Michele Reynolds
http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/ michelerey@aol.com |
Timeless Tulips Banner Tulips Bouquet |
P retty Easter card using Stampin' Up! products.
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Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Granny Apple Green Cardstock at 4-1/4" x 11" and scored at 5-1/2"
- 3-1/4" x 5-1/2" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 2-1/4" x 4-1/2" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 1" x 5-1/8" from Whisper White Cardstock
Fold the Granny Apple Green card on the score line.
Lightly spritz the front flap of the Granny Apple Green card with water. Insert the front flap of the Granny Apple Green card into the Layered Leaves 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. Set aside to allow to dry.
Fill an Aqua Painter with water.
Place the 3-1/4" x 5-1/2' white rectangle on some Grid Paper to protect your work surface.
Squeeze the lid of the Pool Party Ink Pad. Open the pad, but leave the lid exposed. Squeeze the Aqua Painter to get some water in the lid. Stir the water and ink together with the brush of the Aqua Painter. Swipe the Aqua Painter tip on the Grid Paper a bit to lighten the color, then paint some inky water on the top 2-1/2" of the white rectangle. Repeat until you have the coverage you want, getting more inky water on the brush as needed. Set aside to allow to dry.
Tip: Clean the brush tip of the Aqua Painter by scribbling on Grid Paper until no more color is coming off or run the tip under some running water until it is clear.
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.
As you are ready to stamp using the Timeless Tulips Photopolymer Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
Mount the "Happy Easter, Happy Spring happy, happy everything" sentiment from the Timeless Tulips Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the punched white strip.
Mount the larger, more open tulip flower image from the Timeless Tulips Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad. Stamp it on one end of the horizontal 2-1/4" x 4-1/2" white strip so the flower is pointing up. Re-ink the stamp with the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad and stamp it again on the white strip. Leave a little space between the images so you can punch the tulips out. Clean the stamp using the Simply Shammy and/or Stampin' Mist and Stampin' Scrub, but leave it on the block.
Re-ink the larger, more open tulip flower image on Block C. Ink it up with the Petal Pink Ink Pad. Stamp it on the other end of the horizontal 2-1/4" x 4-1/2" white strip so the flower is pointing up. Leave a little space between the images so you can punch the tulips out. Clean the stamp using the Simply Shammy and/or Stampin' Mist and Stampin' Scrub and put it away.
Unlock the Tulip Builder Punch. Hold it upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the stamped large, open tulip image on the left end of the strip into the punch and get it centered in the corresponding punching area. Punch. Repeat until you have punched out all three tulips. Leave the punch unlocked.
Mount the slightly curved leaf image from the Timeless Tulips Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. Stamp it on the horizontal 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" white rectangle near one end so the leaf is straight up and down with the bulge on the left side. Stamp the leaf on the strip in the same orientation two more times remembering to re-ink the stamp each time. Leave a little space between each leaf so you can punch them out.
Hold the unlocked Tulip Builder Punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the stamped leaf image on the right side of the strip into the punch and get it centered in the corresponding punching area. Punch. Repeat until you have punched out all three leaves.
If the dry embossed Granny Apple Green card and watercolored white strip are dry, proceed with the next step.
Tip: You can speed up drying with a Heat Tool if needed.
Adhere the 3-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of watercolored Whisper White Cardstock to the front of the Granny Apple Green card so it is centered side to side.
Cut a 4-1/8" piece of Petal Pink 5/8" Organdy Striped 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 the bottom of the ribbon is about 2" from the bottom of the card.
Adhere the leaf punch outs to the front of the card as shown so the bases of the leaves are tucked behind the sentiment banner.
Use SNAIL, to adhere one yellow and the pink tulip punch outs to the card front as shown so the pink tulip is tucked behind the yellow tulip and the bottom of the yellow tulip is tucked behind the top of the sentiment banner.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the other yellow tulip punch out to the front of the card so it overlaps the top of the sentiment banner and the leaf on the left side and the pink and yellow tulips on the right side.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 3 Petal Pink flowers from a sheet of Frosted Flower Embellishments making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the card front as shown.
Cut a 9" piece of Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine.
Tie a small bow in the center of the twine. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the bow to the center of the bottom Frosted Flower.