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Artwork © Stampin' Up!, Design Source © Paper Crafter’s Library, March 2015
Directions: 1. Take the 5 ½” x 8 ⅛” piece of Crushed Curry cardstock
and score it at 4 ¼” using a Simply Scored scoring tool or a Stampin’ Trimmer with the scoring blade. The largest of the panels will become the card front and the smaller panel will be the inside of the card.
2. Take the 5 ½” x 5 ⅛” piece of Crushed Curry cardstock and place it on the Simply Scored tool with the 5 ⅛” side butted up against the top edge of the Simply Scored tool. Score it at ½”, ⅞” and 4 ¾” (see diagram to the right).
3. Fold along each of the score lines using your bone folder to achieve a nice crisp crease.
4. Center the fourth from the largest of the Circles Framelits dies towards the top of the center panel. Hold it in place using a piece of low tack tape, and then run it through your Big Shot to create a circular window.
5. Position your 5 ½” x 8 ⅛” Crushed Curry cardstock piece so that the smaller of the panels is towards the right. Place a strip of red liner tape along the right edge of the smaller panel. Remove the backing from the red liner tape and stick the ½” wide side panel (on the 5 ½” x 5 ⅛”) onto the adhesive, making sure that the fold line is
Egg-cellent Easter Diorama Card
Supplies (con’t): • Paper: Watercolor paper; Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Pistachio Pudding cardstock, Best Year Ever DSP
(Stampin’ Up!) • Accessories: bone folder, blender pen, Aqua painter, Simply Scored tool, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stamp-‐a-‐
ma-‐jig, dimensional foam, fringe scissors, Circles Framelits, Big Shot, 1 ¼” Crushed Curry Striped Grograin ribbon(Stampin’ Up!); craft knife, self-‐healing craft mat (other)
Dimensions: • Crushed Curry cardstock: a 5 ½” x 8 ⅛” piece, a 5 ½” x 5 ⅛” piece and a 2 ⅜” x 2 ⅞” piece • Whisper White cardstock: a 3 ⅞” x 5 ½”piece and a 2 ¼” x 2 ¾” piece • Watercolor paper: a scrap piece • Patterned paper: a 4” x 5 ¼” piece
Supplies: • Stamps: Cheerful Critters, For Peep’s Sake
(Stampin’ Up!) • Ink: Coastal Cabana and Pistachio Pudding
Classic inks; In Color Assortment (Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush), Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write markers; Jet Black StazOn, Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Stampin’ Up!)
Artwork © Stampin' Up!, Design Source © Paper Crafter’s Library, March 2015
aligned with the right edge of the small panel of the 5 ½” x 8 ⅛” Crushed Curry cardstock piece (refer to the video if necessary).
6. Take your 3 ⅞” x 5 ½” piece of Whisper White cardstock and trim a sliver off of the right edge so that it is slightly narrower than 3 ⅞”. Make sure that you can fit it on the center panel of your card without overlapping the fold lines.
7. Using a wedge of Stamping Sponge and Coastal Cabana Classic ink, sponge along the top ⅔ of the trimmed 3 ⅞” x 5 ½” piece of Whisper White cardstock.
8. Take a 3 ⅞” wide x 4” high piece of Pistachio Pudding cardstock and sponge along the top 1” of the cardstock using Pistachio Pudding Classic ink and a wedge of Stamping Sponge. Trim a sliver off the right edge of the Pistachio Pudding cardstock so that it is exactly the same width as the sponged Whisper White cardstock piece.
9. Create the look of grass by cutting along the sponged edge of the Pistachio Pudding cardstock with fringe scissors. You want the cuts to be about 1” long (so you are cutting the top 1” of the Pistachio Pudding cardstock).
10. Place your sponged Whisper White cardstock piece on the center panel of your card for placement. Position the fringed Pistachio Pudding cardstock over top of the Whisper White CS so that when you fold the window panel closed, the “grass” extends about 1” above the bottom edge of the circular window. Stick the Pistachio Pudding cardstock to the Whisper White cardstock using double sided adhesive. Trim off any of the Pistachio Pudding cardstock that is overhanging the edge of the white cardstock.
11. Stick the sponged white cardstock with the Pistachio Pudding “grass” onto the center panel of your card using double-‐sided adhesive. Set aside for a moment.
12. Stamp the bunny image from Cheerful Critters onto a scrap piece of watercolor paper using Jet Black StazOn ink. Color in the center of the bunny’s ears using a Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write marker. Add some shading around the perimeter of the bunny’s head and to his arms using a blender pen and Crisp Cantaloupe marker.
13. Create a color palette by scribbling some Crushed Curry and Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Write marker onto a non-‐porous surface such as your Stamp-‐a-‐ma-‐jig imaging sheet.
14. Squeeze the barrel of your Aqua Painter slightly so that the water starts to flow. Brush a layer of water over top of the bunny’s sweater. Using your Aqua Painter randomly dab some of the Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Write marker from your palette onto the bunny’s sweater. Apply the Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write marker in the areas in between the Strawberry Slush color. Add a little more water if necessary with your Aqua Painter to help the two colors start to blend a little bit, one into the other. Apply more of each color if necessary to achieve your desired look. Let the bunny air dry.
15. Stamp the sentiment in the center of the bunny’s banner using black ink (either Memento Tuxedo Black or Jet Black StazOn).
16. Using a craft blade and self-‐healing craft mat, cut out the inner areas in between the bunny’s arms and head and in between the ears. Use a fine-‐tipped pair of scissors to cut the bunny out as close to the outer lines as possible.
17. Place some adhesive on the back of your bunny and tuck him a little underneath the top edge of the “grass” on you card making sure that he will end up being centered in the circular window once the window is folded inwards. Place a rhinestone on either side of the sentiment on the bunny’s banner.
18. Fold the window panel inwards so that it is pressed down flat over top of the center panel. Place a strip of red liner tape along the narrow left panel (on the circular window piece). The left edge of the narrow panel should be aligned with the fold – but not overhang the fold. Remove the backing from the red liner tape, and fold the front of the card closed. Please refer to the video if necessary. You have now created the Diorama portion of the card. Set aside for a moment.
19. Stamp the Egg-‐cellent Easter sentiment from the For Peep’s Sake stamp set onto a 2 ¼” x 2 ¾” piece of Whisper White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Center and stick your sentiment to a 2 ⅜” x 2⅞” piece of Crushed Curry cardstock. Place a small rhinestone at the center of the top and bottom flourish.
Artwork © Stampin' Up!, Design Source © Paper Crafter’s Library, March 2015
20. Center and stick a 6” piece of 1 ¼” Crushed Curry Striped Grosgrain Ribbon across the center of a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of patterned paper. Bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the patterned paper piece and stick them down using double-‐sided adhesive.
21. Center and stick the patterned paper piece to the card front. Center and stick the matted sentiment over top of the ribbon using dimensional foam. You’re done!