Vintage Pressed Flowers Gift Card with Pockets

A project from our live show ANYTHING GOES - Join Toni for her show where you decide what happens - Broadcast 18th May 22 · 18/05/2022 · watch it from 7:15

A decorative A5 card featuring pressed flower die-cuts, vintage paper with twine detailing, and two interior pockets for holding gift cards or note sets. The design combines white die-cut foliage with hand-painted pink and teal accents, finished with sparkle and sequins for an elegant, giftable presentation.

You will need

Vellum Postcard Collection Foliage 090522QSEE IT Vellum Postcard Collection Timeless 090522PSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Cut two large pressed flower die shapes from vintage patterned paper using the A5 die, ensuring the perforation line is visible down the side. ▶ watch 8:30
2. Wrap twine around one of the cut pieces several times to create a vintage look, then tie off at the back. ▶ watch 10:30
3. Add a decorative bow to the top of the twine-wrapped piece and trim the ends neatly. ▶ watch 12:45
4. Adhere the decorated piece to the front of a white card blank using glue and tape. ▶ watch 13:00
5. Attach the second cut piece to the back of the card so the design shows through on both sides. ▶ watch 14:00
6. Open the card and create two interior pockets by gluing precut paper pieces down one side and the base on the left and right sides. ▶ watch 15:00
7. Insert coordinating vellum postcards and note cards into the pockets, ensuring they fit without gluing them down too tightly. ▶ watch 21:15
8. Adhere a patterned vellum postcard to the front of the card at an angle using glue. ▶ watch 22:00
9. Die-cut all the foliage elements (branches, leaves, flowers, and butterflies) from white card stock and arrange them in a corner composition on the front. ▶ watch 23:45
10. Paint the white flowers with pale pink watercolour and add teal highlights to the leaves for subtle colour variation. ▶ watch 32:00
11. Apply texture glitter to the foliage elements and add gemstones and sequins throughout for sparkle and dimension. ▶ watch 35:00

Tips from the show

• Leave some foliage white as it looks really pretty and prevents everything blending into one colour.
• Don't be afraid to hang embellishments off the edge of the page for visual interest.
• Add inexpensive items like tea or cocoa packets into the pockets to make the card extra special without spending much.

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