Stampin' Up! Sweet Citrus

stampingnono

Apr 11

I've been wanting to create oranges using this Sweet Citrus bundle since I got it. This is CASed from another Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Rachel Tessman, who created lemons. I love how she trimmed the embossed piece.

There is a bit of a trick to trimming the embossed piece. You definitely need a sharp blade in your trimmer. If not, you will risk tearing the ends. You will start trimming at the bottom and will rotate around as you trim. Remember which is the top or else you will be putting a puzzle of oranges together. Trust me! LOL! I've included pictures which I hope will be helpful as you trim the pieces.

The list of products and colors used are listed below.

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Teresa (AKA "NoNo" by my Grandchildren)

Supplies:

Stamp/Die/Emboss Folder: Sweet Citrus
Punch: Bough
Cardstock: Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Grapefruit Grove
Stampin' Ink: Evening Evergreen, Parakeet Party, Grapefruit Grove, Pumpkin Pie
Embellishment: Loose Frosted Dots
Adhesive of choice, Dimensionals
Cut & Emboss Machine
Paper Trimmer #152392
Bone folder #102300
Paper Snips Scissors #103579
Other: Vellum, daubers

Cutting Instructions (measurements in inches):

Card Base, Basic White, 4 ¼ x 11, scored at 5 ½
Pumpkin Pie, 4 x 5 ¼
Grapefruit Grove, 3 13/16 x 5 (I know this is a strange measurement)
Basic White, 2 ½ x 1 ¼
Basic White, scrap pieces for oranges, leaves and flowers
Vellum, scrap pieces for Bough punch

Instructions:

Prepare card base, set aside.
Basic White scraps, stamp oranges using Grapefruit Grove. Using a dauber, lightly add Pumpkin Pie to the bottom of the oranges to give it depth.
The inside oranges is stamped off using Grapefruit Grove.
Run the stamped oranges through your Cut & Emboss machine using the Hybrid Emboss folder with the die cut. Set the pieces aside.
Basic White scraps for leaves. First ink up in Parakeet Party and then using a dauber, lightly add Evening Evergreen to the leaves before stamping. Die cut the pieces using your Cut & Emboss machine, set aside.
Stamp sentiment on Basic White, set aside.
Use the Bough punch to punch out several vellum pieces, set aside.
Run the Grapefruit Grove cardstock (3 13/16 x 5) through the embossing folder (without the die).
Let's get ready to cut the embossed piece. TIP: As you cut the individual pieces, place them on the Pumpkin Pie which will help you keep the pieces together.
You will cut 1 ¼" starting at the bottom then 1 ¼" from the right end of the cut stripe. (See photo.)

From the left upper side, cut 1 ¼" then 1 ¼" from the top of cut stripe. (See photo.)

Cut 1 ¼" from the bottom of the remaining piece. (See photo.) The bottom cut piece will be replaced with the Basic White stamped sentiment.

Before cutting 1 ¼", you will cut 1 1/6" from the right edge. This is needed to evenly space out all of the pieces when you begin to adhere them to the Pumpkin Pie cardstock. After trimming 1 1/6 inch, cut 1 ¼" the remaining half pieces.

Begin to adhere the pieces onto the Pumpkin Pie. Tip: Start at the bottom and then the top. This will help you keep the measurements evenly spaced.
Adhere the Basic White stamped sentiment.
Add the oranges, leaves, flowers, bough pieces using adhesive and dimensionals.
Add embellishment.