Gold Caring Thoughts - Botanical Blooms Collection Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

There are times when the occasion arises for a more sombre card, and today's card tutorial, by the lovely Rebecca, is perfect for such a time. Using items from the Botanical Blooms launch and sticking to a gentle, timeless white-and-gold colour scheme, Rebecca's heartfelt design will show the recipient that they're in your thoughts and offer them some comfort at a difficult time.

Read on for a full step-by-step project tutorial, complete with a materials list linked so you can click each product to be taken to its respective web page, making it easy to shop.

YOU WILL NEED:

Botanical Blooms collection:
- 3D embossing folder – Flowers in Bloom
- Cut and emboss folder – Exquisite Flower
- Stamp and die set – Sent with Caring Thoughts for You
- DL stamp – Falling Leaves
- 8x8” foiled paper pad – Floral Lace
8x8” nesting dies – Basic Ovals
Foiled acetate – Fabulous Foliage
Pearl card – Crystal White and Amethyst
Pearl paper – Crystal White
Fibre form card
WOW! embossing powder – Polished Gold Superfine and Metallic Gold Sparkle
Sparklers – Flower Pearl
Bling Box refills – 6mm pearl AB
White organza ribbon
Gilding wax – King Gold
Foam pads on a roll
Chisel-tip glue pen
Pinflair 3D glue gel
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
Art Glitter Dries-Clear glue with a fine-tip applicator
7x7” white straight-edged card blank
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Create a 6¾” square gold mirror card panel and affix to the card using dries-clear glue. Trim a sheet of foiled paper to 6½” square and affix to the card using foam pads. Trim gold mirror card to 6” square and affix to the card using foam pads.

2 Trim Crystal White pearl card to 5¾” square. Stamp out the Falling Leaves image using a clear embossing inkpad. Heat-emboss using Metallic Gold Sparkle embossing powder. Affix to the card using foam pads.

3 Die-cut a gold oval and affix to the card using foam pads. Die-cut the next smaller oval die from a fibre form card and emboss using the Blossoming Flower embossing folder. Apply gilding wax to the embossed image. Add a pearl to the centre of each flower and affix to the card using foam pads.

4 Stamp out the sentiment onto fibre form card using a clear embossing inkpad. Heat-emboss using Polished Gold embossing powder. Die-cut using the coordinating die, then affix to the card using foam pads.

5 Cut and emboss three large and three medium flowers from Crystal White pearl paper. Shape the petals by curling them and layer a large and medium together to create three flowers. Add a sparkler to the centre of each and affix to the card using 3D glue gel.

6 Carefully cut out some of the foliage and attach behind the flowers using 3D glue gel. Tie a triple bow and affix to the corner of the card using 3D glue gel. Add a sparkler to the centre, then affix three pearls to the bottom-left corner to finish the card.