Hello again everyone, can you believe it's that time again where I join in with the Kylie Bertucci's monthly International blog highights, and yes ask you all to give me a vote to see if I can come in the top 10.
So let's give it a go again and enjoy the process of making another thankyou card together......
Todays card that I've made to show you all is one of my favourite folds, and I haven't made it in a while so I thought let's give it a go......
I've incorporated the really lovely 'Arrange a wreath' bundle as I really love the versatility of this set, and it has a few sayings in the stampset which lend themselves to many occasions.
Materials needed:
Whisper white thick cardstock
1pc - 4 1/2" x 10 3/4"" scored on the longside at 4 1/2", 9", 9 3/4" and 10 1/2" this is the cardbase.
1pc - 4 1/8" x 4 1/8" for the embossed front of card layer.
Scrap pieces to stamp and fussy cut out the plaque and the thanks sentiment.
Scrap pieces for the die cutting of the bows (2) and the little flowers (5).
Gray Granite cardstock
1pc - 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" for the embossed inside of card layer.
Scrap piece to mount the stamped plaque image on to.
Scrap pieces (for the die cutting of the wreaths and 3 large 4 small flowers) of the following:
Pear Pizzazz cardstock
Soft seafoam cardstock
So saffron cardstock
Rhinestone basic jewels
7 for the centres of the flowers.
Card recipe:
1. Cut and score your card base don't burnish it yet.
2. Cut the apperture out of the front of the card base (this is the section with the other score lines sitting at the bottom) using the largest of the straight edge square dies. To find the middle of the card I draw a pencil mark from corner to corner (both ways) to enable me to line up the die centrally.
3. Now burnish the score lines and set aside.
4. Die cut the pieces of whisper white piece for the front of the card layer, exactly the same way as you do for the card base only use the largest scallop edged die this time.
5. Emboss this piece with the embossing folder and now using a sponge just sponge a small amount of the gray granite ink over the embossed bricks to make the wall look weathered.
6. Cut strips of the foam adhesive sheets about 1/2" thick and place them on to the reverse sides of the inked and embossed piece, now carefully adhere this to the front of the card base, you should have an equal border as long as you've die cut into the middle of both layers.
7. Now fold the score lines at the bottom of the card base so you have a mountain fold a valley fold and then a mountain fold, with the small 1/4" fold tucking into the inside of the card, glue this section to the back of the inside of card .
8. Cut and emboss the gray granite layer (with the embossing folder) and glue this to the inside back of the card, slide it in before you put glue on to it just to check it fits as sometimes the card stretches when you emboss it so it might need a tiny slither cut off the bottom.
9. Die cut all of your wreathes and flowers, adhere with wet glue 3 of the small white flowers to the inside back of the card, the rest are glued flat on to the wreath once you have glued the 2 pieces of the wreath together, place all of the jewels into the centres of the flowers .
10. Stamp your plaque image with gray granite ink and fussy cut it out, then mount it onto the gray granite piece of cardstock leaving a tiny border showing around the edges. Stamp the sentiment using pear pizzazz ink fussy cut around it and then glue it to the plaque. Now attach this to the wreath using wet glue where needed.
11. Where needed place wet glue onto the reverse of the wreath and attach it to the front of the card.
12. Die cut 2 bows in whisper white glue them together and fold them to give them a bit of depth now attach to the front of the card.
Card is now finished.
Hope you enjoyed todays project and you give it a go it's a really lovely card fold and it folds down not completely flat, but it will fit into and envelope easily.
Thanks so much for taking the time to hop onto my blog and have a look I really do appreciater it. If you like my card I'd really also appreciate it if you gave me a vote on the link above. Until next time stay safe everyone, take card and keepcrafting.
Big Crafty Hugs
Natalie xx
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Such a pretty wreath and fold. Thanks Natalie for being part of my International Blog Highlights this month and all the best with the voting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kylie love taking part. There are some wonderful entries this month.
DeleteGorgeous card, Natalie, and fun fold, definitely will give it a go :) Good luck with the voting :) x
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Anne x
DeleteA fabulous card, very pretty and soft.
ReplyDeleteThankyou so much Rachael x
DeleteBeautiful card. Love the wreath and flowers. TFS
ReplyDeleteThankyou so much JoAnn for your lovely comment x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Natalie, love the fold and the colours you used xx
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Ruth loved making this one x
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