Good Wednesday morning and welcome to the CLASSroom. Window cards are so much fun to make especially when you can add a little surprise inside the window. My project today was made using the My Favorite Things Interactive Window Stax, Leafy Greenery, Stitched Flowers, Stitched Square Scalloped Edge Frame, Stitched Mini Scallop Square Stax, Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 4 and Impression Obsession Large Fence. I used the Penny Black Beau Jardins designer paper to create a pretty floral background for my flower garden and sentiment.
Cut a 5.50” x 4.25” inch piece of white cardstock and designer paper. Apply ATG adhesive to the back of the flower paper and attach to the white cardstock. Secure the window die in place on the card front with painter’s tape and run through the Big Shot. Hint: test a small piece of designer paper layered over cardstock and run through the Big Shot to make sure the die can cut through the double layered paper.
Stamp the sentiment on the scalloped layer using black versafine and emboss with clear embossing powder. Apply double stick tape to the back of the scalloped frame, attach to the sentiment layer and then attach the framed sentiment to the window cover with double stick tape.
Place the green stitched border on the base to measure how much to cut off on each side.
Cut the fence section into two pieces to be placed on both sides of the card base. Attach the fence the fence sections to the card base with mounting tape on the tops and glue dots on the bottom. Attach the green stitched layer in front of the fence sections with double stick tape.
Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the window base and attach to the card base. The popped up window base will allow space behind the window front for the flower.
Place all the flower layers face down on the molding pad and form the petals using the smaller end of the stylus.
Turn the flowers over and push down in the center with the small stylus tip.
Attach the flower layers together with glossy accents.
Attach a few pieces of foliage and the flower inside the window opening with glossy accents.
Tuck pieces of foliage in behind the grass border and attach with glossy accents.
Attach the flowers to the foliage using glossy accents. Finish by adding one single small flower and a couple pieces of foliage to the window front. Note: There are several different sizes and shapes of flowers in the Stitched Flowers set. I mixed and matched them together to create my whimsical garden.
I loved the stitched patterns in the flowers and thought it would be fun to carry the stitched theme on with the stitched frame and stitched grass border.
I hope you have been inspired to try your hand at making an interactive window card.
