Gifted

Gifted

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are sitting

comfortably and ready for 

the first of this week's

fantastic makes

Today Hazel Harler is

going to show us how to

manipulate a die so you

only cut part of it......

If that doesn't make sense

it will do, just read on.....

 "My latest project is a pop up gift card holder, 

I made one for a birthday but they are a great idea 

for Christmas - it'll be here before we know it........

I used a piece of card 12" x 6", 

the card was scored down the middle and 

an inch each side of the middle. 

You can also use a card blank, 

just score 1" each side of the fold.

To cut a slot for the gift card I folded 

the card in half and used only part of a die.

As well as cutting the slot I used the 

die to cut out a whole piece.

Put some glue either side fo the slot, 

after I put the card together I realised 

that I should have put a line of glue just on 

the edge of the folds to stop the gift card

 going all the way through.

The finished fold.

I used a Honey Doo Crafts stamp set to 

stamp some flowers onto white card.

 I coloured some card by putting some 

Distress Oxide onto a craft mat, 

spraying it with water and smooshing 

the card through the ink.

 I used a stencil with worn lipstick Distress Oxide

 - I'm very sorry about the state of my stencil,

 it's very old and been used a lot.

 I cut the card into three and stamped the 

Honey Doo flowers, I used a water brush and 

Distress Oxide to colour the flowers

I used double sided tape to stick the

 card and the die cut to the inside of 

the card blank.

I cut out the flowers and coloured them 

and some ribbon with Distress Oxide ink.

I added the ribbon and glued the flowers 

to the card, I finished the flowers off with

 some dewdrops in their centres.

The last thing to do was to put 

the gift card into the slot."

Supplies:

Card 12" x 6" or a card blank.
Die.
Honey Doo Craft stamps.
Distress Oxide.
Stencil.
Archival ink for stamping.
Ribbon.
Wet glue.
Double sided tape.
Dew Drops or gems.
Sentiment stamp.

Hazel that is a lovely 

Gift Card Holder and

thank you for showing how 

to die cut a slot.

I really am hopeless when it

comes to die cutting just a a

little of the die - it always seems

so simple and having followed

Hazel's pictures I have

actually managed it........

There's hope for all of us yet!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx