The card I have for you today is a floating card. That means the base card is actually a piece of Window Sheet cut to size and folded in half. The images are then adhered to the Window Sheet so they appear to be floating in air. It's a really fun card to make.
Please ignore the white at the bottom of the card. That's my jumbo clothespin holding the card so I could photograph it. Sorry for the light reflections too, but there was no way to avoid them!
Enjoy!
Supplies
- Moving Forward, page 209 (inside back cover), Clear - $14.95, Wood - $19.95
- Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, page 153, $5.95
- Bashful Blue Classic Stampin' Pad, page 154, $5.95
- 2012-2014 In Color Stampin' Write Markers, page 152, $14.95
- Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, page 153, $3.50
- Marina Mist Stampin' Write Marker, page 154, $3.50
- Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 156, $8.50
- Stampin' Scrub, page 157, $16.95
- Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner, page 157, $4.50
- Frost White Shimmer Paint, page 158, $5.95
- Window Sheets, page 160, $4.95
- SNAIL Adhesive, page 177, $6.95
- Bone Folder, page 178, $6.95
- Sponge Daubers, page 179, $10.95
- Stampin' Trimmer, page 180, $29.95 (available soon)
- Paper Snips, page 180, $9.95
- Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (includes Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads), page 186, $99.95
- Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, page 189, $7.95
- Labels Collection Framelits, page 191, $26.95
Directions
1) Cut a piece of Window Sheet to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" using the Stampin' Trimmer.
2) Score the Window Sheet along the 8 1/2" side at 4 1/4" using the Scoring Blade on the Stampin' Trimmer. Fold in half to make card. Use the Bone Folder to get a really sharp crease so that your card will stay folded.
3) Use the Big Shot and smallest Labels Collection Framelit to cut 4 shapes from scraps of Whisper White Card Stock. The correct sandwich is the Multipurpose Platform completely closed , one Standard Cutting Pad, card stock with Framelit on top, and the other Standard Cutting Pad.
4) Use the Big Shot and second smallest Labels Collection Framelit to cut 4 shapes from scraps of Whisper White Card Stock using the same sandwich outlined in step 3.
5) Place one of each size shape inside the Fancy Fan Folder.
6) Build a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with Tab 2 open, one Standard Cutting Pad, embossing folder with card stock inside as outlined in step 5, and the other Standard Cutting Pad. Run through the Big Shot.
7) Stamp sentiment on one of the small, unembossed label shapes using the Real Red Ink Pad.
8) Shake the bottle of Frost White Shimmer Paint really well. Remove the cap.
9) Press a clean Sponge Dauber into the Shimmer Paint cap to pick up some of the ink.
10) Rub the Shimmer Paint all over the two embossed labels shapes. Get more ink on the Sponge Dauber as needed by pressing it into the cap after shaking the bottle again.
11) Use a clean Sponge Dauber to sponge Bashful Blue Ink all around the edges of all the shapes.
12) Adhere the two embossed shapes to the front of the Window Sheet card using SNAIL.
13) Open the card up and adhere two of the plain shapes to the inside of the card front so that they are lined up with the shapes on the outside of the card. This hides the adhesive.
14) Adhere the small shape stamped with the sentiment to the inside of the card on the sentiment side so that the shape is just a little offset from the shape on the front of the card. It should look like one cloud is behind another when the card is closed and you should not be able to see the sentiment.
15) Adhere one of the plain large shapes to the inside of the card on the sentiment side so that the shape is just a little offset from the shape on the front of the card. This gives you a place to write a note and sign your name.
16) Adhere the remaining two plain shapes to the back of the card so that they are lined up with the shapes on the inside sentiment portion of the card. This hides the adhesive.
17) Ink up the blimp image using the Markers. I used the Real Red, Marina Mist, and Summer Starfruit Markers.
18) Stamp the blimp image onto a scrap of Whisper White Card Stock that is blank on both sides.
19) Cut out the blimp using Paper Snips.
20) Turn the image over and use the Summer Starfruit Marker to color the area on the cutout where the propeller, basket, and back fins would be.
21) Clean the blimp stamp.
22) Ink up the blimp image with the Real Red Ink Pad.
23) Stamp the image onto a scrap of Whisper White Card Stock.
24) Carefully cut out the center area of the blimp.
25) Adhere the full blimp image to the front of the card using SNAIL. Try to position it so that the basket under the blimp and the front of the blimp are on top of one of your cloud shapes.
26) Adhere the cut out center of the blimp to the inside of the card front so that it is lined up with the center of the blimp on the outside of the card. This hides the adhesive. The front of the blimp with the scallop design will have to be at the back of the blimp on the inside so that the pennants are hanging down.
Tips
Some people like to have enough Sponge Daubers to have one dedicated to each ink color and Shimmer Paint color. I just rinse mine under running water in the sink and let them air dry. They may be stained, but they are still clean enough to use!
I have cut the sentiments and the images in my Moving Forward Set apart so that it is easier to mix and match the sentiments and images. If you want to cut your images apart, you'll want a pair of our Craft & Rubber Scissors (page 180, $19.95).
The Moving Forward Set is this year's Ronald McDonald House Charities Set. Every time this set is purchased, Stampin' Up! donates $3 to this wonderful charity.
Here's a couple of pictures showing you what the inside of the card looks like:
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