Susan Smit: Heartfelt Creations Wednesday with a 'Flower Box card'

Diamond stickles, Hot Glue Gun, Inking tool, Bone folder, Water colouring brush, Scissors, Ruler, Black Archival Ink, Broken China, Mowed Lawn, Fired Brick distress inks, Hot glue gun, Fussy Cutting Scissors, Double sided Tape, Double Sided Foam Tape, Organza Ribbon, Misti, Glue dot.

Instructions:

The finished size of this tent fold card is 5 1/4 ” x 5 1/4 “ (13.5 cm x 13.5 cm )

Make the card base with the white card stock. Find the blue design paper in the Winters Eve collection. Cut two layers of matting papers, about 1/4 “ ( .5 cm ) smaller than the card base and the two matting layers. Taking the stamp and die sets for the window box fillers. Stamp, die cut, colour and shape. Apply the black and gold crystal drops to the flower centres and put aside to dry. Die cut x 2 the window box and ink the box edges. Adhere the flower slot piece to the front inside of the box, adhere the flowers and leaves to the slots with the hot glue gun. When the slots are full and you are happy with the arrangement, adhere the rest of the box together. This flower box has a back and will be closed on all sides. Die cut and ink the window fancy boarder, adhere across the flower box base. Die cut x 2 both the fancy frame and the ? circle dollies. Apply the Broken China ink also to these edges. Arrange and adhere to the matting then adhere the flower box in it’s place. Make a bow from the ribbon. Adhere a ribbon band across the front of the matting at the base of the flower box. Adhere the bow with a glue dot. To finish, apply a little Diamond stickles to the blue flower petals.