Car Birthday Card
By Teresa Welch


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Designer's Tip: Backing the Dazzles™ stickers with patterned papers and cardstocks allows them to stand out from the backgrounds. I find that backing the stickers with smaller and more muted patterns adds texture without overpowering the Dazzles™ designs. Simply place the Dazzles™ sticker on the paper, then cut along the edges. Use adhesive to attach the Dazzles™ to your design.

Supplies:

  • Timeless Treasures Double-Sided Paper Pack (link)
  • Timeless Treasures Scrapbooking Dazzles™ (link)
  • Cardstocks: olive green, brown, tan
  • Layering Dahlias stamp set (link)
  • 9 Tiny Tags & Little Labels cutting die set (link)
  • 12" of ¾" wide green crepe ribbon (link)
  • 4" of ¼" wide dark green sheer ribbon (link)
  • Brown embroidery thread
  • Timber Brown StazOn® ink pad (link)
  • Acrylic stamping block (link)
  • Die cutting machine (link)
  • Specialist Acrylic Glue (link)
  • Foam tape (link)
  • Adhesive (link)
  • 5"x6½" white card & envelope (link)

Instructions:

  1. For the card front: Turn the card with the fold at the top. Cut 6½"x5" green cardstock and glue it to the front. Cut 6⅜"x4⅞" Timeless Treasures diamonds paper and glue it centered on the front. Cut 5"x3¾" Timeless Treasures ledger paper and mat on brown cardstock with 1/16" borders. Glue it centered on the front.
  2. Cut 6½"x1½" Timeless Treasures striped paper and mat the long edges on green cardstock with ⅛" borders. Cut a ⅛" wide strip off one edge of the copper Dazzles™ background and place it across the striped paper ⅜" from the bottom, trimming the excess.
  3. Wrap a 7" crepe ribbon across the striped paper just above the copper strip and glue the ends to the back. Glue the striped paper to the front, ⅜" from the bottom. Tie a 4" crepe ribbon onto the first ribbon 1¼" from the right edge and trim the ends.
  4. Die cut a 1"x1¼" tag from tan cardstock, turn at an angle and stamp “just for you” on it. Glue and foam tape the tag as shown. Place the 4¼" car Dazzles™ on Timeless Treasures ivory tapestry paper and cut out. Foam tape it to the front near the left edge, overlapping the ribbon.
  5. Back the 2" pocket watch Dazzles™ with brown cardstock and glue it in the upper right corner with the loop extending above the top edge and a round button tucked under the right edge as shown. Back a 1" clock Dazzles™ with Timeless Treasures teal tapestry paper and a square button with ivory tapestry paper. Glue the clock and foam tape the button as shown.
  6. Tie the sheer ribbon onto the pocket watch loop and trim the ends. Tie a thread bow and glue to the round button. Hold two threads together, knot and trim the ends, then glue the knot to the square button. Place large corner Dazzles™ and jewel Dazzles™ as shown.
  7. For the inside: Cut 5½"x4" Timeless Treasures dark teal tapestry paper and glue to the inside, aligning the left edges. Cut 4½"x3¼" Timeless Treasures tan linen paper and mat on brown cardstock with 1/16" borders. Glue to the inside, aligning the right edges.
  8. Cut 6½"x1¼" Timeless Treasures ivory tapestry paper and mat the long edges on tan cardstock with ⅛" borders. Glue across the inside, 1⅛" from the bottom. Back the 3" car Dazzles™ with Timeless Treasures teal tapestry paper, then glue it as shown.
  9. Die cut a 2⅝"x⅞" label from tan cardstock and stamp “happy birthday” on it. Foam tape the label as shown, then place a small button Dazzles™ on each end. Place a large corner and jewel Dazzles™ as shown. Knot threads together as for the front and glue to the buttons.
 
 

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