Birthday card – Regal Flora Bundle. This month’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog hop theme is all about birthdays and I’ve chosen the Regal Flora Bundle which is a bundle from the Regal Suite Collection on pages 34-35 of the new September-December 2024 mini. The colour palette in the patterned papers are Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wheat, Pretty Peacock, Night of Navy, Blackberry Bliss and Berry Burst are really rich, and I could never have imagined how well they go together.
I had to add an extra stamp set for this birthday card with the Regal Flora Bundle because it didn’t have a birthday greeting.
Welcome to September’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop.
The Tech 4 Stampers is a monthly subscription group run by Louise Sims. She mentors and enables members to understand IT jargon and equips them with a fountain of Technical knowledge to build or manage their own websites. It takes the mystery out of “tech” and I’ve certainly grown in confidence thanks to her expertise, patience and guidance. Not only that, I’ve met and made new friends with my fellow “Techs” and love the camaraderie within the group.
Card front
The trio of flowers on the card front is second generation stamped, but the photo doesn’t do it justice. Looks better in real life. I did have a first generation stamped and die cut one, but it didn’t work as well because if you look at the DSP, a lot of the floral images are a much paler colour which suggests that they are second generation stamped.
Additional supplies
- Friends for Life stamp set
- Regal Winter 12″x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- Textured Metallic Paper
- Blackberry Bliss & Gold Textured Ribbon
- Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems
- Wow metallics embossing powder
- Embossing Additions Tool kit
- Heat tool (UK plug)
- INKS: Versamark, Blackberry Bliss, Cherry Cobbler
Cutting guide
- Card base : Basic White Thick cut at 5 ¾” x 8 ¼” (14.5 cm x 21 cm) and folded in half.
- Wild Wheat Mat layer for front of card : 3 ⅞” x 5 ½” (9.8 cm x 14 cm)
- Blackberry Bliss mat layer card front : 3 ¾” x 5 ⅜” (9.5 cm x 13.7 cm) – randomly cut at an angle
- DSP – Cut 3 ¾” x 5 ⅜” (9.5 cm x 13.7 cm) – then place Blackberry Bliss angled cut on top and cut a mirror piece for bottom half of card.
- Inside card : Mat layer Blackberry Bliss 3 ⅞” x 5 ½” (9.8 cm x 14 cm)
- Basic White mat layer for stamping inside card : 3 ¾” x 5 ⅜” (9.5 cm x 13.7 cm)
Assembly instructions
Card front
- Adhere angled Blackberry Bliss to top half of Wild Wheat mat layer leaving an even border at the top and 2 sides. Butt up the DSP angled cut to bottom half and adhere to Wild Wheat mat layer leaving an even border at the bottom and 2 sides.
- Apply tear n’ tape along the diagonal line straddling Blackberry Bliss and DSP layers.
- Tap embossing buddy on Blackberry Bliss section and stamp dots in Versarmark. Gold emboss and set with heat tool.
- Snip off ribbon, remove backing tape and adhere ribbon to tape covering the join between the two layers then adhere to front of card base.
- Stamp several floral images in Blackberry Bliss, Cherry Cobbler in first and second generation then die cut them all.
- Die cut Gold label with Textured Gold Metallic Paper and adhere to left of card front.
- Arrange floral elements and adhere with dimensionals as pictured or as desired.
- Stamp and Gold emboss the Happy Birthday greeting from Friends for Life. Trim and adhere with dimensionals to bottom right of card.
- Finishing touches – add the adhesive backed sparkle gems to flower centres and randomly on card front.
Inside card
- Adhere Blackberry Bliss mat layer to inside card.
- Stamp images and greeting on Basic White layer then adhere on top of Blackberry Bliss mat layer leaving an even border on all four sides.
Supply list
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Product List
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stunning papers and card ?
Thank you, I tried to leave a comment on your lovely techniique but was unable to.
Oh so very pretty!
Photo doesn’t do it justice – looks better in real life.
fab card – love these papers….
They aren’t my go to normal colours – I usually go for pastels but it does go together even though it’s outside my comfort zone.