Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Victorian Rose Pull Card


This is a birthday card for a dear friend. I wanted the card to look Victorian, so I chose details like the lace, pearls, roses and a faux cameo to capture the look. The roses pull out of the scalloped pot, which is made out of the large scallop circle die. The cameo comes from the head of the girl from Easter Blossoms. You can see more details about this card in my tutorial below. Supplies are listed at the very end.



1. Cut a large scallop circle with your big shot and the scallop circle die. Score from the dip of one scallop to the dip of another scallop, 6 scallops over. Now do the same counting 7 scallops over on both sides of the 6 scallop score. Now score the remaining 10 scallops.




2. Run this piece through the big shot with the Manhattan embossing folder. Place sticky strip on all four of the scored areas. The 6-hump area will become the bottom of the flowerpot and is folded under along with the sides. The 10-hump area is folded forward and becomes the top edge of the flowerpot.




3. Adhere the bottom of the flowerpot to the card first and then the sides. To do this remove the sticky strip liner and tuck the bottom under the flowerpot. Do the same for the sides. The top of the flowerpot folds down and adheres to the front of the pot. Note: If you want to embellish the pot, it is easier to do it before adhering it to the card base.




4. To create a pot-shaped pull tab, create a template by cutting a large scallop oval out of scrap card stock. Instead of scoring the scallops like you did in step one, cut off the scallops for the bottom and sides (you can leave the top scallops alone).




5. Use this template to trace the pot shape onto the bottom of the 4-¼” x 5- ½” piece that will become the base for your pull tab. Leave the top part uncut.




6. Place the tab you cut in step 5 into the flowerpot that you finished in step 3. Adhere the roses to the top of this piece while the tab is still in the flowerpot. This will give you accurate placement. Next cut around the tops of the roses to remove the excess card stock.




7. To create the cameo, stamp the girl from the Easter Blossoms stamp set in Versamark on Blushing Bride Card Stock and emboss with White Embossing Powder. Punch out the girl’s head with the 1” circle punch. Take this piece and cover it with Versamark and emboss with clear embossing powder. Keep repeating the cycle of Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Embossing until you have a nice glaze over the circle (approx. 3 or 4 times).




8. Decorate the rest of the card as desired.




9. Optional: cut the back of the card to a taper. I wanted to make the back look like a picture frame, since I will be writing the birthday greeting on the pull tab.



Supplies: Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Floral, Easter Blossoms, Sincere Salutations; Card Stock: Elegant Soiree, Shimmery White, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake; Ink: Versamark, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake; Sponge Daubers; Reinkers: Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Regal Rose; Aquapainter; Big Shot; Scallop Circle Die, Embossing Folders: Manhattan Flower, Framed Tulips; Heat Tool; Embossing Powder: White, Clear; Vanilla HodgePodge Circle Holder; Pretty in Pink 1/8” Taffeta; Victoria Crochet Trim; 1” Circle Punch; Basic Pearl Jewels.

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7 comments:

  1. Wow Brenda! This is stunning!
    I left an award for you on my blog, please stop by and have a look when you have the chance!
    http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/liebster-award.html
    Smiles,
    Lesley

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  2. This is absolutely the most clever thing ever. I'm going to try to make one with an owl theme for my daughter. How do you think of such thing? I'm so glad I found your blog. You are such an inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Thanks for the great tutorial.I love these things

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  4. Thought you might want to take a look at my CASE of your beautful card. I was planning on using owls, then found a bunch of die cut stamped PTI flowers I had made a while ago but hadn't figured out what to do with. I think they look so cute in the card you have inspired. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1916333?&cat=500&ppuser=267367 The next card in my gallery shows what the pull out looks like. Just saw your pansy post, and want to try that one, too.

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  5. Beautiful card. Love the colors you used and the idea of the cameo. I'm going to give it a try.
    Thanks for the tutorial.

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  6. I just made "my" version of this beautiful card for my mother-in-laws birthday. She loves flowers and I think she will love this card! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  7. This is just beautiful! I cannot believe how gorgeous the cameo is. WOW!

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