A Greeting on Your Birthday - Build a Bouquet Card Tutorial

Hello Crafters,

Today's colourful creation, from our talented Design Team member, Glynis, uses items from the brand-new Build a Bouquet collection. Letting the sentiment take centre stage, and adorned with pink and orange-ombre blooms, this beautiful birthday card is certain to put a smile on the recipient's face.  

Read on for a full step-by-step project tutorial, complete with full materials list. To view the product page for each individual product, simply click on the product name and you'll be directed to its dedicated page. 

YOU WILL NEED: 

• Beautiful Bouquet Foliage die set

• Beautiful Bouquet Bloom stamp and die set
• Decorative Circle nesting die set
• Decorative Square nesting die set
• Basic Circle nesting die set
• Leafy Foliage die set
• Berry Foliage die set
• Stamen Die Set
• Birthday Frame stamp set
• Beautiful Bouquets 8x8” paper pad
• Mirror card – Azalea and Silver
• Pearl card – Crystal White and Aquamarine
• Pastel Sorbet Collection paper pad
• Vellum
• Sparkelicious glitter – Fiesta, Diamante Sparkle, and Crystal Crush
• Bling Box – Leafy Lace
• Large jewels
• Orange bow
• WOW! embossing powder – Clear Gloss and Bright White
• WOW! clear embossing inkpad
• Versafine Clair inkpad – Morning Mist
• Ranger Tim Holtz Oxide inkpads – Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin
• 3D foam pads on a roll
• Pinflair 3D glue gel
• Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue
• 8x8" white straight-edged card blank
• Heat tool
• Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Trim a sheet of paper from the Pastel Sorbet Collection paper pad and attach to the base card. Die-cut the first and third die from the Decorative Square die set in Crystal White pearl card and go around the four sides of each one with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Repeat this process, only this time use the third die in the Decorative Circle die set. 

2 Matt and layer the largest Decorative Square die-cut panel onto the base card using foam pads. On top of this add a piece of Azalea mirror card and patterned paper from the Beautiful Bouquets paper pad, glittering around the sides with the Art Glitter glue and Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter. Attach the smaller Decorative Square die-cut panel to the base card with foam pads. Matt and layer on top a piece of Azalea mirror card and paper from the Summer Florals pad, glittering once again with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter.

3 Stamp and heat-emboss the birthday verse from the Birthday Frame stamp set onto Crystal White pearl card using Versafine Clair Morning Mist ink and WOW! Clear Gloss embossing powder. Die-cut using a circle die from the Basic Circles die set, glittering around the circle with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter. Matt and layer onto a larger Azalea mirror card die-cut panel, attach to the Decorative Circle, and secure onto the base card with foam pads.

4 Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut the flowers from the Beautiful Bouquet Bloom stamp and die set numerous times onto paper from the Pastel Sorbet collection pad and vellum using the Bright White embossing powder and clear embossing inkpad. Turn the vellum over and colour using the Oxide inkpads. Glitter the flowers using the Fiesta Sparkelicious glitter and, when dry, shape and adhere together. Die-cut the stamens using silver mirror card, attach the pearls to the stamens from the Leafy Lace Bling Box, secure into the middle of each flower, and, finally, attach a large jewel, glittered with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter. 

5 Die-cut the Leafy Foliage in silver mirror card, and the Beautiful Bouquet Foliage and Berry Foliage in Aquamarine pearl card. Glitter the Berry Foliage using the Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter, then decorate with pearls from the Leafy Lace Bling Box. Attach the flowers and foliage to the main card with Pinflair glue gel. Secure the orange bow to the top right-hand corner along with a large, glittered jewel to finish.

I hope you've found this gorgeous, summery card tutorial informative and that it's inspired you to create your own version! 

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Chloe x