Some Girls Sparkle - Chic Boutique Collection Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

Today's card tutorial, by the talented DT member, Glynis, is definitely pretty in pink! Featuring items from the new Chic Boutique collection alongside pretty blooms and other items from Chloe's Creative Cards, this card is perfect for all the glamour queens in your life!

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:

Chic Boutique collection:
- Stamp and die set – Elegant Lady
- Stamp set – Fashionable Birthday
- 8x8” paper pad – Chic Boutique
8x8" nesting die set – Basic Rectangles
Stamp and die set – Fresh Foliage
Embossing folder, stamp and die set – Flower Swirl
Mirror card – Azalea
A4 smooth white card
A3 white card
Printed vellum pad – Flower Ombre
Sparkelicious glitter – Crystal Crush, Diamante Sparkle, Silver Crystal, Strawberry Sorbet, and Fiesta
WOW! embossing powders – Clear Gloss and Polished Silver
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
Versafine Clair Black inkpad
Self-adhesive Sparkles – Sparkling Silvers
Sparklers – 10mm and 12mm
Assorted marker pens
Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Foam pads on a roll
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Score and fold the A3 white card in half. Place the top of the largest die from the 8x8" Basic Rectangles die set just over the score line and cut. Trim down an Azalea mirror card matt and attach to the base card.

2 Using the other dies in the Basic Rectangles set, cut three different size matts in white card, Azalea mirror card and patterned paper from the Chic Boutique paper pad. Go around the four sides of the white card panel with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Matt and layer the three panels and secure onto the base card with foam pads.

3 Cut two smaller rectangle dies in mirror card and patterned paper. Glitter the edges of the patterned panel, then matt and layer and affix to the base card with foam pads.

4 Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut the lady’s body and dress from the Elegant Lady stamp and die set onto white card using Versafine Clair Black ink and Clear Gloss embossing powder. Colour with the marker pens, then adhere both pieces together, decorate with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter and clear jewels, and secure in place with glue gel or foam pads.

5 Instead of cutting the flowers one at a time from the Flower Ombre vellum pad, take three sheets from the pad and tape them together and the top and bottom with masking tape; this is so they do not slip. Tape the Flower Swirl dies in place and die-cut, carefully keeping the flowers in threes. Tape them to the inside of the Flower Swirl embossing folder and emboss. Glitter with Strawberry Sorbet and Fiesta Sparkelicious glitters. When dry, shape the flowers and adhere together with glue gel. Colour the 10mm and 12mm Sparkles with a marker pen and place into the middle of each flower.

6 Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut the foliage from the Fresh Foliage stamp and die set using Polished Silver embossing powder and a clear embossing inkpad. Glitter each leaf using Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter. Secure the foliage and flowers onto the base card using glue gel. Stamp and heat-emboss the sentiment from the Fashionable Birthday stamp set, then matt and layer onto mirror card and secure in place using foam pads to finish.