Card of the Day - February 23, 2016

Good Day Crafters!

My Card of the Day is something that involves cutting to the nth power. LOL.  I don't know how to call this card, so I just call it "Stand Up Card" since the card stands up on its own. LOL.  It somehow resembles to a Calendar that Stands, but I do not want to call it a "Calendar Card" as people will be expecting that it will have a Calendar on it.  So I called it "Stand-Up Card" LOL.

In this card, I will be showing everyone how to do the shadow background technique using Mica Powder and Embossing Powder.  So here's the Card!

LET'S DO IT!!!!!

Materials & Tools Required:

1. Cardstock :  Red, White and Gold Foil Cardstock
2. Embellishments:  Red Ribbon, Pearls, Thin Metal Butterfly, Crystals and Handmade Flowers.
3. Mica Powder :  Rangers Sour Apple & Biscotti.
4. Embossing Powder :  Zing's Metallic Green
5. Embossing Ink, Memento Black Inkpad & Heatgun
6. Stamp:  Stampin Up Vines, Fishers Wishes
7. Embossing Folder:  Lattice
8. Die :  SPELLBINDERS - Gilded Gate # 2 Die
9. Glue :  Double Sided Tape, Hot Glue and Wet Glue

Steps

1.  You'll be needing a 270gsm - 300gsm 12 x 12 Cardstock to create your card base.  Please refer to the illustration below:

2.  Prepare the top layer of the card using a different color cardstock.  Kindly refer to the legend of the illustration below:

• Fan fold the score lines.  Please refer to the images below:

• Attach the top layer to the card base, starting from the bottom to the top, refer to the images below. 

3.  Prepare the second layer of the card, using the same color as of your card base.  Please refer to the illustration below for the measurements of the U-Shaped Cutout.

• Emboss the U-shape cutout with your desired embossing folder and layer it on top of your card.  Please refer to the image below:

4.  Now Cut the following:

A = Red Cardstock

B = White Cardstock

C = Gold Foiled Cardstock

• A. 3.98 inches x 3.48 inches  B. 3.96 inches x 3.46 inches.
• A. 7.98 inches x 6.98 inches  B. 7.96 inches x 6.96 inches.
• C.  die cut using Spellbinders - Gilded Gate 2

5.  Now the background stamping shadow technique using embossing powder and Mica Powder...

Using Cardstock a. 3.96 inches x 3.46 inches.  I first stamped and embossed my image using an embossing powder and heat it up to melt the powder.  NOTE:  You can use any color of embossing powder as you desired, you can also use any leafy stamp as per your desire.

hen I stamped it over again and used a lighter shade of green Mica Powder aka Perfect Pearls on the stamp image.  NOTE:  you should use a light color / shade of Mica Powder depending on the color of your embossing powder.

I then distressed it with a Biscotti Mica Powder on the Sides.

Stamped my Sentiment.

layered it on my "a" (red cardstock) and place it in the center of my card, where there is an opening.

I basically did the same technique with the other remaining cutouts except that I added some gold mica and some crystals to embellish it.  THIS WILL BE THE INSIDE OF YOUR CARD.

6.  Handmade Flowers:  I basically made my flowers, using my Curio.  I used Vellum and Red Cardstock.  I also formed and it and added a pearl on the center of it.  I was not able to use all of them thou.

7.  ASSEMBLAGE:

You can use any other flowers as desired and place it on the folded part of front card, where the sentiment was placed, like so.

I have place my Gate Die Cut, like so.

I've added a thin metal embellishment like so.  You can use any butterfly as you like.

I also added some ribbon and some pearls on the upper top portion like so.

Place the inside layer inside the Card.

And here it is!!!!!!

It can stand up and it can fold flat just like any other Cards.

Thats it!  Hope you all Enjoy the Card!!!

Happy Crafting!!! =)