Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Ladybug Bee and Happiness Abounds explosion card

this is a Gatefold card with aa bellyband so it could be a box card but surprise it is an explosion card. so simple. Score the 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch cardstock 2 1/8 from each end and make sure the center meets when folded.  
take 2 pieces of white cardstock 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 and emboss with hive 3D embossing folder and mount on either side on the front. 
make belly band from 1x 9 inch DSP and attach the flower from happiness abounds colored in with polished pink and a strip of cardstock with sentiment stamped. 
make sure to put the seam of the belly band behind the flower and mount flower with dimensional.


 take a piece of 8x 4 inch of DSP and score at 2 and 6 inches. fold each corner to create the triangle fold on all 4 sides and glue down the end triangles that is abutting the front gate fold

you can find a tutorial for a explosion card at Dawn Griffith website : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305UqxPhIJA

my favorite thing is this bee - is it not the cutest?

Punch a black and a daffodil cardstock using ladybug punch.  cut the daffodil piece into strips and glue it down on the black cardstock as shown.  it should end with the daffodil piece on the tail.  Cut the tail from the last black stripe to the middle of the back on both left and right side to make a sharper pointed butt . punch the wings from vellum cardstock and mount with dimensionals.

the flowers were stamped with polished pink stamped off to create a softer flower look.


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