Painted Embossing Birthday Card
For the card front: Turn the card with the fold on the left. Cut 4 7/8"x6 3/8" Picket Fence brown fence paper and glue centered on the front. Spray water onto the Antique Red, Dusky Pink, and Midnight Blue paints and let sit one minute to soften the top layers of the paints.
Cut 4¼"x6" watercolor paper, then use the water brush to paint the three colors over the paper, completely covering it and overlapping the paints. Use the heat gun to dry the paint, just until the paper is almost dry. Place in the Floral Trio embossing folder and follow the machine manufacturer’s directions to emboss it.
Dry the paper completely, then lightly rub the ink pad over the raised areas to color them. Trim the panel to 4 1/8"x5½" and round the corners with the punch. Use the double-stick tape to mat the panel on brown cardstock with 1/16" borders, then glue it centered on the front.
Place three border Dazzles™ across the front as shown, starting ¾" from the bottom and trimming the excess. Cut 1¼"x6 3/8" Picket Fence purple dotted paper and use the border die shown to cut one edge. Glue to the right front and place two border Dazzles™ on it as shown, trimming the excess.
Trace and cut the banner pattern (shown below) from Picket Fence white fence paper and stamp “thinking of you” on it. Mat on purple cardstock with 1/16" borders, then place two border Dazzles™ along the upper edge, trimming the excess. Place three jewel Dazzles™ below the sentiment and glue the banner as shown.
For the inside: Cut 4½"x5 5/8" Picket Fence pink tapestry paper, round the corners, then glue to the inside center. Cut a 4¼"x6" watercolor paper and repeat the painting and embossing process, using the Oval Rose embossing folder. Ink the raised areas of the embossed panel, then trim to 4"x5 1/8" and round the corners. Mat on brown cardstock with 1/16" borders and glue centered on the pink paper.
Cut 5"x1¾" Picket Fence lavender text paper. Use the same border die as for the front to die cut one long edge, centering the die on the edge and securing it with the removable tape before running it through the die cutter. Remove the die and place it along the opposite long edge and repeat the process to create a long label.
Cut 4¼"x6" watercolor paper, then use the water brush to paint the three colors over the paper, completely covering it and overlapping the paints. Use the heat gun to dry the paint, just until the paper is almost dry. Place in the Floral Trio embossing folder and follow the machine manufacturer’s directions to emboss it.
Dry the paper completely, then lightly rub the ink pad over the raised areas to color them. Trim the panel to 4 1/8"x5½" and round the corners with the punch. Use the double-stick tape to mat the panel on brown cardstock with 1/16" borders, then glue it centered on the front.
Place three border Dazzles™ across the front as shown, starting ¾" from the bottom and trimming the excess. Cut 1¼"x6 3/8" Picket Fence purple dotted paper and use the border die shown to cut one edge. Glue to the right front and place two border Dazzles™ on it as shown, trimming the excess.
Trace and cut the banner pattern (shown below) from Picket Fence white fence paper and stamp “thinking of you” on it. Mat on purple cardstock with 1/16" borders, then place two border Dazzles™ along the upper edge, trimming the excess. Place three jewel Dazzles™ below the sentiment and glue the banner as shown.
For the inside: Cut 4½"x5 5/8" Picket Fence pink tapestry paper, round the corners, then glue to the inside center. Cut a 4¼"x6" watercolor paper and repeat the painting and embossing process, using the Oval Rose embossing folder. Ink the raised areas of the embossed panel, then trim to 4"x5 1/8" and round the corners. Mat on brown cardstock with 1/16" borders and glue centered on the pink paper.
Cut 5"x1¾" Picket Fence lavender text paper. Use the same border die as for the front to die cut one long edge, centering the die on the edge and securing it with the removable tape before running it through the die cutter. Remove the die and place it along the opposite long edge and repeat the process to create a long label.