Above the Clouds Box Card Tutorial - Tina Zinck, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Supplies:

Stamp
Sets
– Above
the Clouds
(149404)
Card
Stock –
Pacific Point (111350); Whisper White (100730); Balmy Blue (146982);
Real Red (102482); Crumb Cake (120953); Melon Mambo (115320);
Coastal Cabana (131297); Daffodil Delight (119683)
Stamp
Pads
– Memento Tuxedo Black (132708); Melon Mambo (147051); Coastal
Cabana (147097); Early Espresso (147114)
Misc.
– Pretty Label Punch (143715); Hot Air Balloon Punch (149520);
Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder(147923); Mini Stampin’
Dimensionals (144108); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Snail
(104332)

Measurements:

Pacific
Point: 4 ¼” x 11” scored at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”; 1” x 3
¾” scored ½” at each end (3)
Balmy
Blue 5 ¼” x 4” and 2 ½” x 4” (2)
Whisper
White: ¾” x 5 ¼ ” and ¾” x 2 ½” (2) and 2 ½” x 6”
to punch 3 “clouds” from Pretty Label Punch
Crumb
Cake: ½” x 3” –(for baskets)
Real
Red: 1” x 11” scored at 2 ¾” and 5 ½” ; 2” x 2 ½”
(for balloon punch)
Melon
Mambo 2” x 2 1/2” (for balloon punch)
Coastal
Cabana 2” x 2 ½” (for balloon punch)
Daffodil
Delight 2” x 2 ½” (for balloon punch)

Instructions:

Emboss
3 pieces of Balmy Blue with Curls & Swirls Embossing Folder.
Adhere these pieces to the 3 sections on Pacific Point card base.
Stamp birds in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on top right corner of card
base.
Fold
Real Red strip over and under then put glue on back of each end.
Glue one end to front of card base and the other end to the inside
of card base about 1” from bottom (See picture for placement).
Stamp
saying in Memento Tuxedo Black on ¾” x 5 ¼” Whisper White
strip one row at a time centered on strip by masking the other rows,
inking the stamp and then removing the mask before stamping. Glue
the 3 white strips on the corresponding Real Red strip already glued
to card base.
Glue
each ½” end of 3 Pacific Point strips to inside of box created by
Real Red strip. Glue one end to card base and the other end to back
of Real Red strip. Glue first strip ½” from back of card. Then
glue the next strip ½” from Real Red strip. Lastly, glue third
strip center between the other 2 strips already glued. Fold card to
make sure everything folds down flat.
Punch
3 “clouds” from Whisper White piece with Pretty Label Punch. Cut
one in half. Glue on card (See picture for placement).
Stamp
balloon stamp in Melon Mambo ink on Melon Mambo c/s. Then punch out
with Balloon Punch and cut off bottom half of balloon. Punch another
balloon out of Real Red c/s. Glue Melon Mambo top to Real Red
balloon.
Stamp
in Coastal Cabana ink the other balloon stamp on Coastal Cabana c/s.
Then punch with balloon punch.
Punch
3^rd
balloon out of Daffodil Delight c/s. Then stamp banner in Memento
Tuxedo Black across the balloon.
Stamp
3 baskets in Early Espresso ink on Crumb Cake strip and punch out
with Balloon punch. Adhere 2 baskets to the bottom of the Coastal
Cabana and Daffodil Delight balloons.
Glue
Red/Pink balloon to front of card centered on white cloud. Use a
mini dimensional to adhere basket to bottom of balloon directly on
card front.
Glue
the other 2 balloons on the Pacific Point strips inside card
box–the back balloon higher than the middle balloon.