Sunday, July 12, 2020

Blossoms & Blooms Anniversary card - a tutorial

This bundle has got to be one of my favourite bundle of the Annual Catalogue.  It is so versatile!

Today I made an Anniversary card using tone on tone card stock with Platinum foil and gold ink.




Measurements:
  • Thick Very Vanilla card stock 4 1/4 by 11" scored at 5 1/2" to form a top fold card. - card base
  • Very Vanilla 3 3/4 by 5" - art piece 
  • Very Vanilla 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" - to die cut bottom blossom layer)
  • Platinum foil - 4 by 5 1/4" ( I die cut the center out to use on another project) - mat for art piece
  • Platinum foil - 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" to die cut top blossom layer
  • Scrap piece of Very Vanilla to die cut sentiment using Tasteful Labels dies
  • Scraps of Platinum foil to die cut small leaves - Forever Flourish Dies
Stamps:
  • Blossoms & Blooms
  • Many Mates
Inks:
  • Gold 
  • Versa Mark
Accessories:
  • Many Layered Blossoms dies
  • Tasteful Labels Dies
  • Forever Flourish Dies
  • 1/4" Very Vanilla gold edged ribbon
  • Dimensionals
  • Gold embossing powder
  • metallic faceted dots
Putting card together:
  • Die cut the center out of the 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Platinum foil  Do not add to card base yet
  • Using gold ink, stamp the image of the blossoms on the 3 3/4 by 5" piece of Very Vanilla
  • Die cut both pieces of Blossom dies. Note:  do not remove centers of flowers die cut pieces.
  • Adhere together using tombo glue and a sponge matching leaves and flowers
  • Adhere to art piece matching stamped image

  • Add ribbon to bottom half of card front wrapping edges around very Vanilla and platinum foil layers.
  • Add these layers to card base.
  • Emboss sentiment with gold embossing powder on scrap piece of Very Vanilla and die cut with the Tasteful Labels Die.

  • Die cut 3 small leaves from scrap Platinum foil
  • Adhere to bottom of die cut sentiment
  • Add sentiment to card front over ribbon towards the right using dimensionals.
  • Adhere ribbon to left of sentiment.

  • Finish card by adding metallic faceted dots where desired.
  • Finish inside as desired.



1 comment:

Laura Hughes said...

Beautiful card! Is the platinum foil from the current catalog? I only see bronze, champagne, copper and gold. Thank you.