Michele Reynolds
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Nuts About Squirrels Spritzed Squirrel |
F un fall themed hello card using Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Crushed Curry Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Cajun Craze Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Very Vanilla Cardstock
- 2-3/8" x 4-1/8" from Cajun Craze Cardstock
- 2-1/4" x 4" from Very Vanilla Cardstock
- 1" x 2-1/4" from Crushed Curry Cardstock
Put 4 to 5 drops of Crushed Curry 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.
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.
Put 6 to 7 drops of Soft Suede 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 large vanilla rectangle vertically on some folded paper towels on top of some Grid Paper on your work surface.
Use the yellow water/alcohol in the Stampin' Spritzer to spray on the cardstock until you get the coverage you desire, but you don't want it to be to be too filled in.
Use the orange water/alcohol in the Stampin' Spritzer to spray on the cardstock until you get the coverage you desire, filling in some of the blank areas.
Use the brown water/alcohol in the Stampin' Spritzer to spray on the cardstock until you get the coverage you desire. Try holding the Spritzer a little closer too the cardstock and only pressing part way on the plunger so you get larger drops. Set the cardstock aside to let it dry.
Tip: You can speed up drying with a Heat Tool if desired.
Carefully remove a magnet from the back of the Stamparatus.
Tip: To make it easier to grab the magnets and to help keep them from breaking if they snap together, wrap them in strips of washi tape or masking tape leaving folded over pieces to grab on to.
Place the Stamparatus in front of you with the open sides of the Stamparatus on the left and bottom. Insert one hinged plate into the Stamparatus on the right side so it is in the topmost hinge space. Put the Stamparatus Foam Mat on the base of the Stamparatus. Put a piece of Small Grid Paper on the foam mat on the base of the Stamparatus.
Place the smaller vanilla rectangle on the base of the Stamparatus so the cardstock is vertical and the top edge is along the top edge of the Stamparatus base and the right edge is 1/4" from the right edge of the Stamparatus base. Use one magnet along the top to hold the cardstock in place.
Pick out the large, outline squirrel holding an acorn image from the Nuts About Squirrels Set. Place the stamp upside down on the cardstock on the Stamparatus base so that it is as close as possible to the bottom edge and centered side to side. Close the plate on the Stamparatus and press firmly so the stamp sticks to the plate. Open the plate.
Ink up the stamp on the plate using the Soft Suede Ink Pad. If you get excess ink on the plate, you can wipe it off with a baby wipe or tissue or the Simply Shammy. Close the plate onto the cardstock on the Stamparatus base and press down firmly. Open the plate.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Soft Suede Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Remove the cardstock from the Stamparatus and set aside for a moment.
Ink up the stamp on the plate again using the Soft Suede Ink Pad. If you get excess ink on the plate, you can wipe it off with a baby wipe or tissue or the Simply Shammy. Close the plate onto the Small Grid Paper on the Stamparatus base and press down firmly. Open the plate.
Remove the plate from the hinges.. Flip it around so the other side of the plate will be folding down onto the Stamparatus base and reinsert it in the hinges on the right side so it is in the topmost hinge space.
Pick out the solid, large squirrel holding an acorn fur image from the Nuts About Squirrels Set. Place the stamp upside down on the Small Grid Paper on the Stamparatus base so that the solid bits of the ears and paws line up inside the outlined squirrel stamped on the Small Grid Paper. Close the plate on the Stamparatus and press firmly so the stamp sticks to the plate. Open the plate.
Ink up the stamp on the plate using the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. If you get excess ink on the plate, you can wipe it off with a baby wipe or tissue or the Simply Shammy. Close the plate onto the Small Grid Paper on the Stamparatus base and press down firmly. Open the plate. Check to make sure everything is lined up the way you want.
Tip: Slide a Clear-Mount Stamp Case under the plate before inking up the stamp. This gives you a firm, flat surface to push against making it easier to ink up the stamp.
Tip: If you have a Cajun Craze Stampin' Spot on hand, use it to ink up the stamp instead of a full sized ink pad. It will give you more control and will help keep stray ink from getting on the plate.
Place the previously stamped outline squirrel vanilla rectangle back on the base of the Stamparatus so the cardstock is vertical and the top edge is along the top edge of the Stamparatus base and the right edge is 1/4" from the right edge of the Stamparatus base. Use one magnet along the top to hold the cardstock in place.
Ink up the stamp on the plate using the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. If you get excess ink on the plate, you can wipe it off with a baby wipe or tissue or the Simply Shammy. Close the plate onto the vanila rectangle on the Stamparatus base and press down firmly. Open the plate.
Remove the stamped squirrel vanilla rectangle from the Stamparatus base.
As you are ready to stamp using the Nuts About Squirrels Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp. Put a piece of Grid Paper on top of the Mat to protect it from ink.
Mount the solid acorn top image from the Nuts About Squirrels Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Soft Suede Ink Pad. Stamp it inside the previously stamped acorn top image.
Mount the solid acorn bottom image from the Nuts About Squirrels Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Crumb Cake Ink Pad. Stamp it inside the previously stamped acorn bottom image. Try to line up the edges around the squirrel's hand more than anything.
Mount the branch image from the Nuts About Squirrels Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Soft Suede Ink Pad. Stamp it on the top of the squirrel stamped vanilla rectangle so the end of the branch just goes off the left edge and there is room above the branch to stamp a leaf image.
Mount the solid leaf image from the Nuts About Squirrels Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Crushed Curry Ink Pad. Stamp it at the end of one of the branch stems. Re-ink the stamp with the Crushed Curry Ink Pad and stamp it again at the end of a different branch stem. Clean the stamp using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and/or Simply Shammy, but leave it on the block.
Re-ink the solid leaf image on Block A with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it at the end of the remaining branch stems remembering to re-ink the stamp each time using Cajun Craze Ink.
Adhere the stamped squirrel and tree branch with leaves vanilla rectangle to the center of the small Cajun Craze rectangle.
If the spritzed,large vanilla rectangle is dry, proceed to the next step.
Insert the spritzed, large vanilla rectangle into the Bark 3D Embossing Folder so the lines are horizontal on the vertical rectangle. Use the line printed on the front flap of the folder to make sure it is lined up straight. Place the folder with the cardstock inside on the platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and run through the machine.
Adhere the spritzed, dry embossed vanilla rectangle to the center of the large Cajun Craze rectangle and then to the front of the Crushed Curry card.
Adhere the matted, stamped squirrel and tree branch rectangle to the front of the card so it is centered.
Mount the "Hey There!" sentiment from the Nuts About Squirrels Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Cajun Craze Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the small Crushed Curry rectangle.
Pick out the short, wavy edge, banner die from the Floral Gallery Dies. Put it on top of the stamped sentiment on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the sentiment is centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment cut out to the front of the card so it overlaps the right edge of the matted squirrel and tree branch image near the top of the squirrel's tail as shown.
Cut a 10" piece of the Crumb Cake Baker's Twine from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack.
Tie a small bow in the center of the twine. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the twine bow at a slight angle to the card front where the branch goes off the left edge of the matted squirrel and branch rectangle.