Guest Post: Gilded Fairy by Karen

I am pleased to welcome you to our second guest blog post, which this week is from Karen Liddle. Her card features the October Fairy from our Autumn Fairy Collection and she has kindly written a set of easy to follow step by step instructions. Karen has her own blog called Cakes, Cards and Crafty Bits and I would recommend you pay her a visit for more inspiring designs.

Materials used:
October Fairy Stamp
Acetate
Double sided adhesive sheet
Gilding Flakes
Black ink pad
6x6 square card blank
Card for matt and layering

1.  Cut a piece of double sided adhesive sheet a little bigger than the stamp you'll be using and peel away one side of the protective backing and stamp your image onto the sticky side. You can stamp onto the acetate if you prefer, but I prefer to stamp onto the sticky side of the sheet as there's less chance of slipping with the stamp.

2.  Place your acetate over the adhesive sheet and over the stamped image,  press it down firmly and trim to required size.

3.  Peel away the other side of the protective backing on the double sided adhesive sheet and cover with gilding flakes. Gently rub off the excess flakes. Your topper is now ready to add to your card.

4.  Take the card blank and cut your mat and layering card to the required sizes.

5.  Stamp and heat emboss the left hand side using another of the stamps from the set.  Add the acetate topper and you're done.

I'm sure you'll agree this is a great design from Karen. So a big thank you from us and why not show your appreciation by leaving Karen a comment.