A bright and cheery birthday card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, designer paper, and Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Stampin' Trimmer:
- card from Granny Apple Green Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/2" from Gorgeous Grape Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 2" x 5-1/8" of multi-colored tiny dots on light purple background design from How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper
- 2-1/4" x 5" from Granny Apple Green Cardstock
- 2-1/8" x 4-7/8" from Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
- 3 squares each 2" square from Pineapple Punch Cardstock
- 3 squares each 2" square from Whisper White Cardstock
- 1-1/2" square from Melon Mambo Cardstock
- 1-1/2" square from Gorgeous Grape Cardstock
- 2 squares each 1-3/8" square from Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
- tiny scrap of Melon Mambo Cardstock
- tiny scrap of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet
- 1" x 4" of Whisper White Cardstock
If you haven't already done so, put some water into an Aqua Painter.
Squeeze the lid of the Granny Apple Green Ink Pad to get a pool of ink in the lid. Open the pad but leave the lid exposed. Gently squeeze the Aqua Painter to get a drop or two of water in the lid. Stir the water and ink together with the brush tip of the Aqua Painter. Brush some inky water onto one of the small white squares creating a watercolor wash until you have the color coverage you want. Get more ink on the Aqua Painter as needed.
Tip: Scribble on Grid Paper to clean the tip of the Aqua Painter until no more color is coming off.
Squeeze the lid of the Highland Heather Ink Pad to get a pool of ink in the lid. Open the pad but leave the lid exposed. Gently squeeze the Aqua Painter to get a drop or two of water in the lid. Stir the water and ink together with the brush tip of the Aqua Painter. Brush some inky water onto one of the small white squares creating a watercolor wash until you have the color coverage you want. Get more ink on the Aqua Painter as needed.
Tip: Scribble on Grid Paper to clean the tip of the Aqua Painter until no more color is coming off.
Squeeze the lid of the Melon Mambo Ink Pad to get a pool of ink in the lid. Open the pad but leave the lid exposed. Gently squeeze the Aqua Painter to get a drop or two of water in the lid. Stir the water and ink together with the brush tip of the Aqua Painter. Brush some inky water onto one of the small white squares creating a watercolor wash until you have the color coverage you want. Get more ink on the Aqua Painter as needed.
Tip: Scribble on Grid Paper to clean the tip of the Aqua Painter until no more color is coming off.
Set the three watercolored white squares aside to let dry thoroughly.
Tip: You can speed up drying with a Heat Tool if desired.
Adhere the strip of the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper to the bottom of the large white rectangle. Try not to get adhesive too close to the top long edge so that you can tuck something underneath it in a later step.
Adhere the white/designer paper rectangle to the large Gorgeous Grape rectangle.
Carefully peel up the protective backing on one side of the 2-1/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet and adhere the adhesive sheet to one side of the long Granny Apple Green piece. Leave the other protective backing piece in place.
Place the piece of Granny Apple Green Cardstock 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 (Granny Apple Green facing up).
Pick out the set of three cupcakes edgelit from the Detailed Birthday Edgelits. Place it on top of the Granny Apple Green Cardstock on the Big Shot. Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot a couple of times. LEAVE THE PROTECTIVE BACKING IN PLACE FOR NOW! CAREFULLY REMOVE ALL THE LITTLE BITS USING A DELICATE TOUCH WITH THE BIG SHOT DIE BRUSH OR USING THE PAPER-PIERCING TOOL. Keep the set of three cupcakes edgelit out for use on a later step.
Pick out the solid cupcake framelit from the Detailed Birthday Edgelits. One at a time, place a square of Pineapple Punch Cardstock on the Cutting Pad on the Platform on the Big Shot. Place the solid cupcake framelit on top. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot. Repeat until you have cut out three yellow cupcakes. Keep the solid cupcake framelit out for use on a later step.
Cut the tops (the frosting) off of the yellow cupcakes and keep only the bottoms.
If the watercolored squares of white cardstock are dry, proceed with the next steps.
Tip: You can speed up drying with a Heat Tool if desired.
One at a time, place a watercolored square of white cardstock on the Cutting Pad on the Platform on the Big Shot. Place the solid cupcake framelit on top. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot. Repeat until you have cut out three different colored watercolored cupcakes.
Carefully peel up the protective backing on one side of one of the 1-3/8" squares of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet and adhere the adhesive sheet to one side of the 1-1/2" Melon Mambo square. Leave the other protective backing piece in place.
Place the square of Melon Mambo Cardstock 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 (Melon Mambo facing up).
Place the set of three cupcakes edgelit from the Detailed Birthday Edgelits on top of the Melon Mambo square on the Big Shot so you'll be cutting out the top of the cupcake on the left (the one with the cherry on top). Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot a couple of times. LEAVE THE PROTECTIVE BACKING IN PLACE FOR NOW! CAREFULLY REMOVE ALL THE LITTLE BITS USING A DELICATE TOUCH WITH THE BIG SHOT DIE BRUSH OR USING THE PAPER-PIERCING TOOL. BE SURE TO KEEP THE TINY INSIDE PIECE OF THE CHERRY! Keep the set of three cupcakes edgelit out for use on a later step.
Peel the protective backing off of the Melon Mambo cupcake top cut out and adhere it to the top of the watercolored Melon Mambo cupcake. Use Paper Snips to trim off excess cardstock below the top of the cupcake (the frosting). Just hang on to the tiny inside piece of the cherry for now.
Carefully peel up the protective backing on one side of the remaining 1-3/8" square of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet and adhere the adhesive sheet to one side of the 1-1/2" Gorgeous Grape square. Leave the other protective backing piece in place.
Place the square of Gorgeous Grape Cardstock 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 (Gorgeous Grape facing up).
Place the set of three cupcakes edgelit from the Detailed Birthday Edgelits on top of the Gorgeous Grape square on the Big Shot so you'll be cutting out the top of the cupcake on the right (the one with the heart on top). Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot a couple of times. LEAVE THE PROTECTIVE BACKING IN PLACE FOR NOW! CAREFULLY REMOVE ALL THE LITTLE BITS USING A DELICATE TOUCH WITH THE BIG SHOT DIE BRUSH OR USING THE PAPER-PIERCING TOOL. Keep the set of three cupcakes edgelit out for use on a later step.
Peel the protective backing off of the Gorgeous Grape cupcake top cut out and adhere it to the top of the watercolored Highland Heather cupcake. Use Paper Snips to trim off excess cardstock below the top of the cupcake (the frosting).
Using Paper Snips, carefully trim off the tops of the cupcakes on the left (with cherry) and on the right (with heart) from the Granny Apple Green cut out of all three cupcakes.
Peel the protective backing off the back of the Granny Apple Green cupcakes cut out.
Carefully adhere the three yellow cupcake bottoms to the back of the cupcake bottoms on the Granny Apple Green cut out.
Cut the bottom off the watercolored Granny Apple Green cupcake cut out and just keep the frosting part.
Carefully adhere the watercolored Granny Apple Green cupcake top (frosting) to the back of the cupcake top (frosting) on the Granny Apple Green cut out.
Put additional adhesive on the back of the set of three colored cupcakes cut out. Adhere the set of three colored cupcakes cut out to the center of the top of the white/designer paper layer so the bottom edge and ends of the green cut out tuck under the top of the designer paper.
Peel the protective backing off of the Melon Mambo tiny inside piece of the cherry and adhere it to the inside of the cherry on top of the left cupcake on the card front.
Use the fine tip of the Crumb Cake Marker to carefully color in the stem of the cherry on the top of the cupcake on the left.
Carefully peel up the protective backing on one side of the tiny scrap of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet and adhere the adhesive sheet to one side of the tiny scrap of Melon Mambo. Leave the other protective backing piece in place.
Place the scrap of Melon Mambo Cardstock 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 (Melon Mambo facing up).
Place the set of three cupcakes edgelit from the Detailed Birthday Edgelits on top of the Melon Mambo scrap on the Big Shot so you'll be cutting out the heart on the top of the cupcake on the right. Place a Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot a couple of times. Carefully remove the pieces with the Big Shot Die Brush or Paper-Piercing Tool. Keep the tiny heart cut out.
Peel the protective backing off of the tiny Melon Mambo heart and adhere it to the inside of the heart on top of the right cupcake on the card front.
Cut a 6" piece of the Highland Heather Ribbon from the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack.
Lay the ribbon across the matted white/designer paper rectangle so it covers the seam between the white cardstock and the designer paper and the bottom of the green cupcakes cut out. Flip the rectangle over and fold the ends of the ribbon over. Adhere the ends of the ribbon in place with pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Remove the protective backing from the Tear & Tape strips and add SNAIL to the back of the Gorgeous Grape rectangle. Adhere it to the front of the Granny Apple Green card.
Cut a 4" piece of the Highland Heather Ribbon from the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack.
Slide one end of the ribbon under the ribbon on the card front in the center and tie it in place using a half knot. Trim the ends.
As you are ready to stamp using the Sweetest Thing 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 "Make it a Sweet celebration" sentiment from the Sweetest Thing Set on Block H. Ink up ONLY the "a Sweet celebration" portion of the sentiment by pressing it carefully to the open Granny Apple Green Ink Pad. BEFORE stamping, using the fairly dry tip of the Aqua Painter to remove the ink from the word "Sweet." Use the brush tip of the Gorgeous Grape Marker to color in the word "Sweet." Breathe on the stamp to moisten the ink and stamp in the center of the strip of white cardstock.
Pick out the large, open, rounded ends banner framelit from the Petals & More Thinlits. Place the stamped sentiment on the Cutting Pad on the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Place the banner framelit on top so it is centered over the stamped sentiment. Place another Cutting Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
Adhere the sentiment banner to the front of the card so it is centered side to side and in the center of the designer paper.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 2 small Gorgeous Grape dots from a sheet of Glitter Enamel Dots making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the ends of the sentiment banner.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up a large Granny Apple Green dot from a sheet of Glitter Enamel Dots making sure that you get the adhesive backing as well. Adhere it to the top of the Granny Apple Green cupcake in the center.