Two Easy Cards

 

Susan Boback, Card Connoisseur – Facebook, Instagram, susanboback.stampinup.net 

1.     CENTER STANDOUT CARD

CASe’d (Copy and Share everything) from Karen Titus

CARD BASE – 8 ½” X 5 ½” This is one half of an 8 ½” x 11” piece of cardstock. This will fit in an A2 Envelope.

Color is your choice to coordinate with your DSP (Designer Series Paper)

SCORE on the 8 ½” side: 2”, 3 1/8”, 5 3/8”, 6 ½”

3 SECTIONS ARE 2” X 5 ½”

2 SIDE SECTIONS ARE 1 1/8” X 5 ½”

 LAYERS are ¼” smaller

3 SECTION LAYERS ARE 1 ¾” x 5 1/4”

2 SIDE SECTIONS ARE 7/8” X 5 ¼”

To add another layer, cut it ¼” smaller than the first layer.

Add any images, tags, die cuts, sentiments you desire to go with your theme.

If your sentiment is attached to display over the fold, first make sure that when the card is folded to fit in the envelope that the sentiment tag fits.

2.  Circle Corner Cards

This card design uses both sides of the DSP (Designer Series Paper) which is double-sided and color coordinated.  This is an easy layout to: use up DSP, or to put together many cards in a short time.

To assemble 10-20 cards, choose a color for your base card. Cut the 4 x 5 ¼” pieces. Cut the corner circles. Cut sentiment tags. Cut die cuts. Stamp image and sentiment. Cut ribbon. Assemble.

Use a 4 x 5 1/4” piece of DSP to be mounted on an A2 base, 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, after the circles have been cut and added.

With a 1 ½” round punch, line up the punch in one corner, and punch it out.  Repeat on the opposite corner, on the angle. You may decide to use a 1" punch or a 2" punch, shown below.  You'll have to decide based on two factors: 

            1) how much of the center space you want to put your image, sentiment tag or die cuts

            2) how much of the design print of the circles you want to show

Use the reverse side of the cut out circles and put them back into the rectangle pieces.  This will add some color and interest to your DSP top layer.

Add a stamped or embossed image, die cuts, a large sentiment tag, embellishments, ribbon to the center front of your card to complete it.  

                                         

The peach card shows blue corners, and a ribbon tied across. You could add a sentiment tag.