Clearly iStamp: A truly worthy card with a surprise

March 23, 2010

A truly worthy card with a surprise

Hey friends, its Katie here to welcome you to another Tutorial Tuesday. Today, I've got a great little project that I've seen before throughout blog land, but had never made myself. I chose to create a card that would be perfect for Easter and provide a little something for afterwards too.

I'm talking about the tri-fold card that the "tri" part is a detachable bookmark. I think whoever thought of this is brilliant. I love the concept of giving something that is truly usable too.

I created this project using two of this month's releases called Jesus Paid it All and Psalm 37:3-5. Even though the month is closing in on us, there is plenty of time to pick some great stamps.

Here is your basic photo of most of the supplies I used to create this card. I always use ATG tape as my adhesive, my handy scor-pal, acrylic blocks, nestabilities.

You will need to start out with a card base measuring 5 1/2" x 11". Due to the folding of the card, the actual card dimensions are 4" x 5 1/2", just slightly narrower than the standard A2 card we are generally used to.

You will want to score your card at 4" and 8"

Then use the tracing tool to create the perforations on the cardstock. I ran it over on the front and back so that it will detach easily when its time. Ironically, I've used this tool more for paper crafts than sewing and it is an old tool.

This is how it will look when folded (the right side will not be the same size as the left and is the "detachable" section.

Now its time to create our card front. I used 3 pieces to layer and basically decreased dimensions by just an 1/8" for each smaller layer.

I used Rich Cocoa Memento ink for my image and then used an oval nestability from Spellbinders to cut my image out.

I then used some of Tim Holtz distressing ink and sponge to sponge my edges... dab on scrap paper first before using a circular pattern to create the look.

I wanted a bow on my card so I wrapped and tied before I put my card front on to my base. When you do it this way you don't have to worry about placement because you can move the whole thing after the bow is tied.

I then cut another mat with my oval nestability for my stamped image and then placed it on to the card front.

Then its just a matter of attaching the card front to the card base. This is generally how I create all my cards and I just flip the whole front over bow and everything and apply my adhesive. It gets a bit bulky around the ribbon, but I'm just careful.