Hello Crafters,
If you enjoy making bright, bold, dimensional cards with texture, you will love today's card tutorial. Made using the brand-new Pretty Peonies collection, designer Rebecca has crafted this wonderful example that could be adapted for so many occasions.
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 go to its respective web page, making it easy for you to shop.
YOU WILL NEED:
- Pretty Peonies collection:
- 3D embossing folder, stamp and die set – Delightful Butterflies
- 2D embossing folder – Butterfly Background
- 5x7” vellum pad – Printed Delightful Butterfly Ombre
- 8x8” designer paper pad – Pretty Peonies
- 6x6” nesting dies – Decorative Squares
- Stamp set – Birthday Happiness
- 8x8” designer paper pad – Summer Florals
- Luxury pearl card – Crystal White
- Mirror card – Azalea
- Sparkelicious glitter – Glass Slipper and Diamante Sparkle
- WOW! embossing powder – Metallic Silver Superfine
- Bling Box – Leafy Lace
- Self-adhesive Sparkles – Pretty Pinks
- Sparklers – 12mm
- Pink organza ribbon
- WOW! clear embossing inkpad
- Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue with fine-tip applicator
- Pinflair 3D glue gel
- Chisel-tip glue pen
- Foam pads on a roll
- 8x8” white straight-edged card blank
- WOW! heat tool
- Die cutting machine
INSTRUCTIONS:
1 Trim a sheet of Azalea mirror card to 7¾” square and affix to the card blank using dries-clear glue. Trim patterned paper to 7½” square and affix to the card using foam pads.
2 Trim a sheet of Crystal White pearl card to 7” square and emboss using the Butterfly Background embossing folder. Edge the panel with a chisel-tip glue pen and cover in Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card using foam pads.
3 Die-cut a decorative square from Azalea mirror card and affix to the card in the top right-hand corner using foam pads. Cut a square panel from Crystal White pearl card to fit inside the decorative square and then cut in half diagonally to create a triangle. Stamp a sentiment into the corner using a clear embossing inkpad, then heat-emboss with Metallic Silver Superfine embossing powder. Edge the panel with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card using foam pads. Add three Self-adhesive Sparkles to the corners.
4 Trim patterned paper to 6¾” square. Fold back the right-hand corner of the paper and glue in place using dries-clear glue. Affix to the card using foam pads, making sure the fold-back part is in the top right-hand corner.
5 Emboss two sheets of the butterfly vellum using the coordinating embossing folder. Apply dots of glue to the centres of the butterflies and cover in Diamante Sparkle glitter. Once dry, pull up the wings and glue together two of the same butterflies. Choose two and affix them to the card using foam pads. Apply pearls down the body of the butterflies.
6 Add lots of dots of glue to the background and cover with Diamante Sparkle glitter. Add a few Self-adhesive Sparkles to the background. Tie a triple bow and affix to the right-hand corner of the card. Finish by adding a Sparkler to the centre.
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