Ornate Peacock Open Window
Ornate Peacock Open Window

Instructions:
Cut Deluxe Flower Shaping paper to 5 1/2 x 7 1/2" size, score and fold at 7". Cut another piece of the cardstock to 7 x 5 1/2" and attach to the inside of the 1/2" fold to create card base. Using from the HCD1-7452 Ornate Window Die, cut the solid window opening from the front center of card as shown. Stamp the small peacock from HCPC-31015 Peacock & Posies Cling Stamp Set in Cactus Flower ink onto scrap paper, then onto bottom right of card. Repeat this step for the top left corner of card.
Stamp the ornate window from HCPC-31016 Ornate Window Cling Stamp Set in Garden Patina ink and then Manganese Blue on some areas of stamp and onto Flower Shaping paper. Stamp this image a total of 5 times. Clean the stamp. Stamp 2x in white pigment ink onto the paper and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Repeat this step, but this time onto patterned paper (sheet 5B) from the Ornate Peacock paper collection. Use the coordinating die to diecut the window. You’ll need 4 of the outer blue stamped window frame and 1 of the ornate window header. You’ll need the window frame of the blue one and 2 panes of the white one. Diecut the solid window opening from top left of sheet 11A from the paper collection.
Stamp the large peacock from HCPC-31014 Ornate Peacock Cling Stamp Set in Garden Patina ink and then Cactus Flower onto some areas of stamp and onto Flower Shaping paper. Stamp the small peacock from HCPC-31015 Peacock & Posies Cling Stamp Set onto vellum in white pigment ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Stamp the posy border from same stamp set onto vellum in white pigment ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Use coordinating dies to diecut the images.
Sponge the edges of card with Cactus Flower ink and then go over the same with Pink Peony. Lightly sponge the Garden Patina around the bottom right of card in the area that will surround the window. Add a touch of the Vivid Chartreuse next to it as well. Repeat this for the top left of card. Randomly sponge 1 of the blue window frames and header with white pigment ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder. For dimension, layer the other 3 frames on top of each other and then the embossed one at the very top. Layer the window header on the top. Sponge the edges of window frame with Garden Patina ink and same for the top of header. Add a touch of the Vivid Chartreuse in the body of window header. Lightly sponge the edges of 1 white window pane with Cactus Flower and Pink Peony ink and then the lightest touch of Garden Patina on the centers of pane. Use Garden Patina for the other window pane. For the patterned blue window, sponge the edges with Garden Patina ink and the solid window as well. Sponge the peacock, using the Garden Patina on body with touch of Vivid Chartreuse and Sunflower ink for the beak. Use Cactus Flower and Sunflower on the florals as well and Garden Patina and Vivid Chartreuse. Use the same colors for the vellum florals.
Cut apart the patterned blue window frame at an angle, then layer underneath the blue dimensional window frame so that it’s slightly offset. Dab some of the Dries Clear glue onto a yellow sponge and onto top left and bottom right of card, then sprinkle with Crystal Clear glitter. Attach the window frame in place on the card. Attach the solid window and blue pane through center opening onto inside of card. Cut into half the other pink pane and attach on the sides of window as shown. Shape the peacock and florals using the shaping stylus from the Deluxe Flower shaping kit. Stamp the ‘With all my Love’ sentiment in Cactus Flower onto scrap paper and then onto the Flower Shaping paper. Cut apart sentiment and sponge the edges with Garden Patina ink. Attach these onto card as shown.
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