P retty fall-themed card for celebrations using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Cajun Craze Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Crushed Curry Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Very Vanilla Cardstock
Mount the large sunflower image from the Celebrate Sunflowers Set on Block E. Ink it up with the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on the right side of the horizontal vanilla rectangle. Leave the stamp on the block.
Re-ink the large sunflower image on Block E using the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad. Stamp it on the piece of copy paper.
Place the sunflower stamped vanilla cardstock rectangle on some Grid Paper to protect your work surface. You need to make sure that you protect your work surface with paper as the Stampin' Blends do bleed through.
Use the Dark So Saffron Stampin' Blends to add a base coat of yellow to the petals.
Use the fine tip of the Dark Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends to add highlights to the petals.
Use the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends to blend the colors in the petals together.
Use the Light and Dark Soft Suede Stampin' Blends to color in the center of the sunflower.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out the sunflower image stamped on the copy paper by hand. Cut just inside the stamped lines.
Place the sunflower mask cut out of the copy paper on top of the stamped and colored sunflower on the vanilla rectangle so all the petals line up.
Mount the "Let's celebrate you" sentiment from the Celebrate Sunflowers Set on Block H. Carefully press the stamp to the edge of the open Crushed Curry Ink Pad so you ink up ONLY the words "celebrate you." Stamp the words repeatedly around the masked sunflower as shown so some of the words stamp on the mask. Remember to ink up the words "celebrate you" only each time. Make sure the mask stays in place.
Tip: If you prefer, you can cut the word "let's" off from the rest of the sentiment stamp using a sharp pair of scissors to make it easier to stamp using only the words "celebrate you."
Put 4 to 5 drops of Cajun Craze Ink Refill into an empty Stampin' Spritzer. Fill the rest of the spritzer up with 1/3 water and 2/3 rubbing alcohol. Give it a good shake to mix the color into the water/alcohol mix.
Place the stamped and colored vanilla rectangle on some folded paper towels on top of some Grid Paper on your work surface. Put the copy paper mask back on top of the stamped and colored sunflower.
Use the orange water/alcohol in the Stampin' Spritzer to spray on the cardstock until you get the coverage you desire. Set aside to dry.
Once the vanilla rectangle is dry, remove the mask and adhere the vanilla rectangle to the center of the Crushed Curry rectangle and then to the front of the Cajun Craze card.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up a large Petal Pink (goldish) gem from a sheet of Elegant Faceted Gems making sure that you get the adhesive backing as well. Adhere it to the center of the sunflower slightly off to the side.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 2 small Petal Pink (goldish) gems from a sheet of Elegant Faceted Gems making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them randomly to the front of the card on the left side of the flower between the stamped sentiments.