Floral Birthday Card

by Anne Harada

Floral Birthday Card

Materials

• Paper and Cardstock
• Basic Grey Curio 6"x6" pad     ( BG-6x6-Curio   $5.99 )
• "Textile" piece cut to 3"x6" panel
• "Linen" piece cut to 1"x3" strip
• "Cotton" piece for die cut and stamped image
• AC Cardstock Vanilla ( AMC-CSP-71041   $0.50)
• Cut to 6-1/2"x6-1/4” and folded in half for card base
• Scrap piece for die cutting
• Stamps
• Inkadinkado Large Sets, Organic Fabric Flourish     ( INK-CSL-99533   $9.99)
• Inkadinkado Mini Stamps, Expressions     ( INK-CSS-96614   $4.99)


• Inks and Embossing Powders
• Colorbox Fluid Chalk Cat’s Eye Ink Pad, Dark Brown     ( CLE-FCC-Dkbrwn   $1.95)
 
• Embellishments
• Ribbon, 5/8" Sheer Iridescent Organdy, Copper     ( MA-SN-05   $0.69/yd)
• Curio, Chip Sticker Shapes     ( BG-CH-3049   $6.99)
• Crystal Lacquer     ( CL-2oz   $6.49)
• Tools
• Nestibilities Petite Ovals, Small straight     ( WIZ-D-S4140   $24.99)
• Nestibilities Petite Ovals, Small scalloped     ( WIZ-D-S4141   $24.99)

Instructions

• Distress the edges of “Textile” panel with brown ink.


• Adhere brown “Linen” strip to panel, about 1” in from the left, as shown in sample.


• Wrap ribbon vertically around the panel, over the brown “Linen” strip and tie bow.


• Adhere panel to base.


• From “Cotton” DP, die cut a scalloped oval.


• Stamp the lotus flower from the “Organic Fabric Flourish” stamp set onto the “Cotton” DP.


• Fussy cut the flower out, distress edges with brown ink. Set aside.


• Die cut an oval from scrap cream cs. Stamp the greeting in the center and sponge the edge with dark brown ink.


• Adhere the greeting to the scalloped oval and attach to the center of the card.


• Using dimensional tape, adhere the flower to the card as shown in sample.


• Making sure card is laid flat, apply Crystal Lacquer onto the flower. Let dry for about 15 minutes.


• Add Curio chipboard flower pieces to the vertical ribbon to complete the card

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