How to make a beautiful greetings card with stamps

Lily pad card

Description

A dark blue card is cut and folded to produce a centre square decorated with lily pads and flowers stamped on parchment. The surround is stamped with numerous tiny dragonflies in bright metallic colours.

Materials used

Sheet of dark blue card 170mm x 146mm (6½ x 5¾ ins)
Parchment paper
Rubber stamp Stampendous! SWS013 Koi Pond Wood Set (Lily 1 of 4 stamps in set)
Rubber stamp Hero Arts LL688 Kimono Silk (Dragonfly 1 of 6 stamps in set)
VersaMark stamp pad
Pearlex powder colours
Silicone glue
Craft knife

Method

Mark up the dark blue card lightly in pencil as shown on the diagram.

Cut with a craft knife and fold to form the three-panel card with a swivelling centre panel.

Approximate conversion of millimetres to inches:
30mm = 1¼ ins. 35mm = 1½ ins.
46mm = 1¾ ins. 65mm = 2½ ins.
75mm = 3 ins. 90mm = 3½ ins.

cutting diagram

folding diagram

Stamp the dragonflies with the VersaMark pad and colour with Pearlex powder.

Stamp the lily three times on parchment paper using the VersaMark pad and colour with Pearlex powder.

Cut out two complete lily designs plus one extra flower.

Mount the lilies on the back of the swivelling panel using Silicone glue to give them 3D depth. The lilies show from the front when the panel swivels.

Lily pad card made by Mei Carrroll and reproduced with kind permission.

Rubber stamp Stampendous! SWS013 Koi Pond Wood Set (Lily 1 of 4 stamps in set) reproduced with kind permission of the copyright owners Stampendous!

Rubber stamp Hero Arts LL688 Kimono Silk (Dragonfly 1 of 6 stamps in set) reproduced with kind permission of the copyright owners Hero Arts.

This project was originally published at Card Inspirations. It is reproduced here here with kind permission. Card Inspirations are sponsors of the Card Making Inspirations web site.

Product availability

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The layouts and techniques used in these projects are timeless. However, products such as stamps, stickers and patterned papers are quickly discontinued to be replaced by new items. When this happens we suggest that there is a lot of satisfaction in finding an alternative product that suits the design.

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