Faux Fleur De Lis Card

by Lis Whiting

Faux Fleur De Lis Card

Materials

• Black Cardstock (8 ½ x 5 ½)
• White Glossy Cardstock 5 ¼ x 4
• Sizzix Textured Impressions, Hello Friends Set, Crosshatch Pattern Embossing Folder ( SIZ-TI-656258     $10.99 )
• Liquid Pearls, Pastel Rasberry ( RAN-LP-rasp     $2.29 )
• White Pearls, 4mm ( KAI-PRL-714 $1.99 )
• White or Antique White ¼ inch satin ribbon (6 inches)
• Prima Lavender Paper Flower, UNAVAILABLE, Substitute Cameo Roses - Heather PRI-ROS2-538743     $ 3.99 )

Instructions

• Fold the black cardstock in half to make the base for your card. The final measurement should be 5 ½ x 4 ¼. Set it aside.


• Take your white glossy cardstock and run it through either your Wizard, Sizzix or Cuttlebug machine with the embossing folder.
  
  


• Add gold foil to the top of your embossing in one of two ways:


• Using a ZIG two way glue pen (always always shake it well before each use), add glue to the tops of all the lines; wait to dry. It will dry tacky. You can then attach the foil.


• If you use commercial grade hot embossing foil, you can use a heated craft iron (NOT a regular iron that you use on clothes) and iron on the foil.


• Use Liquid Pearls to add the fleurs. You will add one fleur to the center of each diamond.
  Liquid pearls is a dimensional paint that comes in a tube like glitter glue. It dries and looks like a pearl (hence the name). I love to use it to add pretty touches to my cards. Its very easy. Don’t shake the bottle because you don’t want bubbles.
  
  


• Your first piece will be the center/top part of the fleur. Start by touching the tip of the applicator to the glossy cardstock and gently squeezing a round ball. Drag the ball down with the tip to create an upside down teardrop. This will be the center of the fleur.
  
  


• Make your second ball on one side and start a little lower than the top of the first ball. Pull this down and toward the center fleur. The end should touch the tail of the first ball.
  
  


• The third and last round ball should go on the other side of the center. The tail should also touch the center.
  
  


• Add fleurs to all the diamonds on the glossy cardstock.
  
  


• Let the fleurs dry for a couple of hours at least.


• Once the fleurs are dry, add white pearls to each place where the lines intersect.
  
  


• Tie a bow and add your bow and ribbon to the bottom of the card. Add glue to the back of the paper flower and add this under the bow and ribbon.


• Attach your finished glossy card to your black card base.
  
  

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