Birthday

Hi there my crafty friends! I started today's card by cutting the Floral Melody Cover Plate twice.  Both times I cut the die with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card.  As always with this technique, the top card will cut out completely, but the bottom card will only emboss the detail of the design and cut the outer edge.  There are a few exceptions to this, if the die is not very detailed it can sometimes partially cut into the white copy so you need to check before removing it.  If you see any deep cuts, just put a piece of tape over the back before removing it.  If on the other hand the die is very detailed, you will still get the emboss, but it may not cut all the way around the outside.  In this case, just use scissors and the line is so well embossed it is easy to cut with little effort.  I tell you this because some of these cover plates are in the last category.  After cutting both of them, I coloured the design with markers and glued the black die on top.  With my scissors, I followed the design around and nipped away the solid part of the design on both.  I used mounting foam to raise them.   I covered  a larger piece of white card with a sticky adhesive sheet in the middle.  I peeled the backing paper off and coated it with Frosted Sparkle Glitterbitz, then added the two pieces facing each other.  I cut the Birthday sentiment from the Birthday Shadowed Stacked sentiment die  in black and glued it to the middle. I used dries clear glue in all the flower centres and sprinkled Midnight Snow on them and allowed them to dry thoroughly.  The card was completed with  white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  8 1/2" in size.  

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Don't forget to check back tomorrow as the winner of the blog launch will be announced!  All for now, Sue x

                                                                           

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