DIY Beautiful You Stampin'Up! Quick and Easy Card
January 10, 2017
Need a fast card while you're recovering from the holidays...then this DIY Beautiful You Stampin'Up! Quick and Easy Card will fit the bill!
I don't know about you but I've had a whirlwind couple of months and all of a sudden I have birthdays popping up and zowie--no great cards. I have to tell you that the Stampin'Up! Beautiful You stamp set is one of my favorites in the new Occasions Mini catalog. Not only does it have 3 awesome figures in it but it also contains 8 greetings which makes it a great all in one set.
It's a fun set to use if you like to color and it's a great set to use if you don't like to color--noooo, that's not a contradiction and yes, I did mean that. Notice that there are 2 brushstroke images that you can use to color the images--that makes it fast and quick--just pull out an ink pad and 2 seconds later--you have color!
Now you would have giggled if you had seen me the first time I used one of the brushstroke stamps-I just couldn't get a uniform image when I stamped it--I stamped it several times, I reinked it until it was sopping wet, I cleaned it and re-inked it and still...it wasn't a uniform image. Then, miracle of miracles I happened to look at the picture on the image in the stamp set itself and, yes, you guessed it, it is NOT supposed to be a uniform layer of ink--it is a varied image---duh. Well, I never claimed to be bright and we just confirmed that.
OK, now the card...here it is....
This can truly be accomplished in 10 minutes or less depending on how quickly you can locate your ink pads. I'm going to give you the step by step directions and then the supply list so you can order what you need to re-create this lovely card,
Don't forget, there are two ways to earn extra rewards...first, Sale-a-bration is going on...so when you purchase $50 in product you can select something from the Stampin'Up! Sale-a-bration mini catalog (no shipping, no tax, completely free).
Second, if you place an order for $50 or more in my online store (hit the Shop Now button at the top of this page) and use this months'Hostess code (ATDBYAPN) your name will be entered into a drawing for each $50 you purchase. At the end of the month--someone will win a $50 Stampin'Up Gift certificate.
So here we go:
1. Cut a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, score the long side at 4 1/4 (this is your cardbase)
2. Cut a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock 4 1/8 X 5 3/8 and using the new Hexagon dynamic embossing folder--emboss this piece. Now let me remind you of a couple of things--this is the thicker folder--so only use one cutting pad (on top). Be sure to put the fold end through first.
Also, this is one of those designs that is pretty on either side--so you select the one you like a adhere this to the front of the base using the multipurpose liquid glue.
3. Cut a piece of Pool Party 4 1/8 X 2 7/8; adhere this to the center of the card front.
4. Cut a piece of Shimmery white cardstock 4 X 2 3/4. Stamp the "dancing" image (Beautiful You stamp set) on this piece in Archival Basic Black.
5. Select the brushstroke image and stamp over the dress in Cucumber crush.
6. Stamp Celebrate (Beautiful You stamp set) in Bermuda Bay classic ink.
7. Adhere 3 silver stars (Metallic enamel dots) as shown in the picture. Adhere this to the Pool Party layer with multipurpose liquid glue.
Your quick and easy card is completed! Now all you need to do is create a bunch of these for your special birthdays--try using some different colors to change the look--email be a picture so I can see what you've done!
Here is your supply list--use the Shop Now button at the top of the page to order your supplies:
