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Floral Copperplate Birthday Card Tutorial

Although it may not appear like it, this card is pretty quick and easy to put together.

To begin with, we’re going to lightly blend Tumbled Glass onto an A2 size (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) of Porcelain cotton cardstock.

And then, we’ll go ahead and press the Copperplate Happy Birthday on porcelain cotton cardstock with Cosmic Sky BetterPress ink.  This will create the foundation for our card.

Die-cutting For The Floral Copperplate Birthday Card

The die-cut flowers on this card really bring the card to life.  To create a card like the one in the photo, please use the following guide and the Be Bold Blooms Die Set to die-cut as follows:

I find that it makes working with these tiny pieces to be much easier when I use and embellishment tool and a reverse tweezers.  Now, you can use liquid glue to layer the flower center fronts on the backers.  And then, go ahead and fasten one to each of the large flowers.

Handmade Copperplate Birthday card with die-cut flowers on it.

Floral Copperplate Birthday Card Assembly

Trim the Happy Birthday panel to 3.5″ x 4.75″ making sure that the design is even on the sides.  I like to use a rectangle die to do this to be sure to cut it squarely.  Next, we’ll trim an accent panel from Forest cardstock to 3 5/8″ x 4 7/8″ and I also use a rectangle die for this one.  After that, we’ll fasten the panel in the center on the card base using a tape runner.

Next, let’s make an A2 card base from heavy white cardstock.  For tips on how to do so, go to How To Make A Card Base.  Now, we’ll trim a piece of Indigo cardstock to A2 size and fasten it to the card base.  I don’t know about you, but I struggle to get my color panels straight on the card base.  However, now I have a new technique that helps.  Click HERE if you’d like to try it.

Finishing

All that is left is to fasten the Thank You panel centered on the card base and then pop up the flowers with different thicknesses of foam squares.  I used 1mm and 2mm and I even stacked the 2mm for the white flower.

Supply List for the Floral Copperplate Birthday Card

The Floral Copperplate card celebrates the new Copperplate collection at @Spellbinders.  Check out the article where I introduce several of the new press plates over at my blog.

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Teri Duncan

Teri has over 30 years of experience as a cardmaker.  Her work has appeared in Spellbinders Paper Arts’ blog as well as with some of their products and on Altenew’s blog. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, stained glass, and teaching. She and her husband live in Crystal River, Florida with their three dogs and a cat.

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