Funky Felt Build-a-Flower Die Cut Birthday Card

It drives me crazy to see some of the most incredibly fabulous products on the market but not be able to incorporate them into my Stampin' Up! business. Felt embellishments are hot, hot, hot right now and although we do carry the fabulous Felt Fusion kit, sometimes I just get an idea into my head and I need to find a way to express myself and still remain true to my Stampin' Up product line. That is exactly what happened with this project.

In the past I have tried to use my Big Shot to cut felt flowers, but I just couldn't find a felt that was stiff enough to hold up to what I wanted to do. So this morning I was kicking the idea around again and I wondered what would happen if I were to use my Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive to glue a piece of black felt to a sheet of Basic Black CS. I allowed the glue to dry for about 30 minutes and then I pulled out my Build-a-Flower die and started cutting. OMG...I could feel my heart just about pop out of my chest with excitement...it worked!

Adhering the cut flowers to the card stock was easy. I used my Dotto adhesive and starting arranging the flowers to a piece of pre-cut Whisper White CS. By using repositionable adhesive, I was able to work with my design until I found just the right look. When I was finished, I just used my scissors to trim away the excess. I wanted just a little more bling, so I added some self-adhesive gems by Darice to give the card even more pop! By adding some Melon Mombo Dotted Ribbon and mounting everything on some Melon Mombo CS I was able to achieve the exact look that I was going for. The card needed just a little finishing touch, so I added some white rub-ons from the Chit Chat rub-on collection in the lower left corner to balance everything out.

I don't know if you can tell from the pictures, but this card is just loaded with texture and dimension. You just can't help want to touch the felt flowers. Sure do hope you like this one 'cause I sure do!

Have a great day!