Azalea Vellum Peonies - Pretty Peonies Collection Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

If pretty and pink is your style, then you will simply adore this dimensional floral birthday card tutorial we have for you today, made by our talented Christine! Using the brand-new Pretty Peonies collection, Christine has created this stunning card layout that will surely put a smile on the recipient's face.

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

YOU WILL NEED:

Pretty Peonies collection:
- 3D embossing folder and die set – Peony Flower
- 3D embossing folder, stamp and die set – Delightful Butterflies
- 5x7” vellum pad – Printed Delightful Butterfly Ombre
- 8x8” designer paper pad – Pretty Peonies
8x8” nesting die set – Fancy Squares 3
Stamp set – Birthday Verse 2
Designer printed vellum – Azalea Wash
A4 pearl card – Crystal White
Matt mirror card – Azalea
Foiled acetate – Fabulous Foliage
WOW! Clear embossing inkpad
WOW! embossing powder – Polished Silver Super Fine and Sparkling Snow
Sparkelicious glitter – Crystallina, Strawberry Sorbet, Chunky Crystallina, and Pink Perfection
Floral sequins
Pearl Box – Candy
Chisel-tip glue pen
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Art Glitter Dries-clear PVA glue
8x8” white straight-edged card blank
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Create a card blank using the largest die from the Fancy Squares 3 die set and the white card blank. Using the same die, cut a panel from Azalea matt mirror card and affix to the card base using dries-clear adhesive.

2 Die-cut a sheet of patterned paper from the Pretty Peonies paper pad using the second-largest die from the Fancy Squares 3 die set. Edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front using foam pads. Die-cut a sheet of Crystal White pearl card using the third-largest die from the Fancy Squares 3 die set, edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card front using foam pads. Die-cut another patterned paper sheet using the fourth-largest die from the Fancy Squares 3 die set. Edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front using foam pads.

3 Die-cut Crystal White pearl card using the sixth-largest die from the Fancy Squares 3 die set. Stamp the sentiment onto the top right of this panel using the embossing inkpad, cover with Polished Silver Super Fine embossing powder and heat set. Edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front using foam pads.

4 Emboss four large and five medium flowers onto Azalea Wash vellum using the 3D Peonies embossing folder. Die-cut using the corresponding dies. Add Strawberry Sorbet Sparkelicious glitter around the edge of each petal using dries-clear adhesive and layer up the flowers to give one large and one medium flower. Die-cut one large and one small stamen from Crystal White pearl card, add Chunky Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter to the tips of the stamens using dries-clear adhesive. Layer the large and small stamen together and affix to the centre of the large flower with dries-clear adhesive. Add a large pink pearl from the Candy Pearl Box to the centre of the large flower and three small pink pearls from the same set to the centre of the medium flower. Affix the flowers to the card front with glue gel.

5 Stamp a medium butterfly onto the corresponding image from the Butterflies vellum pad using a clear embossing inkpad. Cover with Sparkling Snow embossing powder and heat set. Die-cut the butterfly using the corresponding die and add three small pink pearls from the Candy Pearl Box to the centre. Affix to the card front, as shown, using 3D glue gel.

6 Fussy cut two silver fronds and two leafy branches from the Fabulous Foliage foiled acetate. Add dots of dries-clear adhesive to the fronds and cover with Strawberry Sorbet Sparkelicious glitter. Add dries-clear adhesive to the reverse of each leaf on the leafy branches and cover with Pink Perfection Sparkelicious glitter. Once dry, affix to the card front, as shown, using glue gel. Add some lilac floral sequins to the card front, as shown, to finish.