Die Cut Carousel Card

Today I’m sharing a clean and simple die cut carousel card with an all white frame and background that allows the carousel and animals to be the main focus of the card.  I love the lion, horse and camel with their red saddles ready for riders.  At first I thought I would put all the three of the animals at different heights so they would appear to be in motion but decided I liked them best all on one level.  I framed the Carousel using the Rectangle Combo #3 and created the ground using the Deckle Hills and Grass #2. 

The Frame and Grass

• Cut the frame layers using white cardstock and the grass layers using green cardstock.
• Attach the two frames together using double stick tape.
• Attach the grass layer to the back of the frame.
• Apply thin strips of mounting tape all the way around the back of the frame and attach it to the card base.
• Tuck a few grass springs in behind the grass layer and attach with glossy accents.

The Carousel

• Cut the carousel out using red and white cardstock and attach the white pieces to the top of the awning using glossy accents.
• Use red cardstock to cut the saddles out.
• Cut the lion, horse and camel and their individual parts out using white cardstock.
• Color the camel, lion and mane using Antique Linen and Vintage Photo inks and a mini applicator.
• Use Pumice Stone ink and a mini applicator to color the horse, mane and tail.
• Attach the saddles to the three animals using glossy accents.
• Assemble the main carousel sections and attach them to the card base using pieces of mounting tape.
• Finish by attaching the lion, horse and camel to the card base using mounting tape.

This die cut carousel card was fun to make.  Rubbernecker also has a cute Ferris Wheel die cut that I want to play with next.  I’ve linked it below if you want to check it out.  I sure do appreciate you coming by and hope you have a wonderful day. 

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