Cherished Heart Card

By: Teresa DeWitt Pierce from whimsicalcardstudio.com

By: Teresa DeWitt Pierce from whimsicalcardstudio.com

From the Designer: "This card shows off diecutting as the main technique to making a beautiful layered look as well as showing the beautiful Rinea foil with it's special ability to hold the shape of a bouquet in 3D form. The backdrop is a dry embossed paper with some additional details that are simple to add, creating a lovely wood look which still allows the focal point (bouquet) to shine. The flower centers are made from dimensional medium in a gold color to complement the foil."

Primary TechniquePaper Crafts

Intermediate

Project TypeMake a Project

Materials List

Rinea artist's pack variety - pastels
white & kraft cardstock
Spellbinders Cherish large die of the month
liquid glue
Pinewood planks embossing folder by Sizzix for Stampin' Up
Tim Holtz Distress Crayon - Gathered Twigs
fun foam with adhesive
Die cutting machine
Gold and Lavender Nuvo drops

Instructions

Die cut the bouquet die (once) and several flowers from the violet glossy foil.
Die cut several of the small branches from the emerald starstruck foil.
Glue flowers to the small die cut branches to create the flowers for the bouquet
Glue the flower stems to the inside of the bouquet, curve the edges of the bouquet wrapper around the flowers and secure with a strong double sided adhesive
Die cut the bow from gold glossy foil and glue to the front of the assembled bouquet.
Die cut the heart shape from white cardstock (for the center)
Die cut the decorative heart frame from the gold glossy foil
Use the embossing folder on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of kraft cardstock to create the "wood plank" background
Using the gathered twigs distress crayon, apply to a finger, then drag across the textured kraft paper to create contrast and dimension. Be sure to add all around the edges of the panel
From an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of kraft cardstock, create a card base by cutting at the halfway mark (4 1/4") all the way down the center. Score the cardstock at the halfway point ( 5 1/2"), fold and reinforce the score with a bone folder
Add fun foam behind the embossed panel to pop it up from the card base - glue to the card base
glue the white die cut heart and gold frame to the embossed panel close to the top
Die cut the word "cherish" in the glossy gold foil, add adhesive to the back and glue down underneath the heart
Add some of the extra flower branches to the heart, then glue the bouquet to the center of the heart