on white background design from Snail Mail Designer Series Paper
- 1-1/4" x 5-1/2" of hello speech bubbles in different colors and languages on white background design from Snail Mail Designer Series Paper, cut so the words are right side up on the horizontal rectangle
- 3" square of curving, dotted, white lines on blue background design from Snail Mail Designer Series Paper
- 1-3/4" x 3-1/2" from Blushing Bride Cardstock
- 1" x 1-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/2" square from Blushing Bride Cardstock
Pick out the stitched, pointed, envelope flap die from the Basic Borders Dies. Put it on top of the horizontal postage stamp designer paper rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the point is facing down and the bottom of the point almost touches the long bottom edge of the designer paper. Run through the machine. Keep the die out.
Put the stitched, pointed, envelope flap die on top of the front flap of the opened Bermuda Bay card on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the point is facing the long open edge of the card front and the bottom of the point almost touches the long open edge of the card front. Make sure none of the cardstock or die hang over the edge of the platform. Run through the machine.
Adhere the cut postage stamp designer paper piece to the cut front flap of the Bermuda Bay card.
If desired, stamp a sentiment in the center of the large, horizontal, white rectangle. Then, adhere the strip of speech bubbles designer paper to the bottom of the stamped white rectangle. Make sure the words are right side up.
Adhere the white rectangle with designer paper strip attached to the inside of the card.
Pick out the large open die from the Snail Dies that will cut and score an envelope pattern. Put it on top of the curving white lines on blue background square of designer paper on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
Fold in the two short flaps on the score lines on the envelope cut out. Use a Mini Glue Dot on the top of the point near the center of the envelope on one of the flaps to adhere the two flaps together.
Fold the bottom flap on the score line on the envelope cut out. Use a Mini Glue Dot on the top of the points in the center of the envelope to hold the bottom flap in place.
Adhere the folded up, blue envelope with the top flap unfolded to the cut front flap of the card at a slight angle in the center as shown. Be sure to leave room to insert the postage stamp punch out in a later step.
Mount the "Happy Mail enclosed" postage stamp image from the Snailed It Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Real Red Ink Pad. Stamp the image on the bottom of the long, vertical Blushing Bride strip. Leave the stamp on the block.
Unlock the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the stamped postage stamp image into the punch and get it centered in the punching area. Punch.
Re-ink the "Happy Mail enclosed" postage stamp image on Block C with the Real Red Ink Pad so you ink up the envelope portion of the stamp. Stamp the envelope on the small strip of white cardstock.
Pick out the matching, small, open envelope die from the Snail Dies. Put it on top of the stamped envelope image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the envelope is centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the envelope cut out to the bottom of the postage stamp punch out over the envelope image already there.
Adhere the postage stamp punch out with envelope cut out attached to the front of the card so the bottom of the postage stamp punch out is inside the small envelope and the envelope cut out overlaps the top, front edge of the small envelope.
Mount the snail with an envelope on his back image from the Snailed It Set on Block C. Use the brush tip of the Real Red Marker to ink up only the words "You've Got Mail." Breathe on the stamp to moisten the ink. Stamp the sentiment in the center of the small square of Blushing Bride cardstock.
Pick out the speech/thought bubble die from the Snail Dies. Put it on top of the stamped sentiment on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the sentiment is centered in the die and the point of the speech/thought bubble is in the upper right corner. Run through the machine.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the speech/thought bubble cut out to the front of the card so it overlaps the lower left corner of the small envelope and the point of the bubble is tucked under the small envelope cut out adhered to the postage stamp punch out.
Cut a 10" piece of the Real Red 1/8" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon from the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack.
Tie a small bow in the center of the ribbon. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the bow to the front of the card so it is at the lower right corner of the small envelope.