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Starry Night Silhouette Card with Red Glitter Accents

A project from our live show MONDAY MADNESS with Simon from Avago-Ink broadcast 14th March · 03/14/2022

A dramatic two-layer card featuring a navy blue die-cut starry night sky background with a bright yellow backing, topped with a black oriental silhouette scene of a bonsai tree and villas. Red and white star die-cuts with stamped sentiments add a vibrant finishing touch to this elegant design.

12steps
31:15in the show
Step 1 of 12

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  1. 1

    Position the celebration die (starry sky) centrally on a navy blue card piece and secure with tape.

    ▶ watch this step 32:00
  2. 2

    Run the die through your die-cutting machine to cut out all the stars and detail from the navy card.

    ▶ watch this step 32:45
  3. 3

    Push out any remaining stuck pieces to reveal the full starry detail and texture of the die-cut.

    ▶ watch this step 33:00
  4. 4

    Glue a bright yellow card piece to the back of the navy die-cut so the stars shine through the openings.

    ▶ watch this step 33:30
  5. 5

    Position the oriental silhouette die-cut (black card with bonsai tree and villas) on top of the starry background.

    ▶ watch this step 34:30
  6. 6

    Glue the silhouette in place, using small dots of glue on intricate areas to avoid seeping.

    ▶ watch this step 36:00
  7. 7

    Mount the completed starry silhouette panel onto red glitter card, leaving a white border all around.

    ▶ watch this step 37:45
  8. 8

    Glue the red glitter-mounted panel onto your white card blank.

    ▶ watch this step 38:30
  9. 9

    Die-cut a large red star and a small white star with stitched detail using your shape dies.

    ▶ watch this step 39:00
  10. 10

    Stamp 'best wishes' and a small flower onto the white star using black ink.

    ▶ watch this step 40:15
  11. 11

    Glue the stamped white star to the centre of the red star using silicon glue.

    ▶ watch this step 41:00
  12. 12

    Position and glue the combined star element to the centre of the card, leaving the white border visible.

    ▶ watch this step 41:30

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