Birthday pop up with faux metal look on front of card using perfect pearls

Hello today I have a relatively simple card with a technique in it from a jennifer mcguire video which I will link at the end of the post.

This is the front of the card

The front of the card I did about 5 x 6 inches and on a white piece of cardstock I used post it tape 1 inch wide to mask off about the width of the tape all the way around the card then in the middle I used grey distress ink and I followed the jennifer mcguire video to create a faux metal look using perfect pearl (pearl colour) powder. To do this is quite simple you put a heavy amount of ink in your choice of colour on using distress ink and a ink blending tool then while its still wet you put some of the perfect pearl powder (this comes in many colours and u can buy kits with 4 colours a clear ink pad and two brushes made by ranger. you dont need to use very much so the small container will last  a long time! So you put a small amount on where the ink is and then you use the brush (i did it over a coffee filter) and you brush it off the excess and put it back into the jar. Then you use a microfibre cloth and buff it and it will become all shiny and pearl like! Its really pretty in real life!

After it is dry (doesnt take very long) I ran it through using a embossing folder from we r memory keepers a 3D one. These are SO amazing in real life! Now some other companies sell these as well like crafters companion.

Then I used die cut happy birthday from karen burnistons happy birthday pop up set with double sided tape on the back so that it automatically becomes a sticker

On the inside I used this same die set  to create a pop up card. I used silver mirror board to cut two wavy pieces for the top and the bottom using one of the dies in I think it is the outdoor edges (ECD Karen Burniston retired) and also the happy birthday and stars both with double sided tape on the back so they are automatically stickers.

Then I cut a white katie label (karen burniston ECD retired) so theres a place to write a message.

There is a video at the end showing how to make this card but this pop up card needs an inside card which you die cut the pop up into and an outside card. In my case it also has an additional piece of white paper which is what is on the front. I have found it best to use thicker cardstock generally around 270gsm/100 pound for the die cut part and thinner cardstock for the outer card. But you can use whatever thickness you want to and make whatever size card you want to also.

Here is a vudeo of the card

Products used in this card

dies Karen Burniston - ECD Happy birthday pop up, katie label, outdoor edges (all retired)

Paper Blue, white, silver (mirror board)

other grey distress ink perfect pearl powder (pearl colour), double sided adhesive tape, we R memory keepers 3D embossing fold

Karen Burniston video how to use happy birthday pop up
This is a link to an explosion birthday card using the happy birthday pop up and though it is a different card base pretty much it shows you how to fold the die cut part to make the pop up as well as creating an explosion card. (please know this die is retired)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5P0ebNYWrw&t=14s


Jennifer Mcguire video faux metal look created using perfect pearl powder -This video shows you how to create the silver metal look that i did on the front of this card. Though Jennifer McGuire did not do pop up cards with this technique there is no reason why you cant. You can also do 1, 2 or more colours and also use colours other than the pearl colour to achieve a different look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRI9znNZsyg&t=4s