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Magic Iris Birthday Card

This card features the Lawn Fawn Magic Iris die set and some balloons cut using Cricut Design Space.


I have been waiting a long time to get the Magic Iris die set and could not wait to make a card.  I wanted to make a quick card and wasn't in the mood for stamping and coloring.  I designed the card in Design Space so I could determine the correct size and placement of each balloon and balloon strings.  I sliced a circle out of the larger balloon to create a balloon frame around the Magic Iris.  The balloon frame was cut out of the same red paper I used for the red sausage-shaped pieces of the die set.  I also cut several balloons from red, green, and yellow cardstock and cut the balloon strings from black cardstock.

I assembled the Magic Iris using white cardstock, with the exception of the 3 sausage pieces which were cut from red cardstock.  The Magic Iris was glued to a red A2 sized card panel.  I die cut the Magic Iris Add-On panel from polka dot patterned paper.  I also cut 2 more panels out of white cardstock to glue to the back of the patterned paper to add more stability. I glued the balloon frame, balloons, and balloon strings to the patterned paper panel.

I cut the lever from the Magic Iris Add-On out of green, white, and black cardstock. I glued the green cardstock to the Magic Iris lever and adhered the black arrow.  I glued the white cardstock lever piece to the back of the lever for stability.


I doubled up some foam tape and placed it on the back of the patterned paper Magic Iris Add-On panel, making sure that none of the foam tape interferes with the lever and iris.  I adhered the patterned paper Add-On panel to the red A2 sized card panel.  The red card panel was glued to a black card base.

For the sentiment, I used "Happy Birthday" from the Lawn Fawn Really High Five stamp set.  I cut the stamp so that I could stack the sentiment and make it fit within the magic iris window.  I cut a circle from red cardstock and used my stamp platform to stamp the sentiment in the middle of the red circle.  I embossed the sentiment using white embossing powder.  I opened up the magic iris and glued the circle to the red card base making sure that the circle was glued down completely so it does not interfere with the magic iris mechanics. 

I had extra balloons so I glued them to the inside of the card.  I used a white gel pen to add some highlights to each of the balloons.

I absolutely love this die set and can't wait to use it with some of the Lawn Fawn stamp sets that I recently purchased.

Magic Iris Birthday Card
Supplies:
  • Lawn Fawn Magic Iris and Magic Iris Add-On Die Sets
  • Lawn Fawn Really High Five Stamp Set
  • Cardstock - Black, Green, Yellow, Red
  • Echo Park Party Time 6x6 Paper Pad - Polka Dot
  • Cricut - Balloons (#M357F6, #M45B91, #M27F7AD3)
  • Glue Dots
  • 1/4" Score Tape
  • Foam Tape
  • VersaMark Ink
  • Recollections Snow Embossing Powder
  • Sakura White Gel Pen

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