Floating Sentiment Shaker New Year Platform Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card is created to welcome the coming year. 

I die cut a yellow cardstock using a stitched rectangle from the Lawn Fawn Platform Pop-up die set. I heat embossed the sentiment using a Versafine Onyx Black ink and a clear embossing powder. The numbers are from the LF Violet's ABCs stamp set. 

I die cut the platform on black cardstock. I masked the top portion of the platform so I can flick gold paint on the sides of the platform. I set this aside to dry. I also diecut the T-shaped tab piece from the die set on black cardstock.

For the floating sentiment, I die cut the letters on gold glitter cardstock. I used the LF Cole's ABCs die set to cut the letters. I added a double adhesive tape to the back of the fun foam. I die cut the letters on this fun foam. You also have the option of adding another double adhesive tape on the top before die cutting the foam. This just makes adhering the gold letter die cuts easier. I just used liquid adhesive to adhere the gold letter die cuts to the fun foam. The double sided adhesive comes clear behind the acetate unlike the liquid glue that's why I chose to use it. 

I die cut two acetates with a rectangle die cut. Make sure the acetate you are using is stiff enought so it will remain upright on the platform. I added stitching holes on the edges of the acetates using a string art rectangles die. 

I peeled the tape backing sheet off the back of the letter die cuts and adhered it one of the acetates. I stitched the acetates together using a clear thread. Before stitching the acetates shut, I poured black sequins inside the pocket. 

I stamped the birds, noisemakers and party hats on watercolor paper. The birds are from the LF Love Letters stamp set. The noisemakers and party hats are from the LF Party Animal stamp set. I colored the images with watercolor markers. I added gold paint details to the hat and white pen details to the noisemakers. I fussy cut the images leaving a white border around it. 

I assembled the platform. I only used one T-shaped tab, positioning it on the frontmost platform. The floating sentiment was sandwiched in between the platform die cuts. I adhered the critters, noisemakers and the party hats on the T-shaped tab. I adhered the sentiment on the front of the platform. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative new year!

Maria Giselle B.

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