TGCDT: Apr 2021 – Happy Birthday | Whale of A Time DSP (Stampin’ Up!)

April 9, 2021
Cards

Project created by Jason Loucks

Inspiring Colors

Imperial Measurements

  • Basic White Cardstock: 8½” × 5½”
  • Basic White Cardstock: 4″ × 5¼”
  • Designer Series Paper: 2″ × 5¼”
  • Scraps: Basic White, Night of Navy, Pool Party

Hello, The Gentlemen Crafters design team is back this month and here with your monthly inspiration. As a reminder the hop itself unlike most are not going to be based on a theme or a stamp set, we simply want to inspire you by sharing what we love — Stampin’ Up! products. We hope you enjoy our inspiration this month. At the end, you will find the full lineup to help you hop along from each of the design team members.

Step-By-Step

Step 1 • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock 8½” × 5½”, and score at 4¼”, fold and burnish cardstock with bone folder to create card base.

Step 2 • Using the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine emboss a 4″ × 5¼” piece of Basic White cardstock.

Step 3 • Cut a piece of the Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper (see photograph for design used) at 2″ × 5¼”. Using the Whale Punch, punch out a whale from the Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper. For the height, cut from the top and not the bottom of the Designer Series Paper.

Step 4 • Using the Layering Squares Dies; first die cut a 2⅝” square, then die cut a 2⅛” square from the 2⅝ square making sure the die is centered and secure before die cutting.

Step 5 • Adhere the Designer Series Paper strip to the top of the embossed piece of Basic White cardstock (approx. ½” from the left); take the Night of Navy square and slip the Designer Series Paper through and adhere using Mini Glue Dots. Once the square is adhered finish adhering the Designer Series Paper down. Attach this entire piece to the card base.

Step 6 • Use a Blending Brush to create an ombre effect using Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock; using the Foam Adhesive Sheets attach the adhesive to the ombre cardstock and then die cut the Happy Birthday from the Birthday Chick Dies.

Step 7 • Adhere punched out whale to the lower-right (see photograph) and then add the Happy Birthday die cut above the whale at a slight angle. To finish the sentiment, use the Whale Punch to punch out the water splashes out of Pool Party cardstock and adhere.

Step 8 • Use the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add glimmer to the Happy Birthday die cut and the water splashes. To finish the card, adhere clear Flowers for Every Season Gems using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen.

Project Notes

Give It Support

Stampin’ Up!’s new 3D embossing folders are fantastic; the amount of depth and detail is phenomenal. However, when embossing with one of these folder, you may notice that your cardstock will become fragile and could tear while handling it. This was the case for me with the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder.

If adhering the embossed cardstock directly to your card base, I recommend using the Multipurpose Liquid Glue. One, it will seep all into the embossed areas for an even better adhesion and two, it will not tear if trying to use an adhesive runner such as the Stampin’ Seal or Stampin’ Seal+.

For this card, I adhered the embossed cardstock to another piece of Basic White cardstock with the Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This was done so that the embossed cardstock would have more structure and would less likely tear when handled and popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Inspiration Hop Lineup

More inspiration awaits! Use the links below to visit the other design team members. Be sure to mark your calendar for our next inspiration hop set to go live on May 14, 2021. If you are in the United States and would like to purchase any of the Stampin’ Up! supplies used in The Gentlemen Crafters projects, create your shopping list, and shop my online store. For a list of the supplies used for my project use the linked thumbnails in the Stampin’ Supplies. Thanks for hopping along with us this month and we will see you next month.

Stampin' Supplies

If you’d like to make this project at home, products are listed below (and linked) and can be purchased in my online store.

Live in Canada? 🇨🇦  Shop for these products and more through my Canadian friend, Andre Walford. Check out Andre’s website, Make Beautiful Cards for even more inspiration!

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad (147107)Whale of A Time Designer Series Paper (152460)Basic White Cardstock (159276)Night of Navy Cardstock (100867)Pool Party Cardstock (122924)Seabed 3D Embossing Folder (152700)Birthday Chick Dies (158200)Layering Squares Dies (141708)Whale Punch (152699)Blending Brushes (153611)Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897)Flowers for Every Season Gems (153645)

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