Thursday, 7 October 2010

A get well card – a bit of tutorial

Well, for my second post of today (yes, I know my posts are like buses – you don’t see one for ages then two come along together!) I thought I would show you all how I make a card from start to finish, hence the title, a bit of a tutorial.

I needed to make a get well card for a friend of ours.  Not really knowing her likes/dislikes other than dancing, I decided to play safe and make an unusual card.

1.  My card blank – pearly white, 250 gsm
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2.  Using my standard template I printed my details on the back and the greeting on the front.
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3. Ready to be embossed with one of my favourite Cuttlebug folders – Stylized Flowers.
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4. Lining up the folder so it doesn’t emboss over the textDSC00525

and into the Big Shot it goes

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5. Now for the butterfly.

Using my butterfly die (from the Sizzix seasonal set – Butterfly #5) I cut 3 butterflies:  1 x pink; 1 x lilac and 1 x silver.DSC00530


6.  Using on the body from the silver shape, which I stuck to the pink “base” shape.
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7.  Taking the lilac shape, I cut the pieces that I wanted and stuck those to the pink shape.
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8.  I added two crystal gems and the butterfly is complete.
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I then glued the butterfly onto the embossed card.

9.  Done!!
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Now hopefully you have been able to follow my instructions.

Please remember © – use this “tutorial” for inspiration only.  Don’t copy – it’s lazy!

Blogger paul said...

love the way you have given the info on how you made / put card together. from my point on view it's helpful to see other technics

7 October 2010 18:19



1 comment:

paul said...

love the way you have given the info on how you made / put card together. from my point on view it's helpful to see other technics