Tunnel Card instructions by Shamela

 

TUNNEL CARD

Lady Vagabond by Shamela aka Craftigal

REQUIREMENTS:

2X A4 250GSM WHITE CARD

2 STRIPS OF WHITE OFF CUTS APPROX 5.25’ X 0.75’

SBBS25: SIR VAGABOND 8X8  ( 1 SHEET)

DFLDC27 LADY VAGABOND DIE CUTS

SBBS27  LADY VAGABOND  8X8  BACK COVER SHEET EMBELLISHMENTS (LADY & CAT)

ABBREVIATIONS: DP - DESIGNER PAPER.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1: CUT  2 PIECES OF WHITE CARD TO 5.5’ X 5.5’. THIS IS YOUR BACK BASE AND THE FRONT OF YOUR CARD.

STEP 2: CUT 2 PIECES OF CARD TO 5.5’ X 3.5’ (B)

STEP 3:  SCORE YOUR (B) PIECES AT 0.5’ ; 1’ ; 1.5’ ; 2’ ; 2.5’ AND  3’.

STEP 4: CREATE A CONCERTINA/FAN BY FOLDING THE SCORE LINES INTO VALLEYS AND HILLS. IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THE IMAGE BELOW.

STEP 5:   CREATE THE FRONT FRAME OF YOUR CARD BUT MEASURING 0.75’ ON ALL  4 SIDES AND DRAW LINES AS SHOWN. YOU WILL NOW REMOVE THE CENTRE PANEL TO CREATE A FRAME.

STEP 6: USE DISTRESS OXIDE IN STORMY SKY AND SHADE THE TOP OF YOUR FRAME.

STEP 7: STAMP SIR VAGABOND WTKAT15 ON THE TOP OF YOUR FRAME WITH THE SAME INK.

STEP 8: ATTACH THE ONE CONCERTINA  (B) TO THE SIDE OF YOUR BACK BASE (A). MAKE SURE THE JOINER IS FACING TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF YOUR CARD.  DO THE SAME ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE WILL BE COVERING ITHE BACK WITH DESIGNER PAPER TO COVER.

STEP 9:  FUSSY CUT YOUR DP AS SHOWN BELOW.

STEP 10:   FUSSY CUT THE REST OF YOUR DP AS SHOWN BELOW

STEP 11:   REMOVE APPROX 1 7/8’ FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TOP PIECE OF YOUR DP.

STEP 12:  TRIM APPROX 0.5’ OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SAME PIECE.

STEP 13: TRIM APPROX 2’ OFF THE TOP OF THIS SHEET.

 STEP 14: GLUE INTO YOUR BASE AS SHOWN BELOW

STEP 15: USE STORMY SKY DISTRESS OXIDE AND SHADE IN THE EXPOSED AREA ON    YOUR BASE CARD

 

 

STEP 16:  ALIGN NEXT PIECE OF DP AND TRIM DOWN TO SIZE. MAKE SURE THE PATTERN MATCHES UP

STEP 17: DO THE SAME WITH THE LAST PIECE OF DP.

  STEP 18: I USED 2 STRIPS TO ATTACH MY LAST 2 PIECES

STEP 19:  ATTACH THE WHITE STRIP APPROX 1.75’ FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR BASE. ON THE FIRST STEP OF YOUR HINGE (B). MAKE SURE IT IS EVENLY ATTACHED AND DOES NOT TOUCH THE INSIDE  EDGE OF YOUR HINGE.

STEP 20: ATTACH 2ND STRIP APPROX 0.5’ FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR BASE. GLUE TO THE NEXT STEP ON YOUR HINGE. MAKE SURE YOU LINE UP THE PATTERN SO THAT IT MATCHES PERFECTLY.

STEP 21: GLUE YOUR FRAME TO THE TOP OF YOUR HINGE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO ONLY ADD GLUE TO THE SIDES. THE TOP OF YOUR FRAME HAS TO REMAIN CLEAR OF ADHESIVE TO MAKE SURE YOUR CARD WILL BE ABLE TO FOLD FLAT FOR POSTING.

STEP 25:  FINALLY EMBELLISH WITH FINAL PIECE OF YOUR DP AS SHOWN AND ADD YOUR DIE CUTS  (DFLDC27) AND IMAGES CUT FROM THE LADY VAGABOND 8X8 DP (SBBS27)

Secret Design Team Member - Guest post

Dear Reader

Today I have this gorgeous card from my secret Design Team member who can only officially join us at the end of February 2021!

However, they have joined in the December launch fun by creating a guest post using the Lady Vagabond paper and chipboards!

I love the way they have put a genuine eyelet in the tiny tag and added a piece of string.

Their attention to detail and interesting layers of papers which they have fussy cut beautifully is a real feast for the eyes!

What I did with those ticket strips

Well, I got out my alcohol inks and dabbed the background, ran it though my embossing folder, then dragged the black paint dabber over the top. I added the ticket on pop dots and then stamped a butterfly on some packaging with archival ink, as per Tim's idea for a tag a while ago and added it to the card by folding the wings and gluing the body down.

For this card I alcohol inked the background stamped the wording and the butterfly with archival ink and then added the tickets on pop dots.

I made my own ticket stamps for the just a note and thank you, using the Stampmaker by Theresa Collins.