B right, festive card made with Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Azure Afternoon Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" of different color diagonal stripes from Bright & Beautiful 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-3/4" x 2-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1" x 1-1/4" from Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock
- 1" x 1-1/4" from Berry Burst Cardstock
- 1" x 1-1/4" from Lemon Lolly Cardstock
Adhere the piece of Bright & Beautiful Designer Paper to the front of the Azure Afternoon card.
Pick out the die from the Deckled Rectangles Dies that cuts out a 3" X 4-1/4" rectangle. Put it on top of the large white rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
Rub a Blending Brush across the open Azure Afternoon Ink Pad to get it inky. Rub most of the ink off on Grid Paper. Very lightly rub the inky Blending Brush across the center of the white rectangle cut out. 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 Taco Fiesta 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 "spec-taco-lar" sentiment from the Taco Fiesta Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on the horizontal, blended, white rectangle cut out so it is about 7/8" from the top and about 5/8" from the left edge.
Mount the grouping of candy and confetti image from the Taco Fiesta Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Azure Afternoon Ink Pad. Stamp it randomly on the left half of the stamped and blended white rectangle cut out. Change the orientation of the stamp a little each time. Remember to re-ink the stamp each time.
Adhere the stamped and blended white rectangle cut out to the front of the card in the center.
Pick out the small, solid balloon die from the Beautiful Balloons Dies. One at a time, put it on the small rectangles of Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, and Lemon Lolly cardstocks on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces as needed. You should have three different color balloons when you are done.
Cut three pieces each about 2" long of the Tahitian Tide twine from the 2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack.
Use a small piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere two of the twine pieces to the back of the Berry Burst and Lemon Lolly balloon cut outs. Use a Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the other twine piece to the back of the Lemon Lime Twist balloon cut out.
One at a time, remove the protective backings from the Tear & Tape Adhesive on the backs of the Berry Burst and Lemon Lolly balloon cut outs. Adhere them to the front of the card as shown so they are in the upper right corner of the white rectangle and the twine pieces hang down and they overlap each other a bit.
Remove the protective backing from the Stampin' Dimensional on the back of the Lemon Lime Twist balloon cut out. Adhere it to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the other balloon cut outs a bit and the twine hangs down.
Mount the pinata image from the Taco Fiesta Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the remaining, small white rectangle.
Use the Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon, Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly, and Bubble Bath Stampin' Write Markers to color in the details of the pinata as shown. Leave most of the pinata white.
Cut out the colored pinata image by hand using Paper Snips Scissors
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the cut out pinata image to the card front as shown. Make sure you secure the ends of the twine under the pinata.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 3 Lemon Lime Twist gems from the sheet of Tinsel Gems Four-Pack making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them randomly to the front of the card as shown.