I have this awesome upline named Karen with Stampin’
Up! who shares creations with us on a regular basis. This card was one of those shares. She had received her original card (the one
she used to figure out how to make one) from another demonstrator in Germany
(yes this is why I love this company there is constant sharing of ideas across
the globe) I am sorry but I can’t remember the lady from Germany’s name. This card features vellum windows on the
inside in which you can place a battery-operated tea light candle for an
amazing affect. I took some liberties
and changed up a few things to make this style of card my own.
Here is what I came up with…
So now let me share how I made this card. The card base is Early Espresso cardstock
that is cut to 4 1/4" x 11” and scored at 5 ½”. The inside of the card is cut from Basic
White cardstock that also measures 4 ¼ x 11” however, it is scored at 2 ¾, 5 ½,
and 8 ¼”. It is then folded into a W
shape with the 5 ½” score line out and the other two in. I then cut two ovals from the two centers of
the W using the 3rd largest oval from the Layering Ovals dies (save
one of these for your sentiment). Once
that was done, I cut two pieces of Vellum cardstock to 2 5/8 x 4” and adhered
them to the back side of the ovals (this creates our windows). At this point you are ready to assemble the
base of the card. Simply adhere the left
panel of the W to the front of the card base keeping the edges nice and
even. Then you adhere the right panel of
the W to the back of the card base, again be sure to keep everything nice and
even. Now when you close your card the
center should close out towards the opening.
Now it is time for the fun stuff, the decorating (my favorite
part). On the front of the card, I added
a strip of Mossy Meadow cardstock that measured 1 ¾ x 5 1/2”. On top of that I added a piece of the In Good
Taste Designer Series Paper (I picked this stacked stone one) that measures 1 ½
x 5 ½”. I then stamped the tree stump
from the Rooted In Nature stamp Set onto Crumb Cake cardstock using Crumb Cake
Ink. I added the sentiment “thinking of
you” on to that with Early Espresso ink.
I stamped one of the leaves from that same stamp set onto Mossy Meadow
cardstock using Mossy Meadow ink and die cut it using the Natures Roots Dies
that coordinate with the Rooted In Nature stamp set. I fussy cut out my tree stump and added it to
my card with dimensionals and then adhered my leaves right behind it.
For the inside of the card, I die cut the largest of
the scalloped ovals out using the Layering Ovals dies from Mossy Meadow
cardstock. Now here is where that oval
we saved from earlier comes into play. I
stamped my sentiment “Wishing you a day of love and joy” from the Woven
Heirlooms stamp set onto that oval using Mossy Meadow ink. Next, I stamped the two pine trees and the
one single pine tree from the Rooted in Nature stamp set onto Mossy Meadow
cardstock using Mossy Meadow ink and then die cut them with the dies in the
coordinating Natures Roots dies. I lined
these up along the bottom of my vellum “windows” and adhered them. For my final touch I stamped the leaves from
the stamp set on the bottom right corner of the inside of the card and on the
envelope. Here is a better look at the
inside of the card…
I hope you enjoy this card while it was something
totally new for me, I certainly enjoyed making it. As always you can find the supplies to create
this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net
or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the
supplies listed below.
Happy Crafting!!!
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