Greetings!
Today's card features the Slim Sayings bundle which is comprised of a stamp set full of both vertical and horizontal messages and a set of dies large enough to decorate the entire front of your card.
These dies are a lot of fun to work with! It's a bigger card of course, but it's a fun switch from the usual A2 (5-1/2 x 4-1/4) sized card. It's nice to have a card size that gives you more space for your handwritten note inside. Stampin' Up! has also added gorgeous Slimline Envelopes made specifically for this size card.
This card was inspired by the colors in this print from the Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Papers. These papers have a fantastic variety of happy prints in a great color assortment. They are an exclusive item during Sale-a-bration and after today will no longer be available, so if you love them, order them today. The best part is they are FREE with a $50 purchase and who doesn't love free stuff!
It's a fun pattern to work with. You have limitless ways to fill in all the stripes with different prints and colors as well as leave the negative space for the card base color to show through. I didn't want to cover up the stripes with a message so I trimmed this one down to just fit in the bottom area and covered up the edges. As you can see the placement of the filled in stripes are somewhat random.
These dies are long! They measure 8-3/8 x 3-3/8, so they are the full length of the platform on your die cutting machine. I knew this when reading about them, but I didn't fully comprehend the size until I used them. Because it's so long, you want to make sure the cutting area is within the non-beveled edge of the cutting plates so you get clean cuts on both edges. Here's how it looks on the platform.
I highly recommend applying the adhesive sheets to the back of the cardstock before you die cut as this makes it much easier to adhere to your card front. And you have the added bonus of all the cut out pieces already having the adhesive on the back as well.
Gather Your Supplies:
- Slim Sayings Bundle (Save 10% when you purchase the stamp set & die with the bundle item#)
- Basic White Thick cardstock
- card base 8-1/2 x 7, scored and folded at 3-1/2
- Polished Pink cardstock
- Mango Melody cardstock
- Basic White cardstock
- Sunshine & Rainbows 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper
- FREE with $50 purchase during SALE-a-bration (Jan 4 - Feb 28, 2022)
- 3-1/2 x 6 scattered triangles print
- Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad
- Adhesive Sheets
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Here's How It's Made:
Adhere adhesive sheet to back of Polished Pink cardstock and die cut.
Note: These dies take a little extra oomph to get through your die cutting machine. They use the standard "sandwich" of Base Plate (1), Die Plate (2) and the two Cutting Plates (3). It takes some additional strength to get it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine but it won't break the machine. I was a bit nervous the first time, but my plates are fine - no warping or cracking, and I've used these dies multiple times.
Adhere to
Basic White Thick cardstock base by peeling off one long end of adhesive sheet protector, align on long edge of card base, press, then slowly peel sheet protector off and die cut will lay down nice and flat. Press firmly.
Die cut Sunshine & Rainbows scattered triangles print and Mango Melody cardstock. Select pieces to fill in random chevron stripes. Use Paper Snips to cut down to size for shorter corner areas.
Ink message with Magenta Madness and stamp onto Basic White cardstock. Cut down to fit along bottom and left edge. Dry fit until you get the right position for the message to show and the chevron piece to fit in the cut out, but over the edges of the message piece. Adhere once cut down properly. Here's a close-up:
This really is a great size for a card and having the beautifully lined Slimline Envelopes to mail them in makes it a win win. This sized card also fits into a standard #10 envelope.
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Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!
Have a beautiful day! 😊
Beverly J
