Tuesday Tutorial - Frames and Apertures

Hi Everybody,

For this card I am using a mixture of dies ... some old, some new to create this really charming card in subtle colours. It has several levels created with the frames and it is much better in the hand.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• S4-114 Classic Circles
• S6-022 Grate Effect
• S1-003 Make A Wish
• S2-220 Fall Botanical
• S4-328 Foliage

Other Supplies:

• Blissful Paper stack/ parchment from AnnaMarie Designs 
• Pearls from Want2Scrap
• White/Black card from Papermill Direct

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting basics A create a hinged card in white

(Die #1 is always the smallest)

With #7 from Matting basics B cut the layers as follows :

1 in plain peach

1 in patterned peach 

1 in parchment

1 in plain white

With the plain peach layer use the Grate Effect die to cut a pattern into it

With the white layer use another Matting basics die to create a frame to the thickness you would like and add foam pads to the back of the frame

From the circles dies take nos: 4,5 & 6

Use 4 and 6 to create another frame from white card and add foam pads to the back of the circle frame

Keeping the parchment and the Grate Effect panels together use #5 to cut a circle from the two layers. 

Keeping them together ensures that they will line up on your card

With a thin bead of glue around the edge glue these two together 

Still on the edge of the previous panels add narrow foam pads so that they cannot be seen from the front

Glue the patterned peach panel to the base card and then add these two layers on top

Add these two raised frames to the parchment panels neatly to cover the apertures

Cut the flowers and leaves from the Make A Wish die set and use Distress Inks to add some colours

I used Tattered Rose which is a lovely peachy pink and Crushed Olive with Bundled Sage 

Add some Wink of Stella clear glitter to all the shapes and allow to dry

Arrange the flowers and leaves as you like around the central aperture

Cut the word Blessed from the Botanical set three times in black card and glue them together for strength and glue them into the position you would like 

Dress the edges with pearls

The top card is peach and the bottom card is created in greens 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx