My talented friend Lynda, has chosen the theme of spring flowers with dies/punches for our current challenge here at Cardz4Galz and I decided to try my hand at making a Lattice card. I’ve seen various tutorials online but can’t attribute to one specific lesson.

First I die cut my flowers using various dies from Memory Box. I laid them out on a pad proceeding to add some inks to them. Once happy with colour I glued a few together for additional layers and dimension. Setting them aside I proceeded to create the lattice. Using a top folding card base, I scored at 5.1/2″ and cut off a portion of the front at 3.1/4″ and then cut the leftover piece into 1/2″ strips X 5 strips. The 6th one was cut into half and set to one side. Using a piece of washi tape I added it close to the middle of the front flap sticky side up. Starting at the bottom, I added one strip leaving a small gap between each one. The washi tape held it all together ready for gluing. Then taking the 2 pieces I had set aside, I added some glue and placed the strip down, doing the same on the other side. Carefully removing the washi tape I now had my lattice front. It seemed bit flimsy even though I was using a heavy weight CS so I repeated the process on the backside with additional pieces at the top, sides and bottom. This helped to make the card stronger so it would stand upright without bending in the middle. My sentiment is from a Hampton Arts set and I stamped before adding anything more so I could be sure it would fit once the flowers were added. Taking the flowers I played with placement until happy and then added them as you see. I decided to add some black gems to denote nails on the lattice and a couple of pretty gems for some flowers and as embellishment at the top of the card.

For once I am quite happy with the end result and my hubby really liked it too. Thanks for stopping by, it is appreciated. I hope to see your creations in our gallery soon.