Acetate Window Card with Stamped Bouquet and Nested Frame

A project from our live show CREATE TOGETHER CLUB - CHAPTER 2 - Join Toni for Inspiration show 5 using the first stamp in the collection called ALL MINE - Broadcast 7th Nov 22 · 07/11/2022 · watch it from 6:15

A clean and simple square card featuring a stamped bouquet viewed through an acetate window, framed by nested die-cut shapes in teal mirror board. The design hides all internal construction on both front and back for a polished finish.

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Step by step

1. Start with a seven by seven square card base. ▶ watch 7:15
2. Use nesting square dies to create an aperture window in the front of your card by die-cutting through the folded card. ▶ watch 7:30
3. Run the card through your die-cutting machine to cut the window aperture. ▶ watch 8:00
4. Use the same nesting dies to cut two frames from teal mirror board, selecting the larger and next-size-down dies to create a stitched frame effect. ▶ watch 12:30
5. Tape two pieces of white cardstock together temporarily with repositionable tape. ▶ watch 15:30
6. Stamp the bouquet image from the All Mine stamp set in black ink onto the taped cardstock pieces. ▶ watch 16:00
7. Colour the stamped bouquet using pink ink for the roses and green ink for the leaves. ▶ watch 22:30
8. Fussy cut around the bouquet design, keeping the two pieces of cardstock together so they match exactly. ▶ watch 27:30
9. Glue the two cut bouquet pieces together back-to-back. ▶ watch 32:45
10. Tape a piece of acetate across the inside of the window aperture to create a clear viewing panel. ▶ watch 33:45
11. Position and glue the teal mirror board frame into the window recess on the front of the card. ▶ watch 34:30
12. Glue the coloured bouquet piece to the front, positioning it so the design shows through the acetate window. ▶ watch 36:00
13. Cut a smaller aperture from a six by six piece of cardstock using the next-size-down nesting die. ▶ watch 37:00
14. Die-cut another teal mirror board frame using the smaller nesting dies for the inside back layer. ▶ watch 38:00
15. Glue the smaller teal frame onto the six by six cardstock piece to create a layered backing panel. ▶ watch 39:30
16. Stamp a sentiment (such as 'thank you') onto clean cardstock and position it on the front of the card above the window. ▶ watch 42:00

Tips from the show

• Tape two pieces of cardstock together before stamping and cutting so you get two identical pieces for front and back.
• Keep the stamped bouquet pieces separate until final assembly—do not glue them together early, as this will show ugly glue lines through the acetate window.
• Before gluing the back panel in place, you can thread gold twine or string through the card so it twists and moves when the card is opened.

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