Cake Card with Gold Cardstock and Paper Piecing

A project from our live show Create and Craft Show 25th FEB 23 - Join Toni for her latest products and inspiration - show 3 · 25/02/2023 · watch it from 26:00

Create an elegant cake card using gold cardstock with the Quattro D cake design. Demonstrate paper piecing by cutting away the cake pedestal and replacing it with a gold element, then top with a large dimensional flower from the perfume bottle design.

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Step by step

1. Die-cut the cake outline onto gold cardstock using the outline die from the Quattro D cake collection. ▶ watch 26:45
2. Line up the 3D embossing folder with the detail on the front of the die-cut, taking time to align it properly. ▶ watch 27:30
3. Run the aligned die-cut through your die-cutting machine to create the dimensional embossed effect on the gold cake. ▶ watch 28:00
4. Observe the embossing detail on the back of the card to see the depth and clarity of the embossing. ▶ watch 28:30
5. Cut away the pedestal section from a white die-cut cake to create a paper-pieced gold pedestal effect. ▶ watch 29:00
6. Adhere the white cake portion onto the gold embossed base to create the paper-pieced pedestal design. ▶ watch 29:30
7. Cut away the perfume bottle from a previously made gold sparkly flower design to isolate the large flower element. ▶ watch 30:00
8. Attach foam pads behind the large flower to raise it dimensionally above the cake. ▶ watch 30:30
9. Adhere the raised flower on top of the cake design to complete the card. ▶ watch 31:00
10. Add a sentiment strip across the card, such as 'Live a Life of Love', to finish the design. ▶ watch 31:15

Tips from the show

• You can swap elements between the cake and perfume bottle designs to create different looks.
• White on white embossed cards look particularly striking and shop-quality.
• Consider changing the stamped element for heat-embossed powder in different colours to create variety.

More from this show

• Perfume Bottle Card with Layered Stencils and Embossing
• Mojito Cocktail Card with Stencil Layering
• Pressed Flowers Card with Pattern Paper and Die-Cut

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