Birthday Shoes and Bag - Chic Boutique Collection Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

A girl can never have too many bags or shoes! So that's why we've chosen this fab design for today's card tutorial by the brilliant Glynis. Glynis has used the brand-new Chic Boutique collection for this glam birthday card that oozes charm.

Read on for a full step-by-step project tutorial, complete with a materials list that has been linked so you can click on each product to be sent to its respective web page, making it easy for you to shop.

YOU WILL NEED:

Chic Boutique collection:
- Stamp and die sets – Glamourous Handbag and Chic Shoe
- Stamp set – Fashionable Birthday
- 8x8” paper pad – Chic Boutique
8x8" nesting die set – Blooming Border
Mirror card – Lagoon
White smooth cardstock
Bling Box – Winter Wonderland
Sparkelicious glitter – Crystallina, Diamond Dazzler, Sky's the Limit, and Silver Frost
Self-Adhesive Sparkles – Beautiful Blues
Marker pens
Versafine Clair Black inkpad
WOW! embossing powder – Clear Gloss
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue
Foam pads on a roll
8x8" white straight-edged card blank
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Matt and layer a panel of Lagoon mirror card onto the base card. From the Blooming Frames die set, cut numbers one and three in white card, glittering around the edges of both panels with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Cut numbers two and four in Lagoon mirror card and affix to the previous die-cut panels.

2 Trim two sheets of paper from the Chic Boutique paper pad, apply Diamand Dazzler Sparkelicious glitter to the edges, and matt and layer onto the toppers. Secure both toppers to the base card using foam pads.

3 Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut the Chic Shoe onto white card using Versafine Clair Black ink and Clear Gloss embossing powder. Colour with the marker pens and decorate with Silver Frost and Sky's the Limit Sparkelicious glitter and jewels from the Winter Wonderland Bling Box.

4 Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut all the elements from the Glamourous Handbag stamp and die set. Colour and glitter using Sky's the Limit and Silver Frost Sparkelicious glitter. Stamp and heat-emboss the bag a second time. Colour the corners, fastener and strap, then fussy cut these parts and attach them to the main bag using Pinflair glue gel.

5 Secure the bow and jewel onto the bag with glue gel. Affix the bag and shoes to the main card with foam pads and decorate the background with Beautiful Blue Sparkles.

6 Stamp and heat-emboss the sentiment from the Fashionable Birthday stamp set, then matt and layer onto mirror card and affix to the main card with foam pads to finish.