The frame is from Spellbinders Frameabilities – Polka Dot Frame. I did a normal cut for the front of the card which will cut the center completely away from the frame. Re-attached the center to the frame after sponging the background on and then attached the flowers with tacky glue.
For the inside and card back:
I cut another piece of cardstock and a piece of paper with the frame die but to avoid cutting the center out I only rolled the plates into the machine far enough to cut the edge, turned the die and repeated until all four sides are cut out.
In order to cover the tape that re-attached the center rectangle to the frame for the card front – I trimmed the top of the paper off 5/8” from the center tip which is the distance to the top of the rectangle.
For the back: I scored the cardstock piece at 5/8” from the center tip folded and glued to the card front from the score line up. So your card front and back are two separate pieces glued together at the top.
-My complete card size is 5 ¼ x 3 7/8” and will mail in an A2 sized envelope like we use for the 4.25 x 5.5” cards.
-The scene was created by tearing a piece of paper in two and using as a mask first for sponging on the sky, then the ground areaÂ…use both pieces of paper - one for each step.
--Prismacolor pencils, baby oil and paper stumps were used to color the image using the Gamsol technique found in the resources section here at SCS. Baby oil replaces the Gamsol. They were then cut out the edges colored with a black marker and glued to the card.
-The gems are attached with Diamond Glaze (any lacquer product will work). To make the process fast and easy I squeeze a drop of lacquer onto a waxed paper (I repurpose the paper that stickers and labels are purchased on), touch the end of a large corsage pin to the lacquer then to the back of the gem which picks it up, position it on the image and press down with a finger, there is a little time to slide the gem into position if needed before it sticks tight.
-The butterflies were paper sculpted using a metal ball stylus only on the body. This gave little dimension and a cavity to hold the tacky glue for attaching to the card.
Tools: Frameabilities – Polka Dot Frame, metal ball stylus, corsage pen, Martha Stewart butterfly punches, Ranger – sponge and adaptor, cutting scissors
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010 GMT Views: 1373
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Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 10:07 PM
Oh My Gosh Roxie! this is a work of art.. I have this frame and love using it... never thought of using it this way.. thanks so much for the detailed instructions! this is a must try..
and these flowers~~~WOW! amazing colors, they just pop off the card! tfs.. I love everything!
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Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 10:11 PM
What a gorgeous polka dot frame and splendid flowers with the pretty gemstones.
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Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 11:01 PM
Oh my, this is absolutely beautiful, Roxie! I love that image, and it looks so delicate with the colouring you did and the addition of the gems. A gorgeous shape of the card, too.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131309
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 11:17 PM
Fabulous!!! I so nearly used these stamps for your great sketch this week, till I wanted to use a photo. I just LOVE how you've used them to make a tall growing plant, definitely going to remember that. I was wondering had you masked them to get rid of the frames, so thanks (as always) for sharing so much detail about how you make your cards.