February Tutorial from Beck Beattie !!!

Beck created this gorgeous card and is sharing her technique with us! Thanks Beck!

Preparation

1. First cut off 3 different size Twiddleybitz presents from the frame.

2. With your 3 twiddleybitz presents, place them each in a different cuttlebug embossing folder with the bow hanging out of the top and roll them through your machine one by one.

Once this is done give them a light spray with the ‘Rain Beetle’ Colour Spray and set aside to dry.

3. Cut a piece of the Gigi ‘Strong’ paper to 19 x 22cm and fold in half to make a card 19cm x 11cm, then a cut a piece 13cm x 5cm and a piece 6cm x 1.5cm and set aside.

4. Cut a strip of the Gigi ‘Sassy‘ paper which is 19cm long x 1 inch thick

5. Cut out a scalloped 8cm diameter circle of the Gigi ‘Strong’ paper (I have used the scalloped circle sizzix die for mine) and a 7 diameter circle out of the Gigi ‘Witty’ paper, with one of the circles as the centre of it.

6. Ink the edges of all of the pieces of the pieces of paper with distressing ink.

7. Cut a piece of black grosgrain ribbon 22cm long and place double sided tape right along it. Cut a second piece that is 13cm long with angled edges.

8. Now that your presents are dry ink over the top of them with StazOn black ink to give a distressed effect and show up the embossed pattern a little more.

9. Stamp your message on the small strip of ‘strong’ paper with black StazOn as well.

Assembly

1. Place double sided tape behind the sides shown in the above picture to the 13cm x 5cm piece of ‘strong’ paper and stick it down aligning the bottom right hand corner with the bottom right hand corner of the card.

2. Stick the scalloped circle to the strip of paper 1cm from the left edge Place the small piece of ribbon at an angle (as is positioned in the finished card) on top of the strip of ‘sassy’ paper and then stick the black ribbon with the double sided tape along it, allowing the edges to fold behind. Then tie the knot in the small piece of ribbon.

3. With double sided tape stick this down on the card hiding the top and left side of the piece of ‘strong’ paper you stuck to the bottom right hand corner.

4. Place a glue dot on top of the bottom right and corner and now fold this back towards the strip of ‘sassy’ paper. You can also use some glue dots to adhere the pieces of ribbon so that they sit correctly on the card.

5. Using double sided tape, adhere the 7 diameter circle a little off centre to the scalloped circle.

6. Lastly, using some foam dots, adhere the presents to the circle and then the strip with your card’s message on it on the top of the presents using some craft glue.