Here's a pretty and fun birthday card featuring several retiring items (which are highlighted in pink). Enjoy!
Supplies
- Party Hearty, page 54, $26.95
- Pretty in Pink 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 167, $6.95
- Concord Crush 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 165, $6.95
- Very Vanilla 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 169, $8.50
- Lap of Luxury Designer Series Paper, page 174, $9.95
- Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad, page 169, $5.95
- Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' Pad, page 167, $5.95
- In Color Stampin' Write Markers, page 165, $14.95
- So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker, page 167, $3.50
- Basic Gray Stampin' Write Marker, page 169, $3.50
- Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, page 191, $6.95
- Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter, page 196, $13.95
- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 197, $3.95
- 2-Way Glue Pen, page 197, $3.50
- Mini Glue Dots, page 197, $4.95
- Stampin' Scrub, page 198, $16.95
- Stampin' Mist, page 198, $4.50
- adhesive
- scissors
Directions
1) Cut a piece of Pretty in Pink Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2". Score and fold in half to make card.
2) Cut a piece of Concord Crush Card Stock to 4 x 5 1/4".
3) Cut a piece of pink Lap of Luxury Designer Series Paper to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8".
4) Stamp sentiment in Basic Gray Ink about 1" from the right edge of the designer paper so the sentiment runs up and down.
5) Adhere the stamped designer paper to the Concord Crush rectangle and then to the card front.
6) Cut a piece of purple with pink scroll design Lap of Luxury Designer Series Paper to 3 1/2" square.
7) Adhere strips of Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon to square of designer paper so they cross in the upper right corner.
8) Tie a bow with a piece of ribbon and adhere it to the crossed ribbons with a Mini Glue Dot. Trim ends.
9) Cut a piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock to 1 7/8 x 2 3/4".
10) Use Basic Gray Marker to ink up only the bottom of the cupcake image. Stamp onto bottom of vanilla rectangle. Clean stamp.
11) Ink up cupcake image with Pretty in Pink Ink and stamp onto scrap of vanilla card stock. Cut out the frosting only.
12) Ink up the candle image using the Concord Crush Marker from the In Color Markers and the So Saffron Marker. Huff onto stamp and stamp onto vanilla rectangle so the bottom of the candle will be covered by the frosting.
13) Adhere the cut out frosting to the cupcake image with Stampin' Dimensionals.
14) Add dots of 2-Way Glue Pen to the frosting where the sprinkles are shown.
15) Sprinkle on Orchid Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter and tap off excess.
16) Cut a piece of Pretty in Pink Card Stock to 2 x 2 7/8".
17) Adhere cupcake image to pink rectangle.
18) Adhere rectangles to card front on the left side of the purple designer paper.
Tips
Sticky Strip (page 197, $6.95) is great to adhere ribbon to the back side of card stock and designer paper. Just cut your ribbon a little longer than the piece of card stock/paper is wide. Then, wrap the ends around to the back side and place a piece of Sticky Strip across the end of the ribbon. This will hold your ribbon securely in place, lays flatter than looping ribbon around the entire piece of card stock/paper, and wastes less ribbon!
Our Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist are the easiest, best way to clean your stamps. The Stampin' Mist contains conditioners to keep your stamps from becoming brittle.
Our Powder Pals (page 196, $19.95) are great to use with embossing powders and glitter as they contain the fine powders and make it easy to return the excess to the container.
Please remember that retiring accessories are only available while supplies last. Since I am out of touch for awhile due to family commitments surrounding my son's college graduation, I encourage you to place an online order for any retiring accessories you might want to make sure you have a chance to get them. Just click on the "Shop Now" flower button in the upper right corner.
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