Tuesday Tutorial - Arched Window One

Hi Everybody,

Todays tutorial is using the Arched Window that could be suitable for any occasion. Wedding, Christening, Sympathy or Confirmation.  I have decided to use mine for this Christmas card and apart from a little painting it was very easy to do.

 Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-178 Arched Windows One
• EL-015 Bricks and Bark embossing folder
• GC-200 Grand Calibur
• SCT Linen Thread

Other Supplies:

• Wild Orchid Crafts - Silver Bells
• Want2Scrap Pearl Strips
• Stamp. black ink , clear embossing powder

Instructions:

Create a base card by simply folding an A4 piece of white card in half along the short side and then cutting it in half.  This will create two bases for you to use.

Cut another panel slightly smaller than the base card and emboss it with a brick effect pattern

Lightly rub a blender over the raised areas with a pale ink to accentuate the bricks ... I used Antique Linen

From the Arches die #3 and #4 cut them together to create the frame 

From the thin strip cut two or three to create the bars on the window.

(Please remember that die #1 is always the smallest)

Keep the small centre panel for another project

With any stamps that you have in your "Stash" create a little scene but make sure that it will fit inside the frame that you have just cut. 

I used a tree for mine and water coloured around it with Broken China and Black Soot.

Once it was dry I used a glue pen and dotted around the picture then sprinkled it with glitter

Create the window and add as many bars across as you like ... or leave them out altogether if you prefer.  I then added some Acetate to the back and trimmed it to fit the frame.

Add foam pads around the frame and carefully add it over your little scene and trim if needed

Add more foam pads to the back for more dimension

Wrap the twine around the bottom of the window frame and add in a couple of miniature bells

I stamped my sentiment in black and then heat emboss it with clear powder onto a strip of parchment 

Add the brick embossed panel to your base card and place the window in the position you prefer

Wrap the sentiment around the panel securing it on the back 

Add all to the base card and embellish as you like

On the card at the top of the page I used cream pearls and on the card at the bottom of the page I used white ribbon and Diamanté snowflakes

But both are really pretty cards

There is another idea using this die set for a Wedding Card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx