“Sending Hugs” Open Lace Frame and Landscapes Diecutting Tutorial

Hi, crafty friends! Lea Lawson here with you today, creating a card featuring the Open Lace Frame and Landscapes die set, along with a couple of other sets, from the Lisa Horton Summertime collection. I’m sharing my step-by-step process in easy-to-follow photos and instructions! To start, we are going to cut the scalloped frame die from Pearl Metallic cardstock from the Treasured Cardstock: Antique Assorted Pack using a Platinum 6 die cutting machine. For reference, the plate sandwich I will use for all the die-cutting in this tutorial is Platform A, Platform B, Cutting Plate C, cardstock, die (face down), and Cutting Plate C. Next, we need to cut the largest rounded rectangle in the die set from the following cardstock colors: Seaside, Bellini, Mint, and Glitter Metallic from the Treasured Cardstock: Antique Assorted Pack. Cut the cloud edge die from the glittered cardstock, the hill edge die from the Bellini, and the grass edge die from the mint. Glue each layer to the Seaside rectangle, aligning to the bottom to create your die-cut background. Glue the layered background piece to the pearl metallic scalloped frame that we cut first.

TIP: The stems & leaves dies from the Stargazers die set have letters on them, so you know which leaves go with which stem.

Die-cut the stem layers from Teal Topaz cardstock, and the leaves from Blue Spruce cardstock. Glue the leaves to the corresponding stem. Die cut the lily petals from Blush, the middles from Saffron, and the buds from Blue Spruce. Ink blend the middle of the petal layers using a small blending brush and Garnet colored ink. Glue together the petals and middles as shown to assemble the two complete lily flowers. Glue the lilies and buds to the top of each stem. Arrange and glue the lily stems to the scalloped background, adding foam circles to the back of the petals for added dimension. Die cut the Hugs word layers from the Love and Hugs Sentiments stamp & die set from Vellum, Teal Topaz cardstock, and Glitter Metallic from the Treasured Cardstock: Gold Assorted Pack, then glue together. Stamp the 1-piece stamp set from the Love and Hugs Sentiments stamp & die set in black to white cardstock, then die cut with the coordinating 1-piece die set. Select the “sending” sentiment for your card. Cut and fold an A2 card base (4.25” x 5.5”) from white cardstock, then cover with an A2-sized panel of Tutu cardstock. Glue the scalloped background directly to the middle of the card base. Add thin foam strips to the back of both sentiment elements, then adhere to the card front as shown. To finish, accent with (5) Aura AB self-adhesive crystals in different sizes, including a trio in the bottom left and a duo in the upper middle areas of the card. I hope you enjoyed seeing this sweet card come to life, and how easy it is to mix and match different sets from the Lisa Horton Summertime collection! I share lots of inspiration on my Instagram feed and YouTube channel - follow and subscribe to see even more inspiration with this beautiful collection. Happy crafting!

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