P retty birthday card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Lemon Lolly Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
- 2" x 4-1/4" of lines of small white stripes on Soft Sea Foam background from Subtles 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 1-3/4" x 2-1/2" from Lost Lagoon Cardstock
- 1-1/2" square from Soft Sea Foam Cardstock
Pick out the second largest die from the Stitched With Whimsy Dies. Put it on top of the 4" x 5-1/4" white rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered on the paper. Run through the machine.
Note: This die doesn't cut anything out. It just adds some stitching.
Rub a Blending Brush across the open Lost Lagoon Ink Pad to get it inky. Rub most of the ink off on Grid Paper. Very lightly rub the inky Blending Brush across the white rectangle inside the stitching. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed. .
Tip: I just clean my Blending Brushes when I'm done using them by running them under water until no more color is coming off. Then, I let them air dry. They may be stained, but they are clean enough to use with any color of ink in the future.
As you are ready to stamp using the So Refreshing 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 sentiment of choice from the So Refreshing Set on an appropriate size block. Ink it up with the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad. Stamp the sentiment in the upper right corner of the blended area inside the stitching on the vertical white rectangle.
Adhere the stitched, blended, and stamped white rectangle to the front of the Lemon Lolly card.
Pick out the solid blanket with tassels die from the So Refreshing Dies. Put it on top of the Soft Sea Foam Subtles Designer Paper rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed.
Adhere the blanket cut out to the front of the card so it is centered side to side and the bottoms of the bottom tassels just touch the stitching along the bottom of the white layer.
Mount the full, outline only pitcher image from the So Refreshing Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on one end of the horizontal 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" white rectangle leaving room to cut the image out.
Mount the solid, liquid in the bottom of the pitcher image from the So Refreshing Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Lemon Lolly Ink Pad. Stamp it inside the bottom of the previously stamped outline pitcher image.
Mount the full, outline only glass image from the So Refreshing Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on the horizontal 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" white rectangle leaving room to cut the image out. Stamp it again in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad next to the first glass image, leaving room to cut it out.
Mount the solid, liquid in the bottom of the glass image from the So Refreshing Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Lemon Lolly Ink Pad. Stamp it inside the bottom of one of the previously stamped outline glass images. Reink the stamp with Lemon Lolly Ink and stamp it inside the bottom of the other previously stamped glass image.
Mount the ice cubes image from the So Refreshing Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad. Stamp it inside the stamped liquid in the pitcher and glasses as desired remembering to re-ink the stamp each time.
Mount the solid, set of two small lemons image from the So Refreshing Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Lemon Lolly Ink Pad. Stamp it in a blank space on the white rectangle leaving room to cut it out.
Mount the outline, set of two small lemons image from the So Refreshing Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the previously stamped set of two solid lemons.
Mount the small, circular citrus slice image from the So Refreshing Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad. Stamp it in a blank area on the white rectangle leaving room to cut it out.
Pick out the matching open pitcher die; both matching open glass dies; the matching open small set of two lemons die; and the small circle die from the So Refreshing Dies. Put them all on top of the white rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so they are all centered over the matching stamped images.. Make sure the dies do NOT overlap. Run through the machine. Set all the cut outs aside for now.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut a small slit half way into the lemon slice cut out.
Slide the cut lemon slice cut out onto the top of the lemonade pitcher cut out as shown.
Use Stampin' Seal and Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the lemonade pitcher with lemon slice attached to the front of the card so it is on the upper left corner of the blanket cut out and the handle of the pitcher just overlaps the stitching on the left side of the card.
Use Stampin' Seal or Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere one of the glass cut outs near the top middle of the blanket as shown.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals or pieces of cut down Dimensionals from the side of the sheet to adhere the other glass cut out to the right top edge of the blanket as shown.
Pick out the small, solid sprig with three leaves die and the solid set of three sets of two small leaves die from the So Refreshing Dies. Put them both on top of the Lost Lagoon rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Make sure the dies do NOT overlap. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed. Keep the small, solid sprig with three leaves die out.
Put the small, solid sprig with three leaves die on top of the Soft Sea Foam square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the Lost Lagoon three leaf sprig cut out to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the bottom of the pitcher and the lower left side of the blanket cut out.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the Soft Sea Foam three leaf sprig cut out to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the Lost Lagoon three leaf sprig, the bottom of the pitcher, and the lower left side of the blanket cut out.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the set of two little lemons cut out to the front of the card as shown so it covers the ends of the three leaf sprigs and overlaps the bottom right side of the pitcher and the bottom left side of the center glass and the center of the blanket cut out a bit.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the three sets of two Lost Lagoon leaves to the card front as shown.
Cut a 3-1/2" piece of the Lemon Lolly ribbon from the 3/8" Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack.
Tie a half knot in the center of the ribbon. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the ribbon knot to the front of the card so it is centered over the corner of stitching in the upper left corner.