Stamp-along Card Tutorial - You Are Amazing – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

What better way is there to celebrate our new launch than to join in on one of our much-loved Stamp-Along sessions with Chloe? The card that you'll be recreating in this live stamp-along is such a gorgeous creation to send to a loved one to remind them just how amazing they are. Chloe has used the recently-launched Flower Builder collection for this pretty easel card, and you can, too, by reading on!

You can join Chloe on Thursday, the 20th of February, at 2pm, where she will guide you every step of the way!

Below, you can see the card in its entirety, so you can see just how many techniques are packed into this tutorial. It truly is a special card.

During the Stamp-Along, you'll be able to craft along with Chloe while watching the video; it'll be like having a live workshop in the comfort of your own home! You will, quite literally, be stamping along with Chloe! You will be able to ask questions and comment as you're watching. As Chloe will be monitoring the comments and questions coming through, she'll be able to answer there and then - how great is that?

We realise that not everyone can join in live as it happens, so don't worry if this applies to you, as we'll be posting the video on our Facebook Page and YouTube channel so that you can catch up and revisit any time you want.

Not only has Chloe created full step-by-step instructions and material listing for you to follow along, which can be viewed below, but to make it even easier for you, we've also created a downloadable, printable version that you'll be able to go back to time and time again. This digital PDF even has all the products linked to our website, so if there's anything you need to buy ahead of the live, you can click on the product and it will take you through to the relevant product page on our website. Please note, items that aren't available on our website will have no links. You can also substitute certain items if you don't have them in your craft stash.

Materials:

Flower Builder collection:
- 3D embossing folder, metal die and stamp set – Flower Bouquet
- Metal die and stamp set – Amazing, Beautiful, Lovely Sentiment Builder
- Metal die set – Tiny Butterflies
- 8x8” paper pad – Pastel Rainbow Delight
- 5x7” Vellum Pad – Flower Ombre
8x8” metal die set – Scalloped and Pierced Circles
Metal die set - Stamen
Smooth white cardstock
Sparkelicious glitter – Lime Zing, Rainbow Yellow, Rainbow Violet, Rainbow Orange, Rainbow Green, Crystal Crush, and Chunky Crystallina
Pearl Box – Candy
Self-Adhesive Sparkles – Sparkling Silvers
Versafine Clair inkpad – Morning Mist
Chisel-tip glue pen
Art Glitter Dries-clear PVA glue
Foam pads on a roll
8x8” white straight-edged card blank
Die-cutting machine

Instructions:

1 Take an 8x8” card blank and the largest scalloped circle die, then overhang the die over the card spine and run through your die-cutting machine. This will create a scalloped-circle-shaped card. Fold the front of the card in half to create an easel card. Edge the bottom of the easel card with a chisel-tip glue pen, then cover with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Die-cut a second scalloped circle from white card, edge with a chisel-tip glue pen, then cover with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the front of the easel to create an easel card blank.

2 Die-cut two pierced circles from patterned paper. Affix one to the front of the easel card with foam pads and one to the card base. Die-cut a smaller scalloped circle from white card, edge using a chisel-tip glue pen and cover with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card base using foam pads. Die-cut another pierced circle, this time from blue patterned paper, then affix to the card.

3 Die-cut a scalloped circle from white card, place inside the 3D embossing folder, then run through the die-cutting machine. Cover the foliage with PVA glue and cover with Lime Zing Sparkelicious glitter. Apply lots of dots of PVA glue around the flowers and foliage, cover with Rainbow Green Sparkelicious glitter, then affix to the card base using foam pads.

4 Place pink, purple and orange vellum flower sheets in the corresponding 3D embossing folder and pass through the die-cutting machine. Die-cut the flowers with the coordinating dies. Apply dots of PVA glue to the orange flowers and cover with Rainbow Orange glitter. Apply dots of PVA glue to the pink flowers and cover with Rainbow Yellow glitter. Finally, apply dots of PVA glue to lilac flowers and cover with Rainbow Lilac glitter. Allow the glue to dry, then pinch down the centre of each of the petals to create a mountain fold. Layer the flowers together, adhering with PVA glue, and then affix to the base card.

5 Die-cut stamen from orange paper, apply dots of PVA glue to the edges of the stamen and then cover with Rainbow Yellow glitter. Allow to dry, then affix in the centre of the flowers. Take three large pearls, cover them with PVA glue, and cover with Rainbow Yellow glitter. Allow to dry then affix in the middle of the flowers.

6 Stamp ‘You are Amazing’ and ‘Remember That’ onto white card using a Morning Mist inkpad. Cut out and affix to the base card, as shown.

7 To create the easel stopper, die-cut a scalloped circle from white card and a pierced circle from turquoise patterned paper. Matt and layer them and then cut in half. Edge the white circle using a chisel-tip glue pen, cover with Crystal Crush glitter, then affix to the bottom of the base card using foam pads.

8 Die-cut four solid butterflies from white card, four solid butterflies from rainbow paper, and four filigree butterflies from white card. Cover the white butterflies with a chisel-tip glue pen and cover with Chunky Crystallina glitter. Layer the butterflies together by adhering in the middle only to allow the wings to ‘fly’. Adhere the butterflies to the base card, as shown. Complete the card by embellishing with self-adhesive sparkles.