Author: Sandy Cogdill, Brand Ambassador
Hi friends! It’s Sandy, here today with a card that I made a couple of the Make A Moth Die Sets. These moths are definitely speaking to my soul because I keep thinking about different ways to use them on a card.
I have used two different die sets to make the moths on the front of this card. I used Make A Moth Set: Betty for the four “earthy” moths and the Make A Mot Set: Lorelai for the bright moth in the center of the card. I made four Betty and 1 Lorelai.
I applied double sided 4”x6” adhesive sheets to the back of the different colors of cardstock that I am using for my moth friends. This is my favorite way to adhere all these little pieces together. It is not only easier, but it is neater especially when you are working on foil. To help me get a more precise placement, I also use a little liquid glue, which puts a barrier between the adhesive and the cardstock below, giving me a little wiggle room to place the piece exactly where I want it.
I have used a 3D embossing folder from my stash to emboss a piece of dark gray cardstock. I used the rectangle die from the Card Sentiment Dies to cut out my background. This is one of my favorite dies, because it not only has really nice stitching detail on the outside edge, it cuts the paper at 5.25” x 4.0” which leaves room for a border. I almost always have a border on all my cards, I think it is a clean finish that draws all the colors together.
With my background cut out, I glued my bright pink moth in the center of it and then placed my four other moths around her. I am not worried about their wings and antenna hanging off the edge because I will be trimming them off anyway.
Once I have trimmed my moths, I will glue that piece to a pink piece of cardstock cut to 5.5” x 4.25”
For the sentiment on this card, I used the All The Happy Things Stamp Set to stamp out “so proud of you” and “you did great”. I used the banner die from the Card Sentiment Dies set to cut them out. Then I glued them to the front of my card.
To finish up this card, I attached it to a card base. To make the card base, I cut a piece of white cardstock to 5.5” x 8.5”. I scored it at 4.25” and folded it in half. I also cut a piece of white cardstock to 5.25” x 4.0” to glue on the inside back panel. I do this to give a little weight to the back of my card since the front has so many layers to it.
I think that is such a pretty card and could be used for a number of different occasions depending on the sentiment you choose.
Thank you for spending a little time with me and I hope you have been inspired to make a card guaranteed to put a smile on someone’s face.
Sandy
