You've Got Me Star Triple Easel Card
Cut all 3 bases out of white cardstock. Score and fold along the fold lines.
Large base: Fold the base closed with the fold on the top. Cover the top section (above the middle fold line) with green dot. Cut 4 1/4" x 1" of blue sweets pattern. Stamp and emboss a row of 8 cupcakes along the bottom edge of the strip with brown embossing powder. Glue the strip along the top fold, trimming excess. Place a narrow White Jewel Border Dazzle along the seam between the blue pattern and green dot, trimming as needed. Cover the section below the middle fold line with pink circles paper, trimming to fit. (Avoid gluing on the fold line). Medium base: Close the base with the fold at the top. Cover the sections both above and below the middle fold line with brown multi-dot, trimming to fit. Small base: Cover those same sections on the small base with green circle pattern, trimming to fit.
Large star: Trace both the large star and small star inside of it on the back of multi-stripe paper and cut out both stars (cut out the inner star with a craft knife.) Turn the piece over and you should have a star-shaped frame. Glue this to Mocha Ripple Paper and cut around, leaving a 1/16" border. Stamp and emboss "You've got me" in white in the center of the star. (Try to be quick with the heat gun so as not to warp the ripple paper). Decorate the striped star frame with pieces of white Jewel Border Dazzles, trimming to the edges of the star. Cut 4 1/4" of brown grosgrain ribbon and use Zips to glue along the bottom of the large star below the greeting. Attach the ends to the back with Zips or tape. Tie a small bow with the same ribbon and cut the ends in a V. Glue to the left side of the ribbon strip as shown, using Zips.
Medium star: Trace a medium star and a small star inside of it on the back of the white multi-dot paper. Cut out both stars to create a star frame. Glue to Mocha Ripple paper and cut around the outer edge, leaving a 1/16" border. Creating the star window: Place a tiny bit of glue stick on the back of the bottom of the medium star and glue it to the corresponding base (it needs to be temporary, so only put a very tiny bit just to tack it together). Open up the card base on your cutting mat with the star at the bottom. Carefully cut just inside the white star edge, cutting through both the ripple paper and base cardstock layers (it might take a couple passes with your craft knife, since it's a little thick). Carefully remove the star window from the base. Cut a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of heat resistant acetate. Cut a small piece of scrap paper to mask out the word "Chocolate" from the "& I've got Chocolate" stamp. Use the mask to block the word "Chocolate" while you stamp and emboss "& I've got" centered on your acetate square about 1 1/2" from the top, with white super fine embossing powder. Cut another scrap of paper to mask out everything except "Choco." Stamp and emboss "Choco" centered below the previous words. Cut out a mask for everything on the stamp except the "I". Turn the "I" sideways and stamp it to the right of "Choco" to create a hyphen. Emboss. Create another mask to block everything except for "late" on the word "Chocolate." Stamp and emboss this centered below the previous words. Place the acetate square over your star frame and center the greeting in the window. Use a permanent pen to sketch a line just inside the outer edge of the star. Cut out and adhere the acetate window to the back of the star frame with pieces of Zips.
Small star: Trace a small star and a tiny star inside of it on the back of red pattern paper. Cut out both stars to create a star frame. Glue to Mocha Ripple paper and cut around the outer edge, leaving a 1/16" border. Creating the star window: Place a tiny bit of glue stick on the back of the bottom of the small star and glue it to the corresponding base (it needs to be temporary, so only put a very tiny bit just to tack it together). Open up the card base on your cutting mat with the star at the bottom. Carefully cut just inside the red star edge, cutting through both the ripple paper and base cardstock layers (it might take a couple passes with your craft knife, since it's a little thick). Carefully remove the star window from the base. Cut a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece of heat resistant acetate. Place the acetate square over your star frame and use a permanent pen to sketch a line just inside the outer edge of the star. Cut out and adhere the acetate window to the back of the star frame with pieces of Zips. Find the area on the striped pattern paper that has a pink stripe next to a brown multi-dot stripe. Stamp and emboss a white cupcake across these stripes with the base of the cupcake on the pink area and the top of the cupcake on the brown multi-dot area. Cut out the cupcake and attach to the center of the acetate window with a small piece of Zips.
Assembly: Assemble all the pieces (except the stopper) of the Triple Star Easel card according to the template instructions. With the acetate window stars, only apply adhesive to the star frame (not the acetate). The medium and small stars will only be attached at narrow areas on the card bases, so center alignment of stars on the bases is critical.
Decorating the base: Open the card. Cut a 4 1/4" x 1 1/8" strip of green dot and glue at the top below the fold, tucking it slightly under the fold of the medium easel base. Cut 4 1/4" x 1 3/8" of pink circles and glue between the medium and small easel bases, tucking it slightly under the fold of the small base. Try to align it as close to the green dot strip as possible. Cover the remaining front base area with Mocha Ripple, trimming to fit. Trim pieces of white Jewel Border Dazzles place along the fold, along the bottom edge, and along the seams between the different papers, as shown. For the top and bottom borders, cut the Jewel Border Dazzle lengthwise and place on half along the top and the other half along the bottom.
Stopper label: Stamp and emboss a "Made just for you" label on blue paper with brown embossing powder. Sign the label. Mat it on Mocha Ripple paper with a 1/16" border. Foam tape the label centered on the base of the card, 1/8" from the bottom edge.
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Large base: Fold the base closed with the fold on the top. Cover the top section (above the middle fold line) with green dot. Cut 4 1/4" x 1" of blue sweets pattern. Stamp and emboss a row of 8 cupcakes along the bottom edge of the strip with brown embossing powder. Glue the strip along the top fold, trimming excess. Place a narrow White Jewel Border Dazzle along the seam between the blue pattern and green dot, trimming as needed. Cover the section below the middle fold line with pink circles paper, trimming to fit. (Avoid gluing on the fold line). Medium base: Close the base with the fold at the top. Cover the sections both above and below the middle fold line with brown multi-dot, trimming to fit. Small base: Cover those same sections on the small base with green circle pattern, trimming to fit.
Large star: Trace both the large star and small star inside of it on the back of multi-stripe paper and cut out both stars (cut out the inner star with a craft knife.) Turn the piece over and you should have a star-shaped frame. Glue this to Mocha Ripple Paper and cut around, leaving a 1/16" border. Stamp and emboss "You've got me" in white in the center of the star. (Try to be quick with the heat gun so as not to warp the ripple paper). Decorate the striped star frame with pieces of white Jewel Border Dazzles, trimming to the edges of the star. Cut 4 1/4" of brown grosgrain ribbon and use Zips to glue along the bottom of the large star below the greeting. Attach the ends to the back with Zips or tape. Tie a small bow with the same ribbon and cut the ends in a V. Glue to the left side of the ribbon strip as shown, using Zips.
Medium star: Trace a medium star and a small star inside of it on the back of the white multi-dot paper. Cut out both stars to create a star frame. Glue to Mocha Ripple paper and cut around the outer edge, leaving a 1/16" border. Creating the star window: Place a tiny bit of glue stick on the back of the bottom of the medium star and glue it to the corresponding base (it needs to be temporary, so only put a very tiny bit just to tack it together). Open up the card base on your cutting mat with the star at the bottom. Carefully cut just inside the white star edge, cutting through both the ripple paper and base cardstock layers (it might take a couple passes with your craft knife, since it's a little thick). Carefully remove the star window from the base. Cut a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of heat resistant acetate. Cut a small piece of scrap paper to mask out the word "Chocolate" from the "& I've got Chocolate" stamp. Use the mask to block the word "Chocolate" while you stamp and emboss "& I've got" centered on your acetate square about 1 1/2" from the top, with white super fine embossing powder. Cut another scrap of paper to mask out everything except "Choco." Stamp and emboss "Choco" centered below the previous words. Cut out a mask for everything on the stamp except the "I". Turn the "I" sideways and stamp it to the right of "Choco" to create a hyphen. Emboss. Create another mask to block everything except for "late" on the word "Chocolate." Stamp and emboss this centered below the previous words. Place the acetate square over your star frame and center the greeting in the window. Use a permanent pen to sketch a line just inside the outer edge of the star. Cut out and adhere the acetate window to the back of the star frame with pieces of Zips.
Small star: Trace a small star and a tiny star inside of it on the back of red pattern paper. Cut out both stars to create a star frame. Glue to Mocha Ripple paper and cut around the outer edge, leaving a 1/16" border. Creating the star window: Place a tiny bit of glue stick on the back of the bottom of the small star and glue it to the corresponding base (it needs to be temporary, so only put a very tiny bit just to tack it together). Open up the card base on your cutting mat with the star at the bottom. Carefully cut just inside the red star edge, cutting through both the ripple paper and base cardstock layers (it might take a couple passes with your craft knife, since it's a little thick). Carefully remove the star window from the base. Cut a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece of heat resistant acetate. Place the acetate square over your star frame and use a permanent pen to sketch a line just inside the outer edge of the star. Cut out and adhere the acetate window to the back of the star frame with pieces of Zips. Find the area on the striped pattern paper that has a pink stripe next to a brown multi-dot stripe. Stamp and emboss a white cupcake across these stripes with the base of the cupcake on the pink area and the top of the cupcake on the brown multi-dot area. Cut out the cupcake and attach to the center of the acetate window with a small piece of Zips.
Assembly: Assemble all the pieces (except the stopper) of the Triple Star Easel card according to the template instructions. With the acetate window stars, only apply adhesive to the star frame (not the acetate). The medium and small stars will only be attached at narrow areas on the card bases, so center alignment of stars on the bases is critical.
Decorating the base: Open the card. Cut a 4 1/4" x 1 1/8" strip of green dot and glue at the top below the fold, tucking it slightly under the fold of the medium easel base. Cut 4 1/4" x 1 3/8" of pink circles and glue between the medium and small easel bases, tucking it slightly under the fold of the small base. Try to align it as close to the green dot strip as possible. Cover the remaining front base area with Mocha Ripple, trimming to fit. Trim pieces of white Jewel Border Dazzles place along the fold, along the bottom edge, and along the seams between the different papers, as shown. For the top and bottom borders, cut the Jewel Border Dazzle lengthwise and place on half along the top and the other half along the bottom.
Stopper label: Stamp and emboss a "Made just for you" label on blue paper with brown embossing powder. Sign the label. Mat it on Mocha Ripple paper with a 1/16" border. Foam tape the label centered on the base of the card, 1/8" from the bottom edge.
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