Dragonfly Dreams Card Tutorial

Hi Friends! I belong to a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators that creates project sheets each month to share with one another – which is what today’s card is for! We also have a new watermark for our group, which you can see on the next photo:

So when you see other cards with this watermark, it’s from our special group! It’s so great being able to share projects and be inspired by everyone’s designs and techniques. These are also the tutorials I send out to my customers every month, to thank them for their orders! So let’s get on with today’s project – enjoy!

1. Fold Blushing Bride card
   stock in half to create 5 ½” x 4 ¼” card base. 
2. Using Precision Base
   Plate, cut Detailed Dragonfly thinlits on Big Shot. Use the 3 ¼” x 12” piece of
   (Sahara Sand/Blushing bride pattern)
   DSP to cut 2 of the largest detailed dragonfly thinlit, and one of the middle
   size dragonfly die. 
3. Cut off the wings from
   just 1 of the largest dragonfly pieces (save
   for another project) and just keep the body. 
4. Use 3 ½” x  3 ½” (soft
   sky pattern) DSP to cut out ‘solid’ dragonfly die. Cut off ‘head and tail’
   as only the wings are needed. 
5. Sponge Crumb Cake ink
   along edges of large dragonfly, the wing pieces from the 2 middle size
   dragonflies and 1 body piece from large detailed dragonfly. 
6. Place dragonflies on
   silicone mat, one at a time, and use wide end of Multipurpose Liquid Glue to
   cover just the wings (not the middle
   portion of the body). Lift dragonfly off of silicon mat and sprinkle
   dazzling diamonds glitter over wings – set aside to dry. 
7. Use Project Life corner
   punch on all four corners of the 4 x 5 ¼” Very Vanilla. Sponge edges with Crumb
   Cake. 
8. Use embossing buddy on
   bottom right of Very Vanilla. Stamp sentiment with Versamark, sprinkle on Gold
   Emboss Powder, shake off excess and set with heat tool. 
9. Wrap ribbon around Very
   Vanilla layer, just above the sentiment (using glue dots to hold down if
   necessary). Adhere to card base. 
10. Position largest dragonfly
    on front of card and use Multipurpose Liquid Glue along the body only (not the wings) and adhere to Very
    Vanilla layer. Add the Soft Sky wings (using
    glue only on centre of wings), followed by the last detailed wings. 
11. Ink ‘antenna’ image from
    “Papillon Potpourri” stamp set with Crumb Cake and stamp above dragonfly head
    on card. 
12. Cut stampin’ dimensionals
    to fit behind top portion of dragonfly body and use Multipurpose Liquid glue
    along the tail and adhere over the wings onto card, lining up with first large
    dragonfly. 
13. Place three basic pearls
    on dragonfly to finish card.

***After I wrote this post tutorial I made a video for this card too; you can view the video HERE.

Enjoy the day and HAPPY STAMPING!