Card Making: Bloom at Life

Today we are making a beautiful card for a lovely young lady who is blooming into life. We decoupage with serviettes on cardboard and use a number of other nifty tricks to create a stunning card to please any girl's heart.

I use these index cards to kick start the card making.

I will decoupage this serviette onto the card. Remove the backing of the serviette.

I lather Dala Acrylic Gel Medium onto the card. Then I lay the serviette in place, rubbing out all air bubbles. Then I lather another layer of Dala Acrylic Gel Medium over the serviette. I leave it to dry. I use a Pro Art brush.

I crop the edges of the serviette where is hangs over the edges of the index card.

I find a Chizwick stamp set and mount these on Chizwick Stamp Blocks to stamp with.

I use Ranger Adirondack ink to stamp with.

I spritz Dala Fabric Spray over the card.

I let the wet fabric spray run in some places. Then I let the index card dry.

I find a pink A4 sized cardboard to use as a card.

I fold the cardboard in half with a bone folder.

I find deep pink paper stock to matt the index card onto.

I crop the paper to the required size using a Dala Craft Knife and metal ruler.

I use double-sided tape to adhere the different pieces together.

I then find some lovely die-cuts to use in Art by Marlene's Studio Collection.

I use Dala Craft Glue to stick the die-cuts down.

The completed card.

You can watch a compilation video of the above steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/XlK-mydt5kc

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