Hello there, today I am working with the theme of Romance. I love the romantic style. I imagine flowers, hearts, laces and ruffles, dreamy images of yesteryear. So, with my head in the clouds I decided to make a romantic style card.
What I used:
Scissors, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue, a fine tipped bottle and a stylus together with a selection of papers and various die cuts.
I started with a piece of tea stained manilla file folder as these seem to be quite popular in crafting at the moment. I folded and cut it to the size of 15cm x 10cm (6" x 4"). I cut a piece of scrapbooking paper 14cm x 9cm (5.5" x 3.5") and then roughed up the edges with an old pair of scissors and inked them lightly with Walnut Distress Stain. The paperline I used was 'Pen and Ink' by Kaisercraft.
Then, using my Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue I glued it to the card base.
Time to play around with the die cuts and find a nice design.
I used the stylus to add a little texture and dimension to some of the die cuts.
Because some of the die cuts are very delicate I find it easier to transfer some of the Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue into a small bottle with a very fine tip so that application is easier.
The original bottle was still used for the larger die cuts.
I included some cheese cloth into the design to soften the look a little.
Lastly, I used the Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to apply some flat backed pearls, beads and fabric flowers to the card.
Although my card did not end up with any ruffles, I enjoyed the process so much that I decided to make a gift bag to go with it and included some ruffled lace into that design giving it a lovely romantic style.
I hope you've enjoyed this little card making tutorial today. I would normally use the Helmar Tacky Craft Glue with my paper projects but thought it may be interesting to try the Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue to see how well it works. I found the drying time was slightly longer which was a good thing as it enabled me to move things around a little before it took hold and once it was dry, it had a very strong hold.
Thank you so much for stopping by, take care
Jeanette xx
