Hope your Birthday is amazing...foliage black and green square card

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Hope your Birthday is amazing...foliage black and green square card

 Hi Craft addicts!

 I am having great fun making these backgrounds using Tim Holtz Distress Crayons and the Broken Tiles die set from Lisa Horton/Creative Expressions.



How I made this card:-
  • I cut out the main topper (Lisa Horton's Broken Tiles Dragonfly die set) using Black Pearlescent card from Create & Craft. There are three dies for this particular part of  the card and I used the main square and foliage to cut it out. I used my Gemini machine for this
  • I did wonder what sort of background would work and decided that one that I had created using various green Tim Holtz Distress Crayons on Yupo paper (translucent) would work really well as it gives a slightly misty look.
  • I cut a square out and stuck it to the back of the main topper using a PVA glue making sure that there was no glue on the Yupo paper.
  • I then stamped the foliage in each corner and sentiment (I think it is from Gina K) on to the topper using Versamagic and heat embossed them with True White embossing powder.
  • I then glued the whole panel on to the front of a white 4" card with the fold at the top.
  • Finally, I used some Black Nuvo drops to each of the foliage pieces and under the B in Birthday.
Products used for this card:-
  • 4" white card and envelope
  • Botanical Dragonfly Broken Tiles Die Collection from Lisa Horton's range by Creative Expressions
  • Gina K sentiment and foliage stamps
  • Black pearlescent linen effect card from the Core Collection range by Create & Craft
  • Translucent Yupo paper/card from Ranger
  • Green shades of Tim Holtz Distress crayons such as Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover
  • True White embossing powder
  • Black Nuvo drops from Tonic Studios
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue or Pinflair Glue it glue
  • Collall All Purpose glue
  • Foam pads/tape
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