Oh Baby! It's Spring! That is the theme of Stacey's video this month and I could not be more excited. I do have baby fever - not me personally *wink* but I just can't help appreciating how absolutely beautiful little babies are and admittedly, I am that person who will ooh and aaaah over all babies:) For today's project I designed a tri-fold Baby Carriage card that can be used for a shower invitation, an announcement or as a congratulatory card - here's how:
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I started out by folding my cardstock into 3 sections to fit the size of my die template. I used one of the blossom shapes from Blossom Tags and Accents. It is important here to make sure that two of the cutting edges of the Blossom die template overlap the folded sides of the card. I secured my die template to the cardstock using some repositioning tape.
The cardstock that I used was not a very heavy weight so I was able to cut/emboss through all 3 sections of my card at once using the Grand Calibur® Machine.
Cutting several pieces of paper at once is something worth experimenting with your die templates - it can save a ton of time especially on projects that require multiple cut-outs of the same shape. I was able to cut 3 shapes of the patterned paper using my Standard Circles Lg die template. I did have to run the sandwich through twice to ensure that the cut went through all 3 layers. Remember the more intricate the die template the harder it may be to cut more than one of certain papers simultaneously.
After adhering my patterned paper to my circle tri-fold card I folded my card and lightly traced the carriage opening (which resembles a wedge) with a pencil. I trimmed through all three sheets of paper to complete my carriage design.
I used Sprightly Sprockets for my carriage wheels. I wanted my tri-fold card to stand freely so I cut 3 sets of wheels and adhered them all in the exact same position on each of the carriage shapes.
After die cutting the bird shape and adhering the bow I finished off my card by embellishing it with buttons and a flag sentiment.
Spring is just around the corner and heralds a time of new beginnings! Even if you don't have a baby celebration in your immediate forecast I hope I have inspired you to try something new with your die templates - that can be the start of your new "die-template-experimentation" beginnings!
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