Hello and welcome, friends! It’s Kelly here today sharing a pair of congratulatory cards using some of the
beautiful new products included in the Star Spangled Summer Collection paired with some previously released stamps/dies from the Jubilee Collection! I had saved a cute illustration using a trophy cup but
didn’t feel I could execute the same look with the available products, but all that changed when the Star
Stream suite of products made their debut! I couldn’t wait to get started; let me tell you how I created
the pair!
To begin, I used the beautiful new Star Stream Hot Foil on an A2 panel of Gray Kraft and Vintage Cream
cardstock using champagne foil. Once that was done, I used the Star Stream 3D Embossing Folder on
both panels! Your die cutting machine should have instructions on how to build the correct “sandwich”
for this type of embossing folder.
I spritzed both panels with shimmer spray (I’m definitely back in my shimmer spray era) and set them
aside to dry. I used the World’s Greatest Die to cut the two trophy cups from Antique Gold cardstock. I
also heat embossed the two sentiments, which are included in the World’s Greatest Stamp Set, on the
same cardstock using gold embossing powder and then cut them using the World’s Greatest Sentiments
Die. I attached them to the cups using small strips of foam tape.
I die cut the foliage using the Rosemary and Berry Die from white cardstock and then colored them using
twisted citron, mowed lawn, and rustic wilderness distress oxide ink and finger sponge daubers. I also
cut the berries, but quickly realized that the stars would be much cuter! The stars are left over from the
centers of the stars tucked in the cups, which were cut using the Star Struck Die. I simply glued them to the “bulbs” where the berries should go using liquid glue. I also gave a few of them a gem for added sparkle and detail.
Once that was all done, it was time to assemble the cards! I trimmed the foiled panels to measure 4 by 5
¼ inches and attached them to their bases with foam squares: Antique Gold for the Gray Kraft panel and
Gray Kraft for the Vintage Cream panel. The trophy cups hide the large star on the panel perfectly and then I added the foliage using small strips of foam squares, like I mentioned earlier; same goes for the
stars tucked into the cups.
I had so much fun bringing this idea to life; it was one of those things that I kept thinking about and then
the Star Spangled Summer Collection made it a reality! For the past few months, I haven’t been
organizing the new cards I make very well and my stash had gotten pretty out of control. I took some
time the other day to get it back where it needed to be and in doing so, I noticed the “congrats/well
done” section was quite lacking. It’s nice to have gender neutral cards like this on hand for all sorts of
occasions that would warrant it; retirement, accomplishments other than graduation (although these
would work for that, too), recitals, performances, etc. I hope the pairing of these two collections has
sparked some of your own ideas! Thanks for joining me today!
~Kelly
