Kia Ora Koutou

Welcome back and today I have some more inspiration from Heartfelt Creations using the fabulous new decorative gateway dies. We are now in the middle of hot sunny days here in New Zealand and it seems appropriate that I have a summery card using the beautiful Countryside Cottage collection.

Products Used:

Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die, HCD2-7337
Lattice Flourish Gateway Die, HCD2-7338
Eyelet Frame Gateway Die, HCD2-7340
Cottage Tree ‘scapes Die, HCD1-7333
Cottage Summer ‘scapes Die, HCD1-7334
Countryside Cottage Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3938
Cottage Summer ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3940
Cottage Tree ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3939
Window Hinges Die, HCD1-7285
5″ x 7″ Gateway Fold Card – White, HCCB1-495
Clear Cardstock 8.5 x 11, GBKK811B1
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Darice Adhesive Foam Strips, D120601
Rajni Chawla’s Frosting Powder, PGM15016
Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black, RACP468

Other Products:

Iris Cardstock, white cardstock, spray adhesive

Instructions:

Die cut three background panels out of the yellow green ombre paper using the #1 die from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die and adhere to all three panels of the gateway card base.

Front panel: Die cut two outside decorative frames using the #1, #2 and #3 dies from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die out of white cardstock. Adhere together, add Frosting Powder with spray adhesive and then adhere to the front panel. Die cut an inside panel using the #3 die from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Dies out of pattern paper with pot plants at the base and then adhere inside the frame.

Stamp the tree and leaf images from the HCPC-3940 Cottage Tree-scapes Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Adhere the tree trunk to the inside of the frame with foam strips. Adhere the leaves over the tree and around the base of the trunk. Stamp the grass image from the HCPC-3938 Countryside Cottage Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating die. Adhere around the base of the tree trunk as shown.

Die cut the lattice door out of white cardstock using the #3 and #4 dies from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die. Cut a piece of clear cardstock to fit and adhere to the back of the decorative die. Die cut two small hinges from the HCD1-7285 Window Hinges Die out of white cardstock. Adhere to the left of the gate and card front as shown to create the hinged gate.

Middle Panel: Die a decorative frame using the #1 and #2 dies from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die out of white cardstock. Add Frosting Powder with spray adhesive and adhere to the middle panel. Die cut eyelet shape using the #5 die from the HCD2-7340 Eyelet Frame Gateway Die set out of white cardstock and adhere to the centre of the frame. Die cut the inner panel out of pattern paper using the #3 die from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die and adhere to the front of the eyelet panel.

Stamp the pot plants and grass images from the HCPC-3938 Countryside Cottage Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Adhere to the paper pane.

Die cut three sentiments using the sentiment die from the HCD2-7338 Lattice Flourish Gateway Die set – two from white cardstock and one from yellow ombre paper. Adhere the three sentiments together with the yellow paper on the top and then adhere to the top of the panel.

Back Panel: Die a decorative frame using the #1, #2 and #3 dies from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die out of white cardstock. Add Frosting Powder with spray adhesive and then adhere to the back panel. Die cut an inside panel using the #3 die from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Dies out of pattern paper with pot plants at the base and then adhere inside the frame. Die cut an inner decorative frame using the #3 and #4 dies from the HCD2-7337 Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die out of white cardstock and adhere to the inside of the decorative frame over the pattern paper.

Stamp the pot plant images from the HCPC-3938 Countryside Cottage Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Adhere to the paper panel as shown with foam strips.

Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3940 Cottage Tree-scapes Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating die and adhere around the pot plant.

Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia