Smiles & Sunshine Tutorial - Kim Ewins

• UCP2582 Petal Whispers
• UCP2586 Floral Fantasy
• UCP2609 Blossom & Bloom Vellum Creative Cuts
• UCP2591 Blossom & Bloom Creative Cuts
• UCE1857 Lace Leaves
• UCD2104 Heirloom Lace Die

Other products:

• Trimmer, scissors
• Glue, double-sided tape
• Cardboard or 3D foam mounts
• Die Cutting machine
• Sewing machine
• Topstitch thread

Instructions:

1. Take the Petal Whispers paper, trim off description strip.

2. Measure 2.5cm from left hand side of paper & trim.

3. Measure 2.5cm from right hand side of paper & trim. Distress cut sides.

4. Grab the sheet of Floral Fantasy paper, cut the centre out. To do this measure 6.5cm in from the left and right hand sides and 2.5cm in from the top and bottom edges, mark with a pencil and cut out using paper trimmer or craft knife.

5. Take the Petal Whispers trimmed piece and position on the Floral Fantasy, making sure to centre correctly, then stick in place.

6. Using the section cut from the centre of the Floral Fantasy paper. Take the Heirloom Lace Die & a die cutting machine. Cut 2 of the Heirloom Lace dies.

7. Take the 2 Heirloom lace sections & stick in place between the 2 flower design elements on the Petal Whispers paper.

8. Take photo & add cardboard or 3D foam mounts to the back. Using double-sided tape, stick photo, lightly in place.

9. Grab a selection of the Blossom & Bloom Vellum Creative Cuts. Adding some below the die elements & some between the photo & die. Make sure not to cover all the die elements. Stick down once happy with placement.

10.Take 3 of the Lace Leaves & stick down amongst the vellum clusters

11.Select a sentiment from the Blossom & Bloom Creative Cuts pack & stick in place, bottom right of photo.

12. Using a sewing machine, threaded with topstitch thread run a line of stitching 0.5cm in from the distressed edges of the Petal Whispers paper, alternatively you could draw some stitching using a white gel pen.