Michele Reynolds
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Butterfly Brilliance Big Butterfly Banners |
P retty birthday or congrats card using Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Magenta Madness Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Mango Melody Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" of pinks and yellows watercolor wash design from Butterfly Bijou 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 5" x 6" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 4-3/4" from Mango Melody Cardstock
- 1" x 5" of mottled pinks design from Butterfly Bijou 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
- 3/4" x 5-1/2" of tiny light pink dots on darker orange pink background design from Butterfly Bijou 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper
Unlock the Banners Pick A Punch. Slide one short edge of the dotted orange pink Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper strip into the right side of the punch (the side of the punch with the inward notched top) as far as it will go and get it centered. Punch. Leave the punch unlocked.
Adhere the punched designer paper strip to the large pinks and yellows watercolor wash Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper rectangle so the punched end is on the right side and the notched ends almost touch the right side of the large rectangle and the bottom edge is about 1/8" from the bottom edge of the large rectangle. Trim off excess designer paper strip sticking over the left side using Paper Snips.
Slide one short edge of the mottled pinks Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper strip into the right side of the punch (the side of the punch with the inward notched top) as far as it will go and get it centered. Punch.
Adhere the punched designer paper strip to the large pinks and yellows watercolor wash Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper rectangle so the punched end is on the right side and the notched ends are about 1/2" from the right side of the large rectangle and the bottom edge overlaps the other punched designer paper strip by about 1/8". Trim off excess designer paper strip sticking over the left side using Paper Snips.
Unlock the Banner Triple Punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide one short edge of the Mango Melody strip into the punch as far as it will go and get it centered. Punch.
Mount the "it's your day! enjoy it" sentiment from the Happiest Of Birthdays Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Magenta Madness Ink Pad. Stamp it on the punched Mango Melody strip so the punched end of the strip is on the right side and the end of the sentiment is about 3/4" from the notch.
Cut a 6" piece of the Blushing Bride Twine from the Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack.
Fold the twine into thirds. Lay the folded twine across the left end of the stamped Mango Melody sentiment banner so it is about 1/4" from the left end of the sentiment. Flip the sentiment banner over and fold the ends of the folded twine over. Use pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive to hold the folded ends of the twine in place.
Remove the protective backings from the Tear & Tape pieces and add Stampin' Seal to the back of the punched sentiment banner. Adhere it to the to the large pinks and yellows watercolor wash Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper rectangle so the punched end is on the right side and the notched ends are about 1" from the right side of the large rectangle and it is centered top to bottom over the two punched designer paper strips. Trim off excess cardstock strip sticking over the left side using Paper Snips.
Adhere the large pinks and yellows watercolor wash Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper rectangle with banner strips attached to the large Mango Melody rectangle and then to the front of the Magenta Madness card.
Mount the Butterfly Brilliance stamp on Block F. Ink it up with the Blushing Bride Ink Pad. Rub a Blending Brush across the open Magenta Madness Ink Pad to get it inky. Lightly rub the inky Blending Brush over parts of some of the butterflies on the stamp. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed. Rub a different Blending Brush across the open Calypso Coral Ink Pad to get it inky. Lightly rub the inky Blending Brush over parts of some of the butterflies on the stamp. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed. Leave the inked up stamp rubber side up on your work surface. Place the large white rectangle on top of the inked up stamp. Fold the Grid Paper over on top of the stamp with cardstock on top and rub firmly all over. Unfold the Grid Paper and remove the stamped white cardstock rectangle.
Place the butterflies stamped white cardstock on some Grid Paper on your work surface. Rub the Blending Brush with Magenta Madness ink on it across the open Magenta Madness Ink Pad to get it inky again. Lightly rub the inky Blending Brush all over the butterflies stamped on the white cardstock. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed.
Pick out the large, open, interconnected butterflies die from the Brilliant Wings Dies. Place the die on top of the stamped and sponged white rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered over all the butterflies. Run through the machine.
Note: You are using the large swallowtail butterfly cut out on this project. Keep all the other butterfly cut outs and the white rectangle with the butterflies cut out of it to use on other projects.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the large swallowtail butterfly cut out to the front of the card at a slight angle so it overlaps the tops of the banner strips on the right side as shown.
Cut a 16" piece of the Blushing Bride Twine from the Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack.
Fold the twine in half. Tie it to the center of the twine pieces already on the card front using a small bow. Trim the ends.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 2 different sizes of Mango Melody sequins and 1 large Calypso Coral sequin from a sheet of Artistry Blooms Sequins making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the card front as shown.