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Cased from a tube video my Rachael Merrick
Intermediate level - die cutting, layering, stamping
Materials required for this card are:
Bundles: adventurous sky
Card Stock: basic white, real red, silver foil
Designer Series Paper: take to the sky's
Dies: *layering circles (7), *banners (1)
Ink: boho blue, real read
punches: heartfelt hexagon
Stamps: *day to celebrate
Accessories: aqua painter
* = no longer available, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest
Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 1, 5 & 15, white pieces 9.2 x 14, 2.54 x 6, 9 x 7.5, 2.5 x 5, dsp 9.6 x 14.1, silver 7.5 x 7.5
- with the white 9 x 7.5 stamp the plane and clouds, and add a little shading using an aqua painter
- on the 2.5 x 5 piece stamp the banner sentiment
- die cut the plane, clouds and banner and foil circle
- adhere the dsp to the centre panel using liquid glue
- cut a slot of about 11cm, 2 thirds of the way down the central panel
- make a notch on the right hand side the punch, then close the card and make a corresponding one on the back side
- using the 9.2 x 14 piece stamp the internal sentiment and plane on the right hand side
- score the 2.54 x 6 in half, and slot it into the slit on the left hand side
- adhere the circle to the half showing on the front using liquid glue
- flip it over and do the same with the internal sentiment (make sure the mechanism works)
- close the card up and adhere it down using the 1cm score mark for the liquid glue
- adhere the clouds using liquid glue
- attach the banner and plane with dimensional pads
I wanted my card to stand up so I cut a piece of real red cs 6 x 14.5 scored at 1cm,
then punched the notch and adhered it the back of the card.
Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me, I'd love to hear from you.
If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.
Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.
Annette 😊