La Dolce Vita Inspired Clear Summer Thank You Card

May 31, 2026

La Dolce Vita Inspired Clear Summer Thank You Card

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Please note, the Pinkfresh Amalfi Lemons set was from the Create & Connect Event Creative Passport from February 2026 and is not available for individual purchase.

You could obtain a similar look by using the Citrus Spritz Etched Dies from Spellbinders.

Steps:

Step 1: Focal Point

Cut an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of white Hammermill Cardstock in half horizontally using a guillotine paper trimmer.

Place one half of the cut cardstock into a stamp positioning tool.

Stamp the Amalfi Lemons stamp in Misty Coast Ink onto the cardstock.

Stamp twice to get a good impression.

Use a stamping tool to press the image onto the paper really well.

Place the outlined image on a grip mat and using the Amalfi Lemons stencils color in the image.

You can also use mint tape to hold the stencil down to the grip mat for additional support.

Stencil 1: Not used

Stencil 2: Sunkissed Ink

Stencil 3: Mango Sorbet Ink

Stencil 4: Key Lime Ink

Stencil 5: Olive Ink

Use a variety of 1/4 inch, 1/2 inch and 1 inch brushes.

Die cut the image with the Amafli Lemons coordinating die with a die cutting machine. Cut 3 blanks from white cardstock.

Attach 2 sets of the blanks to the back of the ink blended images using liquid glue.

Step 2: Home Panel

Cut 2 A2 panels from white cardstock.

Die cut the 2 panels with the Petal Mosaic Coverplate Die.

Ink blend the panels using the Petal Mosaic Stencils.

Stencil 1: Sapphire Ink

Stencil 2: Slumber Ink

Stencil 3: Sunkissed Ink

Cut an A2 panel from Blue Ribbon cardstock.

Attach the blue cardstock panel to the back of the one the ink blended panels using liquid glue.

Cut 1/4 inch off the left hand side of the panel.

Take the second ink blended panel and cut out a shape using the smallest frame from the Dotted Fancy Frames dies set.

Save the rest of the panel for another use.

Step 3: Card Base

Create an A2 side folding card base from acetate.

Take off the protective coating from both sides before cutting and scoring.

Score in half using a scoring board and reinforce the fold with a bone folder.

Create an A2 side folding card base from white cardstock.

Score in half using a scoring board and reinforce the fold with a bone folder.

Using a guillotine trimmer, cut 1/4 inch from both sides of the white cardstock base.

Assemble the card by attaching the Petal Mosaic panel to the prepared altered white card base using liquid glue.

Attach the prepared focal die cut images to the front of the clear card base using liquid glue.

Attach the last set of blanks on the inside front of the clear base directly behind the images on the front to hide the glue.

Attached the prepared Dotted Fancy Frames shape from the Petal Mosaic inked blended image to the back of the clear card base using liquid glue.

On the inside back of the clear base, add liquid glue on the area that matches with the shape.

Take the white cardbase with the Petal Mosaic front and attach it to the clear card base so that the fold is on the right hand side.

Place small dots of liquid glue in each of the four corners to further attach the clear base to the white card base.

Place a large acrylic block on top of the card to weigh it down until the glue has dried.

Step 4: Sentiment

Die Cut the "Thanks" from brushed gold cardstock using the Basic Sentiments "Thanks" die using a die cutting machine.

Attach the image on the front of the card using liquid glue.

Step 5: Embellishments

Shake some matte gold metallic pearls into a brass tray.

Using liquid glue, place a few very small matte gold metallic pearls on the leaves of the main image on the front of the card.

Use a dual tip embellishment tool, the wax side, to pick up the pearls and place where you put the glue.

Using liquid glue, attach large matte gold metallic pearls in the four corners on the back of the card to hide where the cardstock was glued to the acetate.

Finished!