Friday, January 31, 2014

Triple Layered Valentine's Day Card by Sharen Grimsley

Create this triple layer card in just a few simple steps! Perfect for a Valentine's Day  card or use these steps to create your own card for any occasion!

CUTTING MEASUREMENTS:
Layer #1: Card Base
Red Cardstock - 5.5" x 8.5"

White Cardstock* - 4" x 5.25"

Layer #2: Middle Layer
Step #1.
Black Cardstock - 3.25" x 4.5"
White Cardstock* - 3" x 4.25"

Layer #3: Top Layer
Black Cardstock - 2.25" x 3.5"
White Cardstock* - 2" x 3.25"

*White Cardstock will be used for stamping.

CARD ASSEMBLY:
  1. Attach all layers of white cardstock with small amounts of RE-POSITIONABLE tape - starting with the largest on bottom and small on top. 
  2. Stamp* preferred images on top of ALL layers.  
  3. Emboss (or color) images. In this card, Sharen went back and stamped her image in black ink around the outside of the card.
  4. Unassemble layers and glue the largest (bottom) white layer to your red card base and the other layers to their respective black cardstock pieces.
  5. Wrap ribbon around middle and top layers before re-assembling. 
  6. Embellish with small bow.
    Step #3.
*When embossing an image, use an embossing pad, VersaMark, or The Essential Glue Pad to stamp image.  If stamping and using Copic markers to color, stamp using Memento Ink.






 

Finished card!

For the inside of the card, you may want to use a piece of white cardstock layered with black cardstock for a stamped or embossed sentiment.

1 comment:

  1. I really like this card! Thank you for the step by step tutorial!

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