Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Use Craft Dies
Good day, fellow crafters. Today I present to you a creation for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge that I just completed. The design theme for this week’s challenge is to craft a card with just dies which is just what I did. I enjoy the challenge of stepping out of my comfort zone as a crafter and trying new things. I hope you enjoy my submission.
To create the background panel for this card I began with a piece of white Hammermill cardstock which I then adhered to a sheet of double-sided adhesive, mine was purchased from scrapbook.com, taking care to do this slowly to avoid bubbling. Next, using scissors, I trimmed along the edges of the cardstock where it meets the adhesive to remove excess adhesive. This will ensure no sticky residue affects your trimmer or embossing folder in later steps. Be sure to clean your scissors after use.
The next step was to place the composite, cardstock side down on your worksurface and peel the protective cover off the adhesive sheet. Then I applied Finnabair Art Ingredients Fine Metallic Flakes in the color called Venice, ensuring full coverage over all of the exposed adhesive. As I applied the gilding flakes I made sure to burnish it with my fingers for a smooth and polished appearance.
Once I was satisfied with the coverage, I used the Kokorosa Curling Flowers die, featured above left, and my Gemini die-cutting machine to cut out this beautiful focal image. I made sure to run the die through several times due to the thickness of the cardstock and double-sided adhesive.
The next step was assembly. I used my paper trimmer to cut the background panel to its final dimensions and then carefully removing the double-sided adhesive, I adhered the background panel to a black card base. This card base was cut to fit the size of the die.
The last step was to create the sentiment. For this, I used a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp called Happy Birthday Brush Script, featured right. I used this die to cut my sentiment from purple and gold glitter cardstock to match the colors of the gilding flakes. I adhered the pieces together with some liquid glue an then added some black pop dots to give dimension to the card. I also chose black so that the pop dots were better hidden from the viewer. With that, I called the card complete.
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