Interactive Pull-Out Tag Reveal Card

A project from our live show CATCH UP with the Create Together Club - Inspiration Video 5 for Stamp A NOTE TO SAY - SHOW 29th Oct 21 · 29/10/2021 · watch it from 23:30

An interactive card with a hidden surprise element. A decorative background features a hole with a pull-out tag that reveals a sentiment when drawn out. The tag is held in place by foam pads and indicated by twine, creating an engaging, playful card experience.

You will need

Versafine Ink Pad - Onyx Black - 300921CSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Take a piece of white cardstock and create a textured background using the scattered alphabet and circle elements from the stamp set in Distress Oxide Fired Brick ink. ▶ watch 23:30
2. Stamp the alphabet scatter elements across the top half of the card, overlapping slightly for detail. ▶ watch 24:00
3. Stamp the textured circle element multiple times along the same line to create a decorative border. ▶ watch 25:00
4. Mount the decorated white cardstock onto red cardstock, then mount both onto a white card base. ▶ watch 26:15
5. Heat emboss the typewriter stamp in gold onto white cardstock. ▶ watch 27:00
6. Colour the typewriter with alcohol markers in colours R16 and R1. ▶ watch 27:45
7. Cut a horizontal line through the typewriter image using a craft knife and ruler as a guide. ▶ watch 28:00
8. Use the Stamps by Me tag punch to create a decorative tag with notched top from cardstock. ▶ watch 28:30
9. Make the tag slightly narrower than the hole so it can slide in and out smoothly. ▶ watch 29:00
10. Stamp a sentiment onto the tag in black ink, positioning it below where the hole will hide it. ▶ watch 29:45
11. Apply foam pads around the hole opening on the back of the typewriter card to stop the tag from sliding too far. ▶ watch 31:00
12. Thread twine through the tag hole as an indicator that something can be pulled. ▶ watch 31:30
13. Apply washi tape around the edge of the typewriter to frame it and hide the mechanism. ▶ watch 32:00
14. Mount the entire typewriter assembly onto the decorated card base with foam pads for dimension. ▶ watch 34:00

Tips from the show

• Make your tag a little bit thinner than the hole so it slides smoothly.
• Use foam pads to control how far the tag can be pulled out.
• Position your sentiment below the hole line so it remains hidden until the tag is pulled.

More from this show

• Heat Embossed Typewriter on Black Cardstock
• Textured Beads Stencilled Background with Spray Ombre
• Coloured Typewriter with Floral Embellishments Card

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