Step-by-Step Tutorial: Intertwined Delicate Flowers For A Birthday Card

Hello crafters! It’s Lisa Tilson here with you today on the Spellbinders blog. I’m thrilled to be here to show you how to create a pretty birthday card featuring the Regal Blooms Etched Dies, which form part of the new Regal Reflections Collection. This collection contains three sets of etched dies, including the floral set I am using today, along with a set of two cats and also a set of nesting dies. In addition, there is a 3D embossing folder which you can use to get two different embossed looks plus a clear sentiment stamp set which works for many different occasions.

So, here is the card I will be creating for you today.

I will be taking you through the creation of the card step-by-step and it is almost all die cutting but I do heat emboss the sentiment. Okay, so let’s get started!

I use the standard Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine sandwich for all of my die cutting today. From bottom to top, your plates should be as follows:

• Platform Base (A)
• Platform Top (B)
• Cutting Plate (C)
• Cutting Plate (C)

1. Let’s start by taking a look at the Regal Blooms Etched Dies set. I have grouped the dies together so that you can see what you will be working with. On the left are all the dies that create the stems and foliage. In the middle, there are the two dies which make up the vase and on the right you have all the dies that you use to create the flowers.
2. We are going to be working for the most part from five colours of ColorWheel Cardstock. The colours are Rainforest, Peridot, Seaside, Waterfall, and Teal Topaz. I do use a different colour for the vase, though, which is Blue Spruce.

3. In the picture above, I place the dies onto their respective coloured cardstocks so you can easily see what is being cut from each colour. I then flip all the dies over and tape them onto the cardstock using Best Ever Craft Tape.

4. Next, I run the dies through my Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine. You can see the plate sandwich I am using here.

5. Next, I will be die-cutting some more leaves, the base for the vase, an extra stem, and the next colour of cardstock for the flowers. By the end, I have die cut the flowers from Seaside, Waterfall, and Teal Topaz, and I have die cut multiples of the flowers, stems, and leaves so I have lots to play with.

6. Using your Tool ‘n One, pop out all the little sections from the flowers and the vase.

7. You can see above how I store all my die cuts that are ready for assembly. I use a Stax Tray to keep everything in one place, so I don’t lose any of the smaller die cuts!

8. I am going to finish the die cutting elements of the card before we start gluing everything together. So, I next die cut an A2 panel (4.25” x 5.5”) of Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock using the largest die from Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched Dies. This set gives your card panel a really pretty detail around the edges.

9. We can now begin to adhere our largest flowers together. They have three layers, so I am starting by adhering the middle layer to the base using Bearly Art Glue.

10. I then glue the top layer onto that, and then I finish adhering all of the other larger flowers together.

11. Next, I move onto the smaller flowers. This particular flower is just two layers, so I go ahead and adhere the top layer to the base and repeat for all the other similar die cuts.

12. I finish off by adhering all of the other smaller flowers together.

13. Next, glue the detailed vase die cut onto the base layer using Bearly Art Glue.

14. Add some White Foam Adhesive Squares onto the back of the vase and pop it onto your white panel.

15. Start to adhere your stems. You will notice in the previous photo that I didn’t add any foam squares to the top area on the back of the vase. This is so that I can easily adhere the stems behind the neck. I start off by adding five stems, but later on you will notice that I add another stem in so that I fill a gap I wasn’t happy with!

16. Next, I glued the largest flowers onto the stems. I just used two of this size of flower in my design.

17. I followed that by adding some of the smaller flowers. I found it easier to add the flowers in their respective groups e.g. all of the same type in one go.

18. I now add the final batch of flowers.

19. I finish by adhering my leaves. At this point, you will see that the additional stem I mentioned above has appeared towards the right-hand side of the panel. I felt that it balanced the design a bit more. I set the panel to the side to work on the sentiment.

20. I popped a piece of Raven ColorWheel Cardstock into my MISTI Stamping Tool. I then took the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from Lasting Impressions Sentiments Clear Stamp Set and placed it down onto the black panel. I then picked it up with the door of my MISTI.

21. I ran an anti-static powder bag over the stamping area. This will help prevent any loose bits of embossing powder sticking to the cardstock where I don’t want it to.

22. I inked up my sentiment stamp using Hero Arts Clear Embossing and Watermark Ink.

23. I then closed the MISTI door and stamped the sentiment down onto the black cardstock.

24. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set the sentiment off-camera.

25. Using a Guillotine Paper Trimmer, I trimmed the sentiment down to size.

26. I then added some pieces of Black Foam Adhesive Square onto the back of the sentiment and removed the backing tape. The sentiment was then popped onto the vase.

27. I always like to add some sparkle to my cards, so I finished by adhering some Aquamarine AB Color Essentials Gems.

28. The panel was then glued onto an A2 top-folding white note card that I created using Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock (11” x 4.25”, scored at 5.5”).

I hope that my tutorial has given you some ideas for this lovely die set. If you would like to see more of my cards, I would love to have you join me over on my blog, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. In the meantime, thank you so much for spending time with me here on the blog today. I hope that you have a wonderful day!

Spellbinders Supplies:

Other Supplies

Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder, Hero Arts Clear Embossing and Watermark Ink, MISTI Stamping Tool, Anti-Static Powder Bag