I was lucky to win the pretty Under My Umbrella stamp set at our Stampin' Up! OnStage event in Portland (free gifts from Stampin' Up!...another great perk of being a demonstrator!). I'm not sure it would have been on my "must have" list at first, but as soon as I created this card I fell in love with it. Teamed up with the FREE Sale-a-Bration The Gang's All Here stamp, you can't help but smile. I recently attended Sandy Hancock's downline meeting (thank you Sandy for the invitation) and this card won a prize! How exciting!
Want to make this? Here's what you need:
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- 151518 - Under My Umbrella stamp set
- 152294 - The Gang's All Meer stamp set
- 151324 - Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- 151293 - Umbrella Builder Punch
- 122924 - Pool Party cardstock
- 100730 - Whisper White cardstock
- 148551 - Stitched Rectangles die-cuts
- 132708 - Memento Black ink pad
- 147107 - Pool Party ink pad
- 144220 - Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- 147278 - Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends
- 144605 - Pool Party Stampin' Blends
- 144602 - Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends
- 147274 - Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends
- 144603 - Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends
- 144601 - Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends
- 144578 - Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blend
- 141825 - Foam Adhesive Strips or 104430 - Stampin' Dimensionals
- 146276 - Stamparatus (optional, but so helpful for more than one)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Create a white rectangle frame using the 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" and 3" x 4-3/8" Stitched Rectangle die-cuts.
- Center the frame on a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of white cardstock and lightly trace the inside opening with a pencil to use as a guide for your stamping.
- Stamp the open umbrella on a piece of Peaceful Poppies DSP in Memento Black ink. Punch out the image with the Umbrella Punch.
- Stamp the Meerkat image in the bottom left corner using Memento Black ink.
- Add flower images around the Meerkat making sure the images stay within the umbrella shape. You may need to mask off the border edges to keep the images within the frame area.
- Stamp one floral image on a separate piece of white cardstock and trim.
- Stamp the umbrella handle in Memento Black ink.
- Stamp a sentiment of choice in the top right corner within the pencil lines in Memento Black ink.
- Stamp raindrops randomly within the pencil lines in Pool Party ink.
- Color the images with Stampin' Blends.
- Finish card as shown. Note that the frame is adhered with Foam Adhesive strips (or you can use Stampin' Dimensionals that have been cut in half.
Hint: The Stamparatus isn't required, but boy, oh boy does it make it super easy to mass produce this card. Perfect placement and images every time!
Have fun!