Happy Thursday AI Friends!
I realize that I am a little early to celebrate the 4th of July here in the USA, but I was inspired by the current blog challenge "Enjoy the Ride". I decided to use the stamp set #5044 - Born to Ride and if you look at the packaging, he is wearing a flag bandana. Screamed patriotic and therefore, inspired the 4th of July theme for my card. I've always loved this cute little couple and I've never created with them yet so here goes:
I wanted to display fireworks and stars so I thought a pop-up card would be ideal. I made a "tuxedo-style" card. This is a box card with four sides but the front two panels are diagonally cut to create the tuxedo look.
Cut a 6 x 10 1/2" card base. Score and burnish along the 10 1/2" side at 2 1/2", 5", 7 1/2" and 10". Make a pencil mark at 2 1/2" along the 6" ends. Place into your paper trimmer and make a diagonal cut from the 2 1/2" mark to the top score line (see top pic left side). On the tab end (see pic right side), cut across that 1/2" at the pencil mark, tuck that tab under and cut from the mark to the score line on that side. Your diagonal cuts should match up when folded in half. At this point, I adhered two pieces of pattern paper (using the #6090 - Patriotic PP) to the two full size panels (measures 2 3/8 x 5 7/8"). I then cut two more pieces of pattern paper (same measurements). To get the same diagonal shape, hold the pattern paper piece to one of the diagonal edges and cut to match. Then trim off the bottom of the pattern paper to create a nice border of card base. Do the same for the other side. Adhere to the card base. Place glue on the back side of the tab and join to the other diagonal panel to create a four sided tube. See below.
For the inside and outside pop-ups, cut a piece of acetate and a piece of cardstock that measure 1/2" x 4 1/2". Score and burnish both pieces along the 4 1/2" side at 1/2", 1" and 1 1/2". Turn and repeat for the other end.
Adhere the inside pop up die cuts to the non-scored strip of the acetate. Place glue on the tabs of the acetate and glue down to the back panels, one tab to each panel.
I stamped the images onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with my copic markers listed below. I paper pieced his vest and her shirt to match. I put stickles onto her glasses and the headlight of the motorcycle so they coordinated with the yellow glitter paper. Very slight detail, but it was going to bug me if it didn't blend together. LOL!
I fussy cut both characters and adhered her directly onto the diamond shape die cut (from my stash) and I popped him up with foam dots. I backed the white diamond panel with yellow glitter cardstock and added a few glitter die cut stars.
.Thanks for joining me today! I hope you enter our blog challenge so that we get to see your wonderful creations and you get a chance to win a free stamp set of your choice.
Have a great day and keep creating!
Copics used: E00, E01, E11
N0, N1, N2, N3, N4, N7
R20, R24, R27
B21, B23, B24
Y11, Y15, Y17
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