C ard box with matching card using Stampin' Up! products.
Project Recipe
Cut cardstock, designer paper and Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
For card:
- card from Just Jade Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" of gold flowers and leaves on white background design from Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
- 2-1/2" x 3" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-3/4" x 2-1/2" from Just Jade Cardstock
- 1-3/4" x 2-1/2" from Brass Foil Sheets
- 2 pieces each 1-5/8" x 2-3/8" from Adhesive Sheets
For card box:
- 4-1/4" x 5-5/8" from Just Jade Cardstock
- 4" x 5-3/8" of gold flowers and leaves on white background design from Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
- 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" from Just Jade Cardstock
- 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" from Brass Foil Sheets
- 2 pieces each 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" from Adhesive Sheets
- 2" x 2-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
Fold an Acetate Card Box together on the fold lines. Use a Bone Folder if desired to get sharp creases.
Fill the card box with card and envelopes or other items and close.
Squeeze the lid of the Just Jade Ink Pad to get ink in the lid. Use a Blender Pen to pick up ink from the pad lid and color in the leaves and centers of the flowers on the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Paper pieces. Remember to stroke in one direction only or the designer paper will tear and pill up. Scribble on Grid Paper when you are done until no more color is coming off the Blender Pen.
Squeeze the lid of the Mint Macaron Ink Pad to get ink in the lid. Use a Blender Pen to pick up ink from the pad lid and color in the empty spaces around the flowers and leaves on the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Paper pieces. Remember to stroke in one direction only or the designer paper will tear and pill up. Scribble on Grid Paper when you are done until no more color is coming off the Blender Pen.
Adhere the colored designer paper pieces to the front of the Just Jade card and to the center of the 4-1/4" x 5-5/8" Just Jade piece.
Use Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere the large matted designer paper piece to the front of the Acetate Card Box.
For the card:
Mount the "I Can't Thank You Enough" sentiment from the So Sentimental Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Just Jade Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the white rectangle.
For the box:
Mount the "for you" sentiment from the So Sentimental Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Just Jade Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the white rectangle.
For the card:
Pick out the large stitched label die with squared off ends from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. Put it on top of the stamped sentiment on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the sentiment is centered. Run through the machine.
For the box:
Pick out the small stitched label die with pointy ends from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. Put it on top of the stamped sentiment on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the sentiment is centered. Run through the machine.
Peel the protective backings off of the Adhesive Sheets rectangles. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets rectangles to the white sides of the Brass Foil Sheet rectangles and one side of the Just Jade rectangles. Be sure to leave the other protective backings in place for now.
Pick out the large, more filled in, interconnecting butterflies die from the Butterfly Beauty Dies.
For the card:
Put it on top of the small Just Jade rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the Just Jade (green) side is facing up and you are cutting out the medium sized, open winged butterfly in the lower right corner of the die. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
For the card box:
Put it on top of the large Just Jade rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the Just Jade (green) side is facing up and you are cutting out the entire piece. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Pick out the large, more detailed, interconnecting butterflies die from the Butterfly Beauty Dies.
For the card:
Put it on top of the small foil sheets rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the foil side is facing up and you are cutting out the medium sized, open winged butterfly in the lower right corner of the die. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
For the card box:
Put it on top of the large foil sheets rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the foil side is facing up and you are cutting out the entire piece. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
For the card box:
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the Just Jade interlocking butterflies cut out. Adhere the butterflies cut out to the front of the card box.
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the foil interlocking butterflies cut out. Adhere the butterflies cut out to the front of the card box over the top of the green butterflies cut out.
For the card box:
Cut a 3-1/2" piece of the Just Jade 2020-2022 In Color 1/4" Ribbon so it has a sharp angle on each end.
Use Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere the ribbon to the back of the sentiment cut out so it sticks out evenly on either side.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment cut out with ribbon attached to the front of the card box so it is centered side to side and is about 3/8" from the bottom.
For the card:
Cut a 4-1/4" piece of the Just Jade 2020-2022 In Color 1/4" Ribbon so it has a sharp angle on each end.
Use Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere the ribbon to the back of the sentiment cut out so it sticks out evenly on either side.
Adhere the sentiment cut out to the front of the card in the lower right corner so the bottom is about 1/2" from the bottom of the card and the right edge of the cut out is about 1" from the right edge of the card.
For the card:
Use Paper Snips to cut off excess cardstock and foil sheet from the upper left wing of the green butterfly cut out and the foil butterfly cut out.
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the Just Jade butterfly cut out. Adhere the butterfly cut out to the front of the card at a slight angle so it overlaps the upper left corner of the sentiment cut out as shown.
Carefully remove the protective backing from the back of the foil butterfly cut out. Adhere the butterfly cut out to the front of the card over the top of the green butterfly cut out.
For the card:
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up a Just Jade dot from the 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots making sure that you get the adhesive backing as well. Adhere it to the center of the butterfly cut out.
For the card box:
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up a Just Jade dot from the 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots making sure that you get the adhesive backing as well. Adhere it to the center of the large butterfly in the center of the butterflies cut out.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 2 large and 2 small Pretty Peacock butterflies from the Butterfly Gems making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere one large butterfly gem just to the left of the sentiment on the sentiment cut out. Adhere the two small butterfly gems above and below the sentiment on the sentiment cut out. Adhere the other large butterfly gem to the upper right corner of the card box.