Artful Angel May Release - Big Happy Hugs

Hello crafty friends! Today, I am over on the Artful Angel blog and wanted to share with you here, also!  I hope you are having an amazing weekend!  I am SO excited to get to be a part of the project reveals for Artful Angel’s May Release!  I created this bold, cheerful birthday card using Big Happy Hugs which will be available in the Artful Angel shop on May 25^th! 

This card was so much fun to make!  I started with a 5 ½” x 4 ¼” panel of white card stock.   Using a ruler, I (very lightly) marked the center point of the panel (2 ¾” on the long side and 2 1/8” on the short side).  I then placed my card stock in my Misti (or whatever stamp positioning tool you use) and I centered the largest “Happy” stamp over the center at an angle.  I then drew a faint pencil line above and below the stamp to create a guide.  I repeated this until I had the entire panel marked up.  (I don’t trust myself to just eyeball the placement 😊) 

I determined which order my colors would go in and proceeded to stamp my images.  I placed the “happy” stamp over the center point again and I inked it up using teal ink (colors listed below).  Again, I used my Misti for this process, so that if I didn’t get a clean image on the first try, I could re-ink and stamp again.  I cleaned the stamp before I moved on to the next placement.  I repeated it across the remainder of the line ensuring to run the image off the side of the card panel.   I skipped two rows and then repeated this process with the teal ink above and below the center row.   I repeated this process over and over with the remaining two colors until my card panel was filled in completely.

I placed a piece of black card stock in my Misti and I placed the “Happy” stamp down and picked it up with the cover.  I prepared my card stock using my Embossing Magic  tool to remove any static.  I inked up my stamp with Versamark Ink and heat embossed the sentiment in white.  I then repeated this process with the “Birthday” stamp, making sure to use the Embossing Magic tool again to eliminate any static before embossing.  I let the panel sit for a moment to ensure the embossing was dry (I have made the mistake of touching it after I had embossed – not only did I burn my finger on the molten lava that is the embossing, but I ruined the image, so I won’t make that mistake again) and then I die-cut it with the C.C. Designs Rectangle Dies.  I love these because they have a simple stitched border to them. 

I trimmed a piece of black card stock to 5 3/8” x 4 1/8” and trimmed the colorful panel to 5 ¼” x 4” and then I adhered it to the black panel.  I attached these panels to my card base using liquid adhesive.  Lastly, I popped my sentiment panel up using foam squares.

Colors Used: 

Stampin' Up Ink - Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape

 I hope that you are as excited as we are about this latest new release!  It will be available in the shop on May 25th.  Make sure to use discount code KIMSIMPSON at checkout to save 10%.  Stay tuned for more amazing inspiration from the Design Team over the next few days!  If you haven't already, make sure to join us this week in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group for the ongoing festivities!  Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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