Spirella
Put the thin white card on a cutting mat. Measure 120 mm from the left-hand corner along the base and upright. Cut a triangle.
Lay the white triangle on the front of the greetings card. Place the embossing stencil on top of this and adjust to find the best position.
Carefully remove the stencil and triangle whilst holding them together. Turn them over and place them on the light box. Secure them in position with small pieces of adhesive tape.
Lubricate the tip of your embossing tool with wax. This will help it run smoothly. Keep it well waxed as you work on the embossing.
Run the embossing tool around the edge of the rose design to push the paper downwards.
When the embossing is complete remove the triangle and stencil from the light box and turn them over. Place the triangle on the cutting mat then put the stencil on this. Line the stencil up with the design and secure them in position with small pieces of adhesive tape.
Use a foam dauber brush to dab on colour from Versa Color ink cubes. The stem is sage green and the flower is a blend of lilac and lavender.
Add strips of border sticker in the corner of the triangle.
Apply card adhesive to the back of the triangle.
Mount the triangle on the front of the greetings card.
Select a Spirella shape.
Number the slots on the back of the Spirella shape.
Secure an end of one of the DMC metallic threads on the back of the Spirella shape with adhesive tape.
Take the thread through spoke number 1 and across the front of the shape. Return it to the back through spoke number 14. Pull the thread across the back and through spoke number 2. Continue to work around the shape, moving forward by one spoke each time.
The pattern is progressed one spoke at a time.
Continue until you have completed the full circle. Secure the end of the thread on the back with adhesive tape.
Start again with the other colour of thread. Tape one end to the back of the shape. Take the thread through spoke number 1, across the front, and return through spoke number 9. Pull the thread across the back and through spoke number 2. Work around the shape moving forward by one spoke at a time.
The finished Spirella design.
Add five double-sided mini foam pads to the back of the Spirella shape.
Position the Spirella wheel on the front of the greetings card.
Add a heart sticker to the middle of the Spirella wheel.
Add strips of border sticker in the corner of the card.
Trim the ends of the border sticker. Your card is now complete.
Trim the overlap and the ends of the border sticker to match the one in the other corner. Your card is now complete.
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