Stampin' by Judi: April 2021

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Base card: Pale Papaya 7 x 5 1/2 (scored at 4 1/4)

Basic White strip - 1 1/2 x 4 1/2

Basic White panel - 4 x 5 1/4

Pansy Petals DSP 2 x 5

Scraps: Basic White, Crumb Cake

Sweet Ice Cream Stamps

Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch

Stamp ice cream three times. Once each with Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya and Polished Pink on Basic White scrap. Punch out with coordinating punch.
Punch "cone" from Crumb Cake scrap and stamp hash marks with early Espresso Ink
Emboss Basic White strip with Painted Texture Embossing folder.
Stamp "Happy Birthday" on Basic White panel with Evening Evergreen ink.
Assemble all as in sample.

Our Featured Artist for the April 2021 Stampers Club is Taylor Bielski. The paper she was provided was Butterfly Bijou DSP and the coordinating colors are: Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Basic Black and Basic White. Taylor used Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green ink along with stamps from Pretty Perennial and Tasteful Touches. Thanks Taylor for sharing your creativity!

Butterfly Trio

Base card: Magenta Madness 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Basic black strip - 1/2 x 5 1/2

Butterfly Bijou DSP (no longer available) 2 x 5 1/2

Scraps: Basic White

Butterfly Brilliance Stamps

Brilliant Wings Dies

Stamp butterflies with Mango Melody ink on Basic White and cut out with coordinating die.
Assemble as in sample.

Butterfly Birthday

Base card: Bermuda Bay 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Basic White strip - 1 1/2 x 4

Butterfly Bijou DSP (no longer available) 4 x 5 1/4

Scraps: Basic White

Butterfly Brilliance stamps

Happy Thoughts stamps

Brilliant Wings Dies

Stamp butterflies with Bermuda Bay ink on Basic White and cut out with coordinating die.
Stamp Happy Birthday on Basic White strip with Bermuda Bay ink.
*Cut small butterfly from aluminum beverage can. Color with alcohol markers
Assemble as in sample.

*Die cutting with aluminum beverage cans

I learned this technique at one of the stamp shows from Cristina Tessler, owner of Tessler Crafts. The Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Die Cut Machine is a different die cut machine than she uses so the need for shims and extra paper or foam is not necessary. I’ve included a link to her video though in case you want to see it. The expression of a “round trip” I’ll use below for running through the die machine multiple times is Cristina’s.

Cutting the Can

Aluminum cans are thinner than one would think and can easily be cut with sturdy household scissors.

Poke a hole with the tip of the scissors near the top of the can and cut all the way around, removing the top of the can.
Cut straight down towards the bottom of the can and stop just slightly above the bottom. Cut around to remove the bottom of the can just as you did to remove the top of the can.
You will now have a thin metal sheet, approximately 3 ½ x 7 ½ inches or so.

BE CAREFUL – sharp edges!!!

Die Cutting Aluminum

Cut an appropriate sized piece of aluminum for the die you wish to cut and place on the cutting plate. I use my old Big Shot magnetic plate plus two #3 cutting plates – just as I would with cutting a piece of cardstock. You may have to tape down the piece of aluminum if it is curling too much. (You can also bend it a bit to flatten it some.)
Place the die face down on the aluminum (you might have to tape this too!) and run through the die cut machine 2 “round trips”. (So this will be four passes through the machine.)
Using your Take Your Pick brush remove any of the metal chads. If the image isn’t cut all the way through you can carefully put the aluminum back into the die and cut it again. I wouldn’t do more than one more pass through the machine.
If you have a finicky die that just won’t cut all the way through you can put a piece of cardstock under the aluminum sheet to see if that helps.
You can color the cut images with any alcohol markers – it will become permanent after a short drying time.