This Happy 18th Birthday Card is for my oldest Granddaughter. We are celebrating her birthday early as she and her family will be in London on her birthday. Purple is her favorite color.
SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Arched Wishes Stamps
Ink Pad: Gorgeous Grape ink pad
Cardstock: Gorgeous Grape cardstock
Fresh Freesia cardstock
Floral Impressions 12×12 Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine: Everyday Arches Dies (also part of a Bundle-Save 10%)
Textured Notes Dies (also part of a Bundle-Save 10%)
Alphabet A La Mode Dies
Ribbon: 1/8″ Ribbon (Sorry, this Ribbon is retired)
Adhesives: Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Glue Dots
(Optional) Adhesive Sheets
INSTRUCTIONS:
1-Card Base:
~Die cut Two of the Largest Arch Dies from Gorgeous Grape cardstock.
~Cut a Gorgeous Grape strip at 1″ x 3-1/2″. Score down the long way at 1/2″. The Strip is shown on the Card in Pink. The Dotted Lines are the score lines. This is not a totally accurate depiction, but you get the idea.
~Glue to the back Left side of one of your Arched pieces. This is your Card Front.
~Get your Card Back piece.
~Add Glue to your Strip and Glue to your Card Back as shown in the picture.
~Your Card Base is finished.
2-Stamped Label:
~Stamp your Words with Gorgeous Grape ink on Fresh Freesia cardstock.
~Choose the Textured Notes Die that fits the height of your Words. It will be too short.
~Lay your cardstock on your Cutting Machine with the Plates #1, #2, and the bottom #3 cutting plate.
~Place your Die so you like it’s position with the Happy.
~Put your Top Cutting Plate so it covers only about 3/4 of your Die. Run through your Machine.
~Line up your Die so it hooks into the stitching slots you cut and is positioned at the end of your Birthday word how you like it.
~Cover your Die with your Cutting Plate so it covers about half of the Die on the side that needs to be cut. Run through and cut.
~Now your Words have the perfect sized Label!
3-Die Cutting:
~Choose the Arched Die size you want for your DSP Print.
~Cut one from your DSP Print and one from Fresh Freesia cardstock.
~Cut Three of each number from Gorgeous Grape cardstock. Put an Adhesive Sheet on the back of your Cardstock BEFORE you cut out the numbers.
~Glue the Three Layers of each number together.
4-Finish Your Card:
Card Front:
~Cut Three 12″ pieces of your 1/8″ Ribbon. Tie a Bow.
~Lay our your pieces on your Card Front where you want them.
~Glue your DSP Print
~Attach your numbers
~Glue your Happy Birthday.
~Attach your Ribbon with a Glue Dot or two on the back of the knot.
Card Inside:
~Write your message on your Fresh Freesia Arch.
~Glue it to your Card Inside.
Your Happy 18th Birthday Card is finished.
