WOW... Tulips 7x5in card - 365 day challenge

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 Hi Craft addicts!

Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is this card using dies, stamps and papers from a variety of companies...

  • I used my Hunkydory corner punch from their Prism range to round the corners of this 7" x 5" white card (either from Hunkydory or Creative Crafting World).
  • I had created the background some time ago using Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders (mainly Green shades) - all you need to do is spritz some water on some cardstock, then tap the Pixie Powders on to it and allow it either dry naturally or use a heat gun. 
  • I cut the main panel out from the above backgroun using the largest Petit Picot Edged die from Spellbinders.
  • I then trimmed a piece of Green linen effect card to fit the mat layer and stuck it down using a tape pen - I didn't want to use a wet glue as I didn't want it to show through.
  • I stamped the Tulip image from Sheena Douglass on to some of her Willow White card using a stamping platform and Gina K Obsidian Black ink.
  • I coloured it in using Spectrum Noir Triblend markers - Orange and Green shades until I was happy with it and then fussy cut around it and using foam pads, stuck it to the front of the card.
  • The WOW sentiment is from Thirsty Brush and I cut the mat layer out twice (once using Lynda Chapman's Black card and then in a wood effect paper) and the actual word using the same black card as before.
  • I stuck them all together using a Dotty tape pen and attached it to the bottom of the card using foam pads again.

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