Today’s masculine retirement card offers a SNEAK PEEK of the Well Dressed Stamp Set, part of the Sale-a-Bration Promotion 2nd Release that begins on March 3, 2020!
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STAMPIN’ PRETTY STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL:
Begin with a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base of Whisper White Thick card stock.
Adhere a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of plaid Country Club Designer Series Paper to the card base with Snail Adhesive.
Use a Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer to cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to 3 3/4 x 5.
Zip a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Whisper White card stock that has been lightly spritzed with water through a die-cutting and embossing machine tucked inside the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder. You can see 5 embossing folder tips I shared previously here.
Cut the embossed card stock at a slant as follows: TOP PIECE: the left side is 3 3/4 long and the right side is 2 3/8 long. BOTTOM PIECE: the left side is 3 /4 long and the right side is 2 1/8 long.
Cut a piece of Garden Green card stock to 3 3/8 wide and at a slant as follows: TOP PIECE: the left side is 3 1/4 long and the right side is 2 long. BOTTOM PIECE: the left side is 1/4 long and the right side is 1 5/8 long.
Adhere to the embossed card stock with Snail Adhesive.
Adhere it as shown to the Whisper White card stock with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Use a Stamparatus to position and stamp the sentiment (Itty Bitty Greetings) in Night of Navy Classic Ink as shown.
Stamp the tie (Well Dressed) in Night of Navy Classic Ink onto a piece of Garden Green card stock and onto a piece of Whisper White card stock.
Snip apart with Paper Snips and adhere with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to a piece of Whisper White card stock that has been cropped with the 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 Stitched Nested Label Die.
Adhere to a piece of plaid Country Club Designer Series Paper that has been cropped with the 2 x 3 7/8 Stitched Nested Label Die with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A POP OF PERSONALITY! Add 5 Night of Navy Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots as shown.
PERFECT POLISH! Use an envelope liner die (Beautiful Layers Dies) and a 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of argyle Country Club Designer Series Paper to create an envelope liner. Adhere to the inside of a Stampin’ Up! Whisper White Medium Envelope with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
TIP: To avoid embossing and plate marks, I dedicate a relatively clean bottom cutting plate for envelope liners. Flip the pattern over and cut on the opposite side. You can use a bone folder to help any soften lines.
OH, SO PRETTY!
I previously shared two other creations using SNEAK PEEKS from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration 2nd release. You can view them by clicking on the links below.
Rise & Shine Love and Friendship Card
Flowering Foils Love and Friendship Card
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Fantastic card! Love the stamps, dies, colors, and layers!
Love this card Mary struggle with masculine cards.
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Wow! what a great card. I can see it being used for Father’s Day as well a Birthday.
Hi Mary I love the well dressed card, the colour combo is great too x
Such a snappy card Mary. Love the colors and the texture!
The recipient will be thrilled with this fun card. Love the muted colors you used with some very on-trend plaid. Very cute! Have a wonderful day!
I agree with Kathy Carlson. Good idea.
cute retirement card, but I think you should cut the tie and put it at an angle askew…retirement is NOT having to wear one, after all!!!!! LOL!
OH MY GOSH Mary……..This card is PERFECT. I can see a CASE coming soon.