Pink Brolly

The card for today is another kit that I have bought from Crafts You Print

This kit was made by designer Tina Fitch

Its a bit of a topsy turvy card really as it has gatefold doors but they open at the back!!!

So I printed the 2 sheets and then stuck both sheets to A4 cardstock and cut them out

Because I am really enjoying using embossing powders and experimenting I decided to heat emboss the decoupage elements...

So using a versamark pad and WOW clear embossing powder I triple embossed the butterflies and the Happy Birthday panel and the bow for the brolly as well as the 2 roses were just embossed once.

For anyone who doesnt know about triple embossing - you cover the area with your clear versamark pad, spinkle clear embossing powder, tap off the excess them heat underneath with a heat gun, once the powder has formed a glaze wait a few seconds and repeat, again heat underneath and then repeat for a third time - the finish is fantastic!!!

So to make up my card - I started by adding a piece of medium weight acetate to the back of the main card attaching it with small sticky dots

Then I added the 2 doors - this is easily done by scoring the overhanging flaps on the card front and the flaps on the doors - my first mistake was a silly one...I attached the first door with the decorated side showing outside the card - doh!

So removed it and attached them both correctly - makes sense really - why would I want to see white doors through the card front?

Next I added the decoupage with Pinflare Gel and for the sentiment I pierced a hole at either side and fixed gem brads to add that bit of bling!

Once I was happy that the Pinflare had dried I used my Cosmic Shimmer Pink Pearlescent PVA to add dimensional dots to the butterfly wings and the bright gold to the flower centres!

And that completed this lovely kit

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See you tomorrow

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