Birthday Peacocks
Birthday Peacocks

Instructions:
For the base of this 9" x 4" tent fold card, take a sheet of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and cut to 9" x 8". Score and fold at 4" then at 2". on the 8" side. Adhere paper from the Ornate Peacock Paper Collection, cut to 9" x 4", to the inside of the card. Cut two pieces of the same paper to 9" x 2", adhere to the first and second 2" folds on the front of the card, using Designer Dries Clear Glue.
To make the card front, die cut the largest outside edge of the Slim Elegant Rectangle Die Set in white card. Die cut another one in pink paper from the Paper Collection. Adhere the pink die-cut to the white die-cut. Die cut the second size Elegant Rectangle in white card. Adhere to pink paper.
Stamp two sets of Posies from the Peacock & Posies Cling Stamp Set in Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers. Color with Ranger Archival Viridian and Garden Patina inks and Peacock Feathers inks using Daubers. Color the flowers and feathers with Distress ink in Picked Raspberry. Adhere a Posy to either end of the card
Stamp the Ornate Peacock and the smaller Peacock from the Ornate Peacock Cling Stamp Set and Peacock and Posies Cling Stamp Set, onto Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper, in Distress ink - Peacock Feathers. Color with Ranger Archival Viridian and Garden Patina inks using Daubers. Color the flowers and feathers with Distress ink in Picked Raspberry using a small brush. Color the beaks with a little light-yellow ink. Die cut with the matching dies. Adhere with foam tape to the front of the card. Add small gems to the flower centres.
To make the flowers, stamp onto Flower Shaping Paper in Picked Raspberry ink, two sets of small Garden Zinnias from the Large Garden Zinnia Cling Stamp Set. Stamp the smaller set of Zinnias from the Small Garden Zinnia Cling Stamp Set. Color with Picked Raspberry ink using a Dauber. Die cut with the matching Dies. Lightly mist with water and shape by hand with the stylus from the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Pierce a hole in the centres with the paper piercer from the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Thread pink Beaded Stamens through, add glue and cut off the wires. Adhere to card front with hot glue.
For the stopper, die cut the 5 3/4" x 2" frame from the Slim Elegant Rectangle Die Set in pink paper from the Ornate Peacock Paper Collection. Adhere to patterned paper base of card. Stamp a Sentiment from the Special Birthday Sentiments Cling Stamp Set onto white card in Ranger Archival Vibrant Fuschia ink. Die cut with the 4 1/4" x 1 1/2" frame die from the Slim Elegant Rectangle Die Set. Adhere to pink frame with foam tape. Stamp two Posies from the Ornate Peacock Cling Stamp Set. Color as per the Peacocks, adhere to either side of the sentiment. Adhere two small Zinnias to either side with hot glue. Add small gems to the flower centres.
Sponge Designer Dries Clear Glue over the flowers and Peacocks. Apply clear glitter. All done.
Other Products: Score board, white card, Distress ink - Peacock Feathers, Distress ink - Picked Raspberry, small brush, light-yellow ink, foam tape, small gems, water spray bottle, hot glue, clear glitter.