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:
- Large Flower: Sage, Waterfall, Snowdrift
- Medium Flowers: Waterfall, Snowdrift
- Small Flowers: Waterfall (cut 3), Snowdrift (cut 1)
- Partially Open Flower: Sage, Waterfall, Snowdrift
- Flower Buds (cut 3 of each): Sage, Waterfall, Indigo
- Stems: Indigo
- Flower Center Front (cut 3): Chamomile
- Flower Center Backers (cut 3): Tuscan
- Small Flower Centers: Chamomile
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.
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 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 cardbase from heavy white cardstock. Click HERE for tips on how to do so. 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
Regal Tones BetterPress Ink Mini Set - 4 PackSpellbinders Paper Arts
from: Spellbinders
Crafter's Essential Scoring Board
from: Altenew
Be Bold Blooms Etched Dies from the Be Bold CollectionPaper Arts
from: Spellbinders
White Foam Adhesive Squares Large 1/2 INPaper Arts
from: Spellbinders
Crafter's Essential Bone Folder
from: Altenew
BetterPress Letterpress SystemSpellbinders Paper Arts
from: Spellbinders
White Foam Squares Mix 1MM AdhesivePaper Arts - Spellbinders Paper Arts
from: Spellbinders
DIE- Master Layouts 02
from: Gina K. Designs, LLC
Pinkfresh Studio - Dual Tip Embellishment ToolPaper Arts
from: Spellbinders
Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Tumbled Glass
from: Scrapbook.com
Indigo Color Essential CardstockPaper Arts - Spellbinders Paper Arts
from: Spellbinders
Forest Color Essential CardstockPaper Arts - Spellbinders Paper Arts
from: Spellbinders
My Sweet Petunia - Precision Glue Press
from: Scrapbook.com
Reverse TweezersPaper Arts
from: Spellbinders
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.