F
un aperture birthday card inspired by the Artistry Blooms Suite project in the catalog on page 131.
Plus a bonus Monochromatic Birthday card.
Project Recipe
Gather your supplies.
Note you will be making two cards at once so place all extras to the side and do not discard.
Banner Blooms Dies- Large Bouquet die
Stitched Nested Labels Dies- 2nd largest die (not pictured)
Hand-Drawn Blooms Stamp Set
Artistry Blooms Sequins
5 1/2" X 8 1/2" Thick Whisper White for Card Base
(2) 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" Thich Whisper White Card Stock
5 1/2" X 8 1/2" Blackberry Bliss for 2nd Card Base
4 1/2" X 5 1/2" Blackberry Bliss Card Stock
5 1/2" X 8 1/2" Shimmery White Card Stock for 2nd Card front and inside
3 3/4" X 5" Whisper White
4 1/2" X 5 1/2" Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper
Not Pictured:
Versamark Ink Pad
White Stampin Emboss Powder
Rich Razzleberry Ink Pad
Sponge Brayer
Heat Tool
Anti-static Pouch
Snips
Die Cutting Machine
Dimensionals
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Tweezers
Shimmer Spray- Stampin Spritzer filled with water and several drops of Frost White All Purpose Ink
Die cut an aperture in the center of the 3 3/4" X 5" Whisper White panel using the second largest die from the Stitched Nested Labels Die set. Retain the outer piece that is now the focal piece frame for your card front. You can use the inner label die cut on another project.
Die cut 3 Large Bouquet Blooms using the Banner Blooms Die set using the Blackberry Bliss and the 2 Thick Whisper White 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" panels.
Using your Snips scissors, fussy cut the banner section of the Blackberry Bliss die cut being sure to leave the bottom stem piece and the top bloom piece as two whole intact pieces. Set those pieces aside for your second card.
Lay your Thick Whisper White Floral Bouquet die cut on top of the 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" Shimmer White Cardstock on the left hand side. Using a sponge brayer, brayer on Rich Razzleberry Ink over top of the bouquet die cut. Repeat with the second white die cut.
Place the Shimmery White brayered background with the white floral bouquet patterned panel to the side for your second card.
Lightly spritz your Rich Razzleberry brayered Floral Bouquet die cuts with Shimmer Spray.
Using Snips scissors cut off the top floral sections off the top of both of the Brayered Blooms die cuts.
Stamp the small floral stamp in the upper left and bottom right corners of your Whisper White aperture frame using Rich Razzleberry Ink.
Prep your Blackberry Bliss banner piece with an anti-static pouch and stamp the Wishing You A Happy Birthday sentiment using versamark ink. Sprinkle with White embossing powder and tap off excess. Heat set using a heat tool.
Take the 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" Thick Whisper White Card base and score at 4 1/4".
Fold the card and crease. Turn the card so that it will be a landscape card and open the card to the inside bottom panel.
Brayer some Rick Razzleberry Ink in a straight line across the very bottom of the inside panel of the card then stamp the small floral stamp in the bottom left and bottom right corner.
Time to assemble your card.
Glue the Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper panel to the front of the Thick Whisper White Card base.
Take your Aperture panel and flip it over. Adhere your two floral bouquet bloom die cuts to the back so they are overlapping the aperture from the left and right side. Flip it back over and snip off any excess on the sides.
Adhere the Whisper White Aperture panel in the center of the card front.
Using dimensional foam pads, adhere the sentiment banner to the very center of your card front.
Finish your first card by adhering some Rich Razzleberry Artistry Blooms sequins as desired.
Time to make your bonus Monochromatic card.
Gather your left over pieces.
Cut the Shimmery White 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" left over panel with your white Floral Bouquet design in half then trim so you have two 4" X 5 1/4" panels.
Stamp the Bloom half with a sentiment from the Hand-Drawn Blooms stamp set in Rich Razzleberry Ink.
Stamp the second half with your inside card sentiment in Rich Razzleberry Ink and stamp a flower in the bottom corner.
Apply glue to a silicone craft sheet and use tweezers to dip the top Blackberry Bliss bloom die cut in the glue.
Adhere the top Floral Bloom die cut off set from the white Floral Bloom design on your card front panel. Repeat for the bottom of the bouquet.
Adhere the front panel to your Blackberry Bliss card.
Adhere the inner White Panel sentiment stamped panel to the inside of your card.
Apply some Rich Razzleberry Artistry Blooms Sequins to your card front.
You now have two finished cards!