Slimline Card with Layered Embossed Floral Design and Die-Cut Spotlight

A project from our live show Join Toni for her LIVE show broadcast Tuesday 15th Feb - Yep it's going to be TECHNIQUES · 15/02/2022 · watch it from 17:30

Create an elegant slimline card featuring a large tropical floral background stamp with clear and gold embossing on layered cardstock. The design uses nesting circle dies to create a spotlight effect, with the die-cut pieces layered with 3D pads to add dimension and showcase the matching embossed pattern beneath.

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Step by step

1. Cut two pieces of cardstock (one pink, one white) to exactly the same size for your slimline card base. ▶ watch 19:45
2. Position the large floral background stamp in the corner of the pink cardstock and stamp using a sticky ink pad. ▶ watch 20:15
3. Apply clear embossing powder to the stamped image and heat set with an embossing gun until the powder melts and becomes glossy. ▶ watch 21:30
4. Stamp the same floral design in the same corner position on the white cardstock using a sticky ink pad. ▶ watch 25:15
5. Apply gold embossing powder to this stamped image and heat set with an embossing gun. ▶ watch 26:30
6. Use nesting circle dies to cut out circles from the pink cardstock, creating a pattern with some circles cut out and others left as solid areas. ▶ watch 31:00
7. Tape down the die positions on the pink cardstock to prevent the dies from shifting during cutting. ▶ watch 33:30
8. Run the taped cardstock through your die-cutting machine to cut out the nesting circles. ▶ watch 33:45
9. Layer the cut pink piece on top of the gold-embossed white piece, aligning the designs so the gold embossing shows through the die-cut circles. ▶ watch 34:30
10. Apply 3D foam pads to the back of the die-cut piece, using multiple pads and cutting some in half to support delicate details and prevent sinking. ▶ watch 35:00
11. Add a washi tape strip along one edge of the card and attach a sentiment using foam pads for dimension. ▶ watch 39:30

Tips from the show

• Both pieces of cardstock must be exactly the same size to create the illusion technique where the embossed pattern shows through the die-cut circles.
• Don't be tight with your 3D foam pads; use plenty to prevent your design from flopping or sinking.
• If you don't have nesting dies, you can use square or rectangle nesting dies instead, or create a matte layer with a different cardstock colour.

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