Azalea Birthday Wishes - Blooming Frames Card Tutorial

YOU WILL NEED:

• Chloe’s Creative Cards 8x8” Blooming Border die set
• Chloe’s Creative Cards Christmas Magnolia stamp and die set
• Chloe’s Creative Cards Dazzling Foliage stamp and die set
• Sentiment stamp
• Chloe’s Creative Cards pearl card – Crystal White and Azalea
• Chloe’s Creative Cards pearl paper – Azalea
• Chloe’s Creative Cards mirror card – Azalea
• Chloe’s Creative Cards matt mirror card – Azalea
• Chloe’s Creative Cards Sparkelicious glitter – Strawberry Sorbet and Crystallina 
• Wow! embossing powder – Opaque Bright White
• Chloe’s Creative Cards Bling Box – Chloe’s Favourites
• Wow! clear embossing inkpad
• Art Glitter Dries-clear PVA glue with fine-tip applicator
• Chloe’s Creative Cards chisel-tip glue pen
• Pinflair 3D glue gel
• Chloe’s Creative Cards 3mm foam pads on a roll
• 8x8” card blank
• Die-cutting machine
• Heat tool

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Trim a sheet of Azalea mirror card to 7¾”-square and affix to the card blank using Art Glitter Dries-clear glue. Cut the largest Blooming Border die from Crystal White pearl card. Apply Dries-Clear glue around the edge and cover in Strawberry Sorbet Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card using foam pads.

2 Trim Crystal White pearl card to 7”-square and apply glue to the edges using a chisel-tip glue pen and cover in Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card using Dries-clear glue.

3 Die-cut the second die from the Blooming Border set from Azalea pearl card. Affix to the card using foam pads. Die-cut the third largest border from Azalea matt mirror card. Apply glue to the edges using a chisel-tip glue pen and cover in Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card using foam pads. Die-cut the fourth die from Crystal White pearl card and edge with Crystallina. Affix to the card using Dries-clear glue.

4 Stamp out six large five-petal magnolias and six large three-petal magnolias onto Azalea pearl paper using Wow! clear embossing ink and then heat-set using Opaque Bright White Wow! embossing powder. Die-cut using the coordinating dies. Apply dots of Dries-clear glue to the centres of each flower and cover in Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. To create the dimensional flowers, create a valley fold in each petal and then layer together two of each size using 3D glue gel, offsetting each layer. Affix to the card using 3D glue gel.

5 Die-cut three medium stamens from Azalea mirror card and apply Dries-clear glue to the edges and cover in Strawberry Sorbet Sparkelicious glitter. Add to the centre of the flowers using 3D glue gel. Add a crystal to the centre.

6 Stamp out eight leaves from the Dazzling Foliage set and heat-emboss using Opaque Bright White Wow! embossing powder. Trim around and apply Dries-clear PVA glue to the back of the leaves. Cover in Crystallina glitter. Once dry, tuck in behind the flowers using 3D glue gel.

7 Apply a few dots of Dries-clear glue onto the background and cover in Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Add a few crystals into the background.

8 Stamp out a sentiment onto Azalea pearl card and heat-emboss using Opaque Bright White Wow! embossing powder then trim to size. Matt and layer onto a piece of Crystal White pearl card. Affix to the card using foam pads to finish.