SUOC#267 - Love

   

Hello again everyone, hope you're all keeping well and enjoying the release of the new mini catalogue. Welcome to the SUOC#267which this time is LOVE and I couldn't resist using some of the new products from the gorgeous new suite called ' Love you always' and oh my I'm in love with it........ there are so many different stamps and dies and such exquisite foil paper within this suite it's fabulous!

The card I've chosen to make for this challenge uses a few of these products....................... so let's get started.

I've first cut myself a cardbase with the new Basic white thick cardstock which measures 5" x 11 1/2" and then scored it at 5" on the longside so that I have a card which has a smaller front than the back.

I've got a Basic white thick layer 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" and layered a piece of the beautiful speciality dsp that measures  1/8" smaller and glued them together flat. Once it's dry I then die cut the heart floral shape out of the foil , lay it onto the front of this card/dsp layer and draw around the inside of the heart which I then cut out using my craft knife, if you prefer you can use the paper snips to cut it out. I then lay this onto the card base front and very lightly draw a pencil mark around the inside of the apperture so that I can lightly ink the area using the blending brushes and the blushing bride ink, you can if you prefer just ink the middle of the card front but if you have a shape to work with you can bring the ink in from the outside of the heart into the centre, this will make the outside a bit darker.

I've stamped the WITH image where it needed to go, over where I've applied ink and then left this all to dry.

I've then glued the foil heart die cut piece into place on the card/dsp layer so that the apperture that I've cut out is lined up with it (I've only put glue on the inside rim of the heart so I can give the outer a bit of a curl upwards to give it depth). Using the foam sheets I've cut myself some big pieces to place onto the reverse side of the whole layer as this gives the piece alot more support, and it's easier than using lots of dimensionals, I've then attached this whole layer to the front of the card with the WITH sentiment lining up within the heart apperture.

The foil heart that is cut out from the centre of the heart shape die is now used on the side using pieces of the foam sheet to raise it where necessary. The LOVE is die cut out using a piece of blushing bride cardstock with the adhesive sheet adhered to the back making it so much easier to glue onto the heart (I prefer to use the adhesive sheet for glueing pieces onto foil as the wet glue usually bleeds out the side for me and then it spoils the foil look).

I've now got my piece of blushing bride cardstock which measures 4 7/8" x 6 3/8" for the centre of my card and dry embossed just the side using the dainty diamonds folder, then I've glued the ribbon round the side of this piece using a glue dot on each end to adhere the ribbon onto the back securely, this is now glued into place on the card, then I've attached the ALWAYS into place the same way I did the LOVE die cut, tied a length of twine to draw the middle of the ribbon in, tied a bow and used glue dots to glue it into place.

I've stamped 3 x flowers using blushing bride ink and then softly blended some of the ink into them using the blending brushes and then die cut out, these are now given a quick curl using my bone folder and then glued into place along with all of the small foilage and flowers.

That's my card finished and I was really pleased with how it turned out. I really hope you can take part in theSUOC#267I'd love to see what you come up with.

Until next time stay safe and happy crafting!!

Huge Crafty Hugs

Natalie x

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Product List

Forever And Always Bundle [156200] £43.00	Dies Floral Heart [154306] £35.00	Love You Always Foil Sheets [154286] £9.25
Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper [154280] £14.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon [154283] £5.50	Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack [154579] £6.50
Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder [152702] £8.25	Blending Brushes [153611] £11.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £7.75
Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] £8.25	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] £8.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] £7.00
Clear Block C [118486] £6.50	Clear Block A [118487] £3.75	Adhesive Sheets [152334] £9.25
Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] £7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £5.00
Paper Snips [103579] £9.25	Bone Folder [102300] £6.50	Take Your Pick [144107] £9.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] £23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £112.00

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