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| Share What You Love Specialty DSP Painted Glass Stamp Set |
Hi folks. Sorry I've been so absent, but life has been a little hectic of late.
Anyway, I have been seeing lots of photos of a card called the Impossible Card, most of them are similar to this one made by the indomitable Dawn Griffith.
Mainly these are a single sheet of cardstock with patterned paper added to the panels and a strip of cardstock glued across the front for stability. I loved the look of them but thought they might be rather flimsy, so I decided to make them as a card front and them glue them onto a card base. Also, because I'm somewhat lazy by nature, I decided to use a thicker patterned paper so that I didn't need to cut out strange shapes to glue to the cardstock of the Impossible Card. And this is what I came up with (at the top of the page, and this one).
Anyway, I have been seeing lots of photos of a card called the Impossible Card, most of them are similar to this one made by the indomitable Dawn Griffith.
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| Photo used with permission of Dawn Griffith |
Mainly these are a single sheet of cardstock with patterned paper added to the panels and a strip of cardstock glued across the front for stability. I loved the look of them but thought they might be rather flimsy, so I decided to make them as a card front and them glue them onto a card base. Also, because I'm somewhat lazy by nature, I decided to use a thicker patterned paper so that I didn't need to cut out strange shapes to glue to the cardstock of the Impossible Card. And this is what I came up with (at the top of the page, and this one).
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| Broadway Bound Specialty DSP Perennial Birthday Stamp Set |
They are super easy to make, so have a go.
Easy peasy, right?
Happy crafting.
Materials
- Plain A4 cardstock (card base and label)
- 4" x 6" piece of stiff, double-sided patterned paper. If you don't have a stiff DSP, see the alternate instructions at the end.
Equipment
- Paper Trimmer
- Bone Folder
- Adhesive
- A label punch
- Sentiment Stamp to fit on your label
- Ink pad in chosen colour
- Embellishments as desired
Instructions
- Cut the A4 cardstock 8" x 6", score at 4" on the long side and fold to form the card base.
- Stamp the desired sentiment onto some of the leftover cardstock and use your chosen label punch to punch it out.
- Take the patterned paper and cut it 5¾" x 3¾". Fold it half longways and open it out again. On one half, cut at 2⅞" from the fold to the edge. On the opposite side cut twice at 1¼" from each end from the centre fold to the edge, as shown below.
- Be aware that if you have a pattern that needs to go in a certain direction you will have to choose which side gets which cuts.
- Twist the piece so that you have the following shape with a piece that sits up in the middle.
- Attach this piece to the card base. The piece can be twisted in either direction so that the gap can be on the left or the right.
- Attached the label to the popped-up piece.
- Embellish as desired.
- This card will fold flat for posting.
Alternate Instructions
- If you do not have a stiff patterned paper, you can use plain cardstock and then cut out pieces of patterned paper to adhere as appropriate.
- Cut patterned paper 3¾" x 2⅞" and then cut out a piece 1⅞" x 1⅝" to get the desired shape. You will need two of these pieces. Again, if you are using a patterned paper that has an 'up', you may need to cut out a different corner of the patterned paper so that the pattern is correct.
- Adhere the panels as appropriate on the card front.
- You can cut out a piece of patterned paper for the popped-up piece, if you want, although the label will cover most of this. The popped-up piece measures 3-3/16" x 1⅞"
Happy crafting.
