Moonlight Serenade Art Deco Stepper Wedding Card

Hi All,

And now for something completely different...

Today's card was made using a Buzzcraft Art Deco Foiled Diecut Topper Set called "Moonlight Serenade".

I started by taking the stepper card blank and scoring some extra fold lines.  The stepper has a peak either side, and on each I scored extra lines going 1cm diagonally out from the fold line - essentially making a gusset.  Once folded it gives the card a slanted fold - very in-keeping with the art deco artwork.

Next I added glue to the front U-shape of the card and covered the card blank with the starry card from the set, and then trimmed it using scissors so it fits the U-shape of the card.  With the waste I covered the middle panel - but I turned the card the other way round so the blue gradient of the sky goes the other way.

 
I used peel-off border stickers as shown on the pictures - this not only adds an art deco touch to the card but also serves to neaten the edges of the U-shape cut from the card.

Next I cut two rectangles from dark blue card, one about two cms shorted than the topper, and another about 2cms shorter than that.  I matted and layered both of these rectangles on silver mirri card to give them a thin silver border and then cut them in half vertically.  I arranged these either side of the topper in a fan shape as shown in the photos, and stuck them in place. I backed this onto white card and cut it out before I mounted it onto the middle panel of the card blank (as this is visible over the edge of the back of the card).

I then die-cut three circles - the largest from silver mirri card, the next from the dark blue card, and the smallest from a light blue scrap of the starry card from the set.  I matted and layered these together and stuck this to the bottom left of the card with foam pads, so that it's hanging off the side and bottom edges.  I then used edge of the card blank as a guide and cut the edges of the circle off.   

Lastly I stamped the greeting into the bottom left of the card, added three gems to the bottom right, and used a quickie glue pen and dark blue glitter to pick out some details in the image.

Items Used:

Topper - Craftstyle Buzzcraft Moonlight Serenade Foiled Diecut Topper Set

Cardstock - Craftstyle Buzzcraft Moonlight Serenade Foiled Diecut Topper Set
Stepper Card Blank - Craftstyle
Stamped Greeting - Dovecraft
Die - Tattered Lace Essential Circles 
Quickie Glue Pen
Glitter - own stash
Silver Peel-Offs - own stash
Gems - own stash
Blue & Silver Cardstock - own stash

Until next time!
 
Emma.x.