Tutorial Tuesday - Party Puffins

A day late, but yesterday was our 46th anniversary and we spent the day in Knoxville. 😊

Supplies:
•    Stamp Sets: Party Puffins (155054)
•    Cardstock and Paper: Basic White (159276), Coastal Cabana (131297), Thick Basic White (159229), Brights Designer Series Paper Assortment (155228)
•    Ink: Coastal Cabana (147097), Memento (132708), Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154885), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154894), Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154897)
•    Embellishments: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), White Crinkled Seam Binding (151326)
•    Tools & Accessories: Banners Pick a Punch (153608), Layering Circles Dies (151770), Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss (150673), Stamparatus (146276), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Take Your Pick (144107), Paper Snips (103579)
•    Adhesive: Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:  
•    Thick Basic White Card Base 4-1/4” x 11”, scored and folded to 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
•    Basic White: Layer 4” x 5-1/4”, Die Cut 2-1/2” x 3”, Sentiment ½” x 2-3/4”
•    Coastal Cabana: Layer 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”, Die Cut 2-1/4” x 2-1/4”, Accent Strip 1/8” x 4-1/4”
•    Brights Designer Paper Coastal Cabana Pattern: Layer 1-1/2” x 4”

Instructions:
•    Ink the birthday cake from Party Puffins in Coastal Cabana and stamp a random pattern on the Basic White layer.
•    Ink the sentiment in Coastal Cabana and stamp on Basic White.
•    Place the puffin in your Stamparatus, ink it with Memento and stamp on Basic White.  Repeat inking and stamping to darken the puffin.
•    Color the puffin with dark Stampin’ Blends: feet and beak – Pumpkin Pie; hat – Granny Apple Green and Pool Party.
•    Use your Paper Snips to cut around the sides of the puffin’s hat.  Then slide the Layering Circle die under the hat and around the puffin to cut it out.
•    Use a scalloped Layering Circle die to cut Coastal Cabana.
•    Adhere the puffin circle to the scalloped circle with Dimensionals.
•    Add Stampin’ Seal to the back left and right edge of the Coastal Cabana designer paper.  Then adhere a strip of White Crinkled Seam Binding.
•    Adhere the designer paper to the stamped layer with Multipurpose Glue.
•    Adhere the accent strip near the inside bottom of the card with Multipurpose Glue.
•    Adhere the stamped layer to the Coastal Cabana layer with Multipurpose Glue.  Then adhere the layered piece to the card front with Dimensionals.
•    Adhere the layered circle to the card with Dimensionals, adding a double stack of Mini Dimensionals under the pom pom on the puffin’s hat.
•    Cut the left edge of the sentiment with the Banners Pick a Punch.  Then, adhere it with Dimensionals.
•    Tie a bow from White Crinkled Seam Binding and adhere it with Mini Glue Dots.
•    Use your Take Your Pick to place Rhinestones.