I made with card for my dear friend, Brenda, who was celebrating her 60th birthday. Now you might be looking at this card wondering, "Why pigs?" Well, in the Chinese Calendar, this is the year of the pig and she was born in the year of the pig, so it's particularly auspicious. Since her recent retirement she's been traveling the world, with a little stuffed pig. Her Facebook page is full of photos of her and her little piggy and other piggies, in foreign countries. So now pigs are clearly a thing. The inspiration for this card came from a demo I did a swap with at our last convention. Unfortunately I don't remember her name.
生日快樂
To create this card, I used the This Little Piggy stamp set and the grass is courtesy of the High Tide stamp set. The greetings come from the Well Said stamp set & Well Written dies.
The card base is in Early Espresso 4 1/4" x 11". It's scored in the middle at 5 1/2". Then on the front, scored at 2 3/4". Burnish at the score lines.
Cut 4 Whisper White pieces 2 @ 2 1/2" x 4" and 2 @ 4" x 5 1/4" for the card. (One of large pieces will be on the back where you can write your personal message.) To construct the pig's box you'll need to cut 2 @ 1 5/8" x 5" and 1 @ 3/4" x 3 5/8" from your Whisper White.
Take the 3 box pieces and score the 2 matching ones (in landscape position) at 1 5/8" on one end and then 1/4" at the end. For the tiny piece, score 1/4" at each short end. Trim the corner ends off the 1/4" sides to make tabs. Burnish all score lines. Using your Stamping Sponges, lightly sponge some Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad onto the inside top of the Pinewood Plank 3D embossing folder. (Tip: The top is the side with the Stampin' Up! written on it.) Place your pieces into the folder, making sure you have the wood grain going in the direction you want. Carefully close the folder and run it through your Big Shot.
I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue to assemble the box, first attaching one end to the other and then gluing the little piece in the middle. Fold the box flat to glue the final tab. (Tip: Make sure you have the inked sides facing you. You don't want to accidentally attach the inked side to the card. Also, I like to make sure seams are facing away from me. This gives the project a more polished look.)
The little piggies were all stamped in black Memento Ink, on Whisper White, and coloured with the Blends. I used the Petal Pink Set & Calypso Coral Set. All the piggies were fussy cut. This is a labour of love. I didn't want the wings so I just trimmed them off. Ditto for the flower.
Next, take your 3 pieces of Whisper White and stamp clouds with your Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad. Make sure to stamp clouds before attaching the grass.
The grass in the rear is Old Olive and in the front it's Granny Apple Green. Using the two grass stamps from High Tides, I stamped with the Pear Pizazz Classic Stampin' Pad. Granny Apple Green was too Vibrant, Old Olive too dark and Versa Mark to light. There is often a process of trial and error - and it's just a matter of personal taste. The grass layers were just randomly cut in a hilly shape. The two layers, for the middle and end of the card, are attached to each other with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. (Tip: When you're attaching something that needs to line up, this glue gives you a moment or two to adjust it before drying.) Attach these grass pieces to the cloud stamped Whisper White. Attach only the rear part of the grass to the front left side of the card. Put aside the final front (Granny Apple Green) piece, which will be attached later.
To attach the box, flatten and apply Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the plain white side and back. Align it with the bottom of the grassy piece, in the middle corner.
The front piggy is attached with Mini Dimensionals and then front glass with regular Dimensionals. All the other piggies were penned in with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. (Save the standing piggy until the end.)
Cut out the "Happy," in Calypso Coral, from the Well Written Dies. Stamp the "Birthday," in the Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad from the Well Said Stamp Set. The Birthday greeting was punched out with the Classic Label punch, along with a piece in Calypso Coral. To add the border, snip the Calypso Coral piece in the middle and attach it behind the greeting. The sign stick was 2 1/2" x 1/16". For a piece this small I just trimmed the very edge off a straight piece of scrap and then shortened the scrap to 2 1/2". Using the Multipurpose Liquid Glue, I attached the sign to the standing piggy before attaching the piggy to the card.
Since this card had so much dimension, rather than squeezing it into a standard envelope, I made one from a piece of retired Designer Series Paper.
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Cheers,
Adrienne
Supplies:
This Little Piggy #151227; High Tide Stamp Set #143006; Well Said Stamp Set #148796; Well Written Dies #148534; Pinewood Plank 3D Embossing Folder #152320; Whisper White Cardstock #100730; Early Espresso Cardstock #119686; Old Olive Cardstock #100702; Granny Apple Green Cardstock #146990; Calypso Coral Cardstock #122925; Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Ink #147114, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink #147107; Pear Pizazz Classic Stampin' Ink #147104; Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Ink #147101; Memento Pad #132708; Calypso Coral Blends Combo #144045; Petal Pink Blends Combo #147272; Classic Label Punch #141491; Basic Rhinestones #144220; and a piece of Designer Series Paper for the envelope.
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