Awesome Otters

Awesome Otters

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Supplies:

 

• Stamp Sets: Awesome Otters (158087) (Sale-A-Brationset), Happiest of Birthdays (152539)

• Card Stock (CS) and Paper: Basic White (159276);Magenta Madness (153080), Bermuda Bay (131197), Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper (DSP) (158126) (Sale-A-Bration paper)

• Stamp Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black (132708), VersaMark (102283), Bermuda Bay (147096)

• Tools: Stitched Rectangles Dies (148551); Checks & Dots Embossing Folders (155432); Lovely Labels Pick A Punch (152883); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Stamparatus (146276), Bone Folder (102300); Paper Snips (103579); Paper Trimmer (152392)

• Miscellaneous: 2021-2023 In Color Jewels (155571); White ¼” Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326); Dark Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blends Marker (153106), Dark Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends Marker (154878), Light and Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers (154882); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813)

 

Measurements:

 

• Magenta Madness – 5 ½” x 8 ½”

• Bermuda Bay – 2 ¼” x 3 ½”

• Basic White – 4” x 5 ¼”; ½” x 2 ¾”, scrap for two otters/hats

• DSP: ​Dots Pattern – 1 ½” x 5 ½”

Stripes Pattern – 1” x 4 ¼” (cut 2)

 

Instructions:

 

1. Fold card base in half at 4 ¼” and burnish.  Using VersaMark ink, stamp hat over the entire front of card.

2. Attach 1” x 4 ¼” striped DSP approximately 1” up from the bottom of the card.

3. Attach the 1” x 5 ½” dots DSP approximately ¾” from the left side of the card.

4. Die cut the Bermuda Bay paper using the 2” x 3 ¼” Stitched Rectangle die.  Then emboss using the Checks Embossing Folder.  Attach to front of card as shown.

5. Stamp “It’s birthday time!” in Bermuda Bay ink on the ½” x 2 ¾” Basic White piece.  Punch the right side using the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch.

6. Attach to card using Dimensionals.

7. Use the Stamparatus to stamp the otter and his hat.  To align them, place the otter stamp on one Stamparatus plate so that the top of his head is right on one of the etched grid lines.  Stamp the otter using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto grid paper to assist in the aligning process.  Remove plate and place the hat along the same grid line on a second plate.  Stamp the hat and adjust the stamp as needed to get the images aligned.

8. Once you have the images aligned, place scrap Basic White paper in the Stamparatus and stamp the otter and hat.  Repeat to make a second otter.  Fussy cut both otters out and color using Stampin’ Blends markers.

9. Attach one otter to the front of the card using Dimensionals.

10. Attach In Color Jewels as desired.

11. On the 4” x 5 ¼” Basic White piece, stamp “It’s your day” stamp in Bermuda Bay ink near the top.

12. Attach the 1” x 4” piece of striped DSP at the bottom.

13. Cut a 5” piece of the 3/8” White Crinkled Seam Binding and color using the dark Magenta Madness Blends Marker.

14. Place a piece of Tear & Tape just above the striped DSP and attach the Crinkled Seam Binding wrapping around the back to secure.

15. Attach otter to piece and then attach to inside of card.