Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I created this card for a boy, Ollie, who celebrated his third birthday this December. This is especially made for him since it features all his favorite action characters. It reminds me of my sons who at one point loved action characters too.
I searched online for free downloadable pdfs of the action characters that Ollie loves. I uploaded this to Cricut Design Space. This is one great thing I love about Cricut that's why I can't give up my machine despite its unpopularity in my crafting. I had problems cutting my file as a whole despite using the flatten function. I should have opted for the jpg version of the images to avoid this problem since I have no intent to cut and layer the images. Anyway, I settled with fussy cutting the images.
I cut the platform on blue cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Platform Pop-up die. I trimmed off the scallop border. Instead of using the back panel die included on the set for the background, I cut the building using Cricut. I also cut a building without windows by editing the same building image in CDS. To remove the windows, I used the Contour feature. The building cut image is from Cricut Going Places cartridge. I increased the width of the building to 5 1/4" which is the same width as the back panel of the platform when cut.
Using the score marks of the platform as a guide, I scored the building. I adhered the solid building cut to the back of the windowed building cut. I added Glow in the Dark Nuvo Drops to the windows. I set this aside to dry. Once dry, I adhered this to the inner side of one of the platform die cuts.
Working on the platform, I folded it on the scored marks, reinforcing it with a bone folder for a crisper fold. I wanted the top portion of the platform to be black. I partially die cut a black cardstock twice using the platform die. I strategically positioned the cardstock to the part of the die that cuts the top portion, the one with the open slot. Since some of the sides are intended to be scored only, I used this scored line to guide me where to trim. I adhered this to the top portion of the platform.
For the tabs that will hold the action characters upright, I die cut a tab on black cardstock and acetate. The tab die is included in the Platform die set. I adhered the Teenage Mutant Ninja print out on the black tab die cut. I cut off any excess.
I adhered Sonic on the acetate tab using a double adhesive tape. I snipped off the excess.
For spiderman, to make him float, I adhered him to a strip of acetate using double adhesive tape.
For the sentiment, I die cut the birthday celebrant's name using the My Favorite Things Spell Anything Alphabet Die-namics on a darker blue cardstock. I adhered this to the front of the platform.
I die cut a banner on white cardstock using a die from the Lawn Fawn Fancy Folded Banners die set. I heat embossed the Happy Birthday sentiment on this using Wow! Flourescent Blue embossing powder. The sentiment stamp is from Simon Says Stamp Sentimental Circles. I adhered this banner to the top front edge of the platform.
I enjoyed creating this project. I was having so much fun that I finished this in one day. Can't believe it myself.
Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day! Happy Birthday, Ollie!
Maria Giselle B.
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