BLUE TIT & BLOSSOM: A5 Quick Card With Easy Decoupage & Commercial UseCompleted by Pamela Horton The whispering Platypus

I have taken advantage of the fact that Clare has offered a matching insert to add to this design, cup944937_79993,3 Blue Tit & Blossom Inserts, and printed it to use 2 of the items for the insert and also the single Blue Tit bird picture as an extra piece of decoupage.

I printed the sheet twice onto white matte A4 Crafty Bob 200gsm photo paper.

I cut out one image from the sheet and using D.S. tape attached a 14 x 10cm gold foil backing sheet and then attached the 2 together onto the bronze pearl finished 10.5 x 15cm card front.

I then used gold peel off fine line strips on the edges of both the gold foil and the main image.

I used the 2nd copy of the main image to discard the outer greenish background, but keep intact the corner pink blossom cluster, and used padded tape to attach this to the card front.

I used the copy of the bird sitting on the branch from the insert as described above to attach to the card front using D.S. padded tape.

I was then able to complete the quick and easy decoupage using all the elements provided with the first copy of the main sheet.

I have then used a section of the discarded frame as a backing for the sentiment and then backed this white a white gloss card.

To complete the insert, I found a backing sheet that matches the hues of the main theme and printed it and cut it to size.

I have used 2 of the insert panels from cup944937_79993. Thank You Clare for this beautiful original water colour and ink art work, you have so cleverly organised for card makers.

Pamela Horton. The Whispering Platypus.