4 x 5 framed Friendly Seagulls - Love you more than french fries

A while back I saw where someone had done a bunch on birds on wine corks so I thought the seagulls (Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration stamp set you can earn for free was perfect for the corkscrews. I ordered some 4x6 shadowbox frames and yesterday made the one in the second picture. The sometime last night when I should have been sleeping I thought I should change on of my birds to the one with French fries in its mouth and add the sentiment included in the stamp set.

I plan to offer this as a class at the Crop for a Cure in two weeks. I hope you love it as much as I do. I’ve never done a 4x5 framed art before.

 

Supplies used:

Stamps: Friendly Seagulls

Ink:Momento Black, Azure Afternoon, Boho Blue

Stampin' Blends: light and dark Smokey Slate, dark Pumpkin Pie and dark Daffodil Delight

Paper: thick basic white

Accessories: Stamp Cut and Emboss machine, specialty plate, Soft Waves 3d embossing folder, blending brush, linen thread, tear tape, Tombo glue, Foam adhesive strips, Paper snips, Paper trimmer

Non -SU: post it note, 4x6 shadowbox frame, wine corks

Cutting instructions:

Basic White: 4"x6", 1/8" x 6, scraps to stamp seagulls

Assembly instructions:

 

1. Place post it note across the 6” side of white panel about I ¼” from bottom.

2. Using the blending brush and Azure Afternoon ink, sponge color to cover completely the 1 ¼” x 6” making sure to blot brush on scrap paper and sponge starting off the paper and blending onto the paper.

3. Remove post it note and reposition to cover already sponged area. Sponge Boho Blue on remaining paper again blotting on scrap paper before sponging on paper.

4. Using the Stamp Cut and Emboss machine with the specialty plate and the Soft waves 3d embossing folder emboss only the Azure portion of panel. Placing only the Azure portion in folder, you will have to run the folder through the machine sideways.

5. Using the Azure ink sponge again on the azure section only to emphasize the waves.

6. Stamp sentiment centered  and approximately ¾” from top using Momento Black ink. I place both stamps together on one block and stamped both at the same time. Lining up yours stamps on a grid paper or glass mat with grids (face down) then picking them up with the block it helpful to line them up straight.

7. Add a small piece of tear tape (approx. ¼”) to back of wine cork about 3/8 down from top. Attach linen thread to tear tape and wrap around cork five times. I added it to two corks.

8. Place 1/8” strip at the bottom of paper (not gluing down), this is to help you align the corks on your panel.  Add a line of glue to each cork, on portion that has tear tape. Glue cork to panel almost touching the strip. Approximately 3/8” to ½” from edge. Add three corks to left side and two on right side.

9. Stamp seagulls on a piece of scratch paper, color in using Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut out. I did not fussy cut between the legs. Add Foam adhesive strips to back on birds, remove backing and add second layer over top of first layer, to make the birds pop up further.

10. Add to frame and you have completed your shadow box art. The frames I bought have an easel on the back to set on a table.

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