This card caused me some trouble, mainly because I didn't plan in advance. I started out with the centre vellum panel and then thought about what to do with it!
I originally made a base card from Highland Heather cardstock and changed my mind at the last minute. So I was left with an unused Highland Heather card. On Friday, I'll share what I did with it.
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| Graceful Glass Vellum centre panel with an oblong frame cut with a square Stained Glass die |
To make the frame around the centre panel, I "elongated" the square die in the Stained Glass Thinlits set. It did require a little patience and fiddling.
- I first cut a piece of Champagne Foil to size.
- I positioned the die at the top of the Foil strip, making sure to keep it straight.
- I positioned the top cutting plate in such a way that the lower horizontal pattern would not cut (See image 1 below)
- Next, I repositioned the die, ensuring that it lined up and that there would be sufficient overlap to continue cutting the vertical pattern (see image 3 below).
- I positioned the top cutting plate in such a way that the top horizontal pattern would not cut.
- I carefully rolled it through the Big Shot, being careful to stop before I reached the lower horizontal pattern. It's not a very big die, so I didn't roll it far!
- I then repositioned for the last time - lining up the bottom of the die with the bottom of the Foil strip and making sure that vertical edges all lined up.
- I then repeated the cutting process, ensuring that the top horizontal pattern did not cut.
- I then found I needed to tidy up a few areas that had not cut properly with my craft knife.
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| Image 1: Die cutting an oblong with a square die - Positioning the top cutting pad |
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| Image 2: Die cutting an oblong with a square die - After the first cut |
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| Image 3: Die cutting an oblong with a square die - Positioning the top cutting pad for the second cut |
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| Close up of the Graceful Glass Vellum shows the Shimmer Paint |
I coloured the front of the vellum with Stampin' Blend alcohol markers and then used a paint brush to apply some Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint to the rest of the centre panel, leaving the edges unpainted.
I attached the vellum to a piece of Grapefruit Grove cardstock by sponging the back of the vellum with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
The greeting (from the Hand Delivered stamp set) is heat embossed in silver onto a piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and cut out with one of the Bunch of Banners dies. After cutting, I used some Frost White and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paints to add some definition to the banner.
Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie
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