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Masculine Themed Card |
Hi friends so happy to share my first DT post for the
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge. Most of you who visit my blog will know that I just
loooove die cutting ! So when Jannie the owner of
Cuttlebugmania Challenge blog invited me to be part of her DT team...I just couldn't refuse her .The
Cuttlebugmania Challenges focus on projects using a
die cutting machine and the theme this month is masculine and titled "
We Mustache you a Question"!
Masculine cards are not an easy option for most of us I know!! My husband likes flowers and butterflies so I am not used to making the typical masculine project either!
In this post I am sharing how I made a travel themed card and how you can use the ideas to make any 3 D shape for your cards and home decor projects
I die cut hot air balloon shapes using a Spellbinders Contour Hot Air balloon die. This die is like the sizzix BigZ dies and can cut thin chipboard and fabric as well!
If you have a BigZ die or Contour dies[ from Spellbinders ] you can cut multiple sheets of paper in one go and these are perfect if you want to make 3 D shapes or make a lot of cards or party decorations quickly.
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3 D Card Tutorial |
Use 5- 6 die cuts and ink their edges with matching ink. Here I used Distress Inks . Fold the die cuts...be as precise as you can in the folding! If you want to add the 3 D shape to a card...use a thick card stock for the base and stick the folded die cut shapes on top of it.
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3 D Card Tutorial |
Take your time while sticking the adjacent halves to each other.I found that using an odd number of die cuts over the base gave a more fuller symmetrical look!!
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3 D Card Tutorial |
Optionally trace an outline of your die cut shape on glitter foam and hand cut it leaving a border so that you get a nice glittering border around your 3 D shape.
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3 D Card Tutorial |
I used a gorgeous
Spellbinders rope embossing folder to form a background for the hot air balloon
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Travel themed Metal embellishments |
I wanted to highlight the gorgeous travel themed brass charms so made a background for each one using squares of pattern paper mounted on scallop squares of glitter foam.
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Travel themed Metal embellishments |
I used glossy accents[ clear and quick drying] to stick all the beautiful metal charms.
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Acrylic discs |
I used clear acrylic discs over circles of pattern paper to create the embellishments above.They look like candy if you see them in real!!
Creating a typical masculine themed creation was difficult for me but I hope you liked my card
Supplies : Dies : Spellbinders Contour Hot Air Balloon ,Sizzix Framelits Squares,Couture Creations Scallop Squares. Embossing Folder :Spellbinders Need a Rope 3 D Embossing Folder
Papers : Bob n Betty Voyager