Card – Mushroom Home

This is a card for the June Fiskarette Focus of ‘Home’ and Embossing.  The embossed bit here is the kraft card – a bit difficult to see on the photo, but I used the Carpet Texture Plate, which is part of the Freebie offer (add your comment to be in with a chance of winning!).  Its a lovely wavey pattern.  Spray with a fine water mist before embossing to give a more defined pattern.

Fiskars Products Used:

• Texture Plate – Carpet (third row down and in the middle)
• Trimmer
• Pinking Shears

Other Products Used:

• Kraft card
• Paper
• Ribbon
• Flower
• Pin
• Stamp (freebie from a magazine!)
• Memento Ink
• Copics
• Scrap piece of net

How to:

• Trim kraft card to fit your card blank.  Emboss using the Texture Plate – use the Embossing Tool or a die-cut machine.
• Layer coloured paper onto the kraft paper.  Adhere together and then sew into place.  I also sewed a wobbly frame all around the edge.
• Before sewing be sure to add the ribbon to the bottom of the card.
• Colour in your stamped image ( I used Copics).  Adhere this into place on top of the layered paper.
• Take your little piece of net and fold in half.  Cut along both edges with the Pinking Shears to give a zigzag edge.  Tie a piece of cotton around the centre to give a bow effect.  Fan out and place just under the flower.  This just gives a little extra dimension and interest to the flower and is very inexpensive!
• Add the pin for the final flourish.

Caroline x