Lapis Lazuli Bouquet - Christmas Build-a-Bouquet Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

We have chosen this luxurious, rich blue creation for today's card tutorial, expertly crafted by our talented DT member, Christine. In just a few quick and easy steps, you too can create this dimensional design that uses items from the brand-new Christmas Build-a-Bouquet collection.

Read on for a full, step-by-step project tutorial, complete with a materials list that has been linked, allowing you to click on each product and be directed to its respective web page, making shopping easy.

YOU WILL NEED:

Christmas Build-a-Bouquet collection:
- Stamp and die set – Christmas Bouquet Builder
- Stamp and die set – Beautiful Bouquet Christmas Flowers
- Stamp and die set – Christmas Tiny Tag and Sentiments
- Metal die set – 3D Bow
- 8x8” designer paper pad – Christmas Flowers and Foliage
8x8” nesting die set – Snowflake Frames
Nesting die set – Basic Ovals
A4 pearl card – Crystal White and Lapis Lazuli
A4 pearl paper – Lapis Lazuli
WOW! embossing powder – Mercury Glass and Polished Silver Super Fine
Sparkelicious Glitter – Glass Slipper, Diamanté Sparkle, Disco Ball, and Sleigh Bells
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
Sparklers – 10mm and 12mm
Bling Box – Everyday Essentials
Double-sided adhesive sheets
Foam pads on a roll
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 Trim a sheet of Lapis Lazuli pearl card to 7¾” square, edge with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card blank using dries-clear adhesive. Die-cut a sheet of Crystal White pearl card using the largest die from the Snowflake Frames die set. Go all around the snowflake border with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card front using foam pads. Trim a sheet of navy patterned paper from the paper pad to 6½” square, edge with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card front using foam pads.

2 Die-cut a sheet of Crystal White pearl card using the sixth-largest die from the Basic Ovals die set, edge with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card front using foam pads. Die-cut another sheet of navy patterned paper from the paper pad using the seventh-largest die from the Basic Ovals die set and affix to the card front using foam pads.

3 Cover a sheet of white card with a double-sided adhesive sheet and die-cut using the eighth-largest die from the Basic Ovals die set. Remove the protective top sheet and cover with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card front using foam pads.

4 Stamp the bouquet image onto Crystal White pearl card using the clear embossing pad, cover with Mercury Glass embossing powder, and heat set. Die-cut the image using the corresponding die from the same set. Cover the holly leaves within the image with dries-clear adhesive, then sprinkle Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter on top. Cover the berries with Diamanté Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front using foam pads, as shown.

5 Stamp four large and eight small poinsettias onto Lapis Lazuli pearl paper using the clear embossing pad, then cover with Mercury Glass embossing powder and heat set. Die-cut the flowers using the corresponding dies. Layer up the flowers using glue gel to create one large and two small poinsettias. Add a sprinkle of Sleigh Bells Sparkelicious glitter to the centre of each and affix a 12mm sparkler to the large flower and 10mm sparklers to the small flowers using glue gel. Affix the flowers to the bouquet, as shown, using glue gel.

6 Stamp eight holly leaves onto Crystal White pearl card using a clear embossing inkpad, cover with Polished Silver Super Fine embossing powder and heat set. Die-cut the leaves using the corresponding dies. Cover the leaves with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter and affix around the flower bouquet, as shown, using glue gel.

7 Cover a sheet of Lapis Lazuli pearl paper with a double-sided adhesive sheet and die-cut using the 3D Bow die set. Remove the protective top sheet from each die-cut piece and cover with Disco Ball Sparkelicious glitter. Assemble the bow, as shown, using dries-clear adhesive, and affix to the card front. Add a 12mm Sparkler or a bell to the centre of the bow using glue gel.

8 Using the medium tag die from the Christmas Tiny Tag and Sentiments stamp and die set, cut once from Crystal White and once from Lapis Lazuli pearl card. Stamp ‘Seasons Greetings’ from the same set onto the Crystal White tag using the clear embossing pad, then cover with Polished Silver Super Fine embossing powder and heat set. Edge both tags with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter, then layer together and tuck in under the bow using glue gel. To finish, add diamanté gems to two corners from the Everyday Essentials Bling Box.