This is the other card we made a club this month. It's an interactive card that uses the Peekaboo Frames Die. Below is the card once the tab is pulled. Fun, isn't it?
I'm going to attempt a photo tutorial, and I'll admit right off the bat that it leaves much to be desired. But you'll show me some grace, right, and just be happy for my attempt? Thanks! OK, ready? Here goes...
The first thing you'll want to do is cut a standard card size in Pear Pizzazz and score it. Cut a piece of Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP) to 4" x 5-1/4" and adhere it to your card. You'll notice that I made three different variations of this card with different papers in this pack.
Yes, I took a picture of DSP on card stock, but don't have one for the next step. Because no one knows how to adhere DSP to card stock. Really, I don't think any of you are really that dense. Next up, you'll want to cut out a piece of card stock using your Big Shot and the Peekaboo Frames Die. Use the shape that looks like a big Curly Label Punch. It's in the corner of the die.
After cutting, you'll need to score. Get out your handy dandy Simply Scored Scoring Tool and line it up as shown below. You'll want to score at 3/4" and 1-5/8".
Use your bone folder to fold on the two score lines you just created, as well as the original line made by the die itself. Set that aside for a few minutes.
Take a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock, cut to 3-3/4" x 1-3/4" and insert one end into the Decorative Label punch as shown below. This allows you to cut one end, leaving the length of the strip intact.
After punching the end of your pull tab, stamp an arrow on the punched end. I used one of the tiny arrows from the Designer Typeset Photopolymer Stamp Set. I love how the stamp shows the color ink that you use. Yes, I get excited about the little things.
Here's how it looks once it's been stamped. This will indicate to the recipient that they should pull on the tab...you know, so they aren't completely confused about what they are supposed to do with your card.
OK, it's important to pay attention to this step. Cut a piece of Whisper White card stock 2-3/8" x 2-1/4" and stamp your sentiment slightly to the left. Do not do this:
It should look like this...see how it's not centered, but slightly to the left?
And now it's time to start putting the whole thing together. Place a piece of sticky strip on the front of the Daffodil Delight strip. Be sure it's on the same side as the arrow, but at the other end. Attach this to the back of the Pear Pizzazz piece. It will adhere to the part with the little notch in it. I've shown it here from the back and again how it looks from the front. Don't worry that the Daffodil Delight is showing through...we'll take care of that later.
Now that you have that done, it's time to attach your sentiment. The best adhesive for this step is Glue Dots. Feel free to use whatever adhesive you like, but don't say I didn't warn you. Put a glue dot right at the point of each corner, on the back of the Pear Pizzazz piece, as shown here:
Try to get the glue dots as close to the inside opening as possible, but don't stress about it. These dots will be used to attach the window to the Whisper White piece that's stamped with the sentiment. You have a little bit of play, so make adjustments if you accidentally stamped crooked.
I find that it works best to pinch the window open while doing this...it makes centering the sentiment a bit easier. Be sure not to get any adhesive between the Daffodil Delight card stock and the Pear Pizzazz card stock.
Go ahead and adhere this to the front of the card. Keep your adhesive to the Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White. Again, don't get any adhesive on the Daffodil Delight or the pull tab won't work.
Are you hanging in there? The hard part is behind you and it's easy peasy from here on out. You'll need a piece of Whisper White cut to 1-1/2" x 1-3/4" and a piece of Daffodil Delight cut to 2-3/8" x 2-1/4". Stamp one of the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge in Daffodil Delight on the Whisper White card stock, then adhere that to the Daffodil Delight card stock.
To adhere this piece to the window, put adhesive only on the panel shown below. If you put it on the entire thing, the window won't open and then you'll have to start all over. You don't want that.
Next up is a step that I neglected to photograph. Cut a teeny piece of Whisper White to 5/16" x 2" then cover it with a piece of Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape. I used the floral, but any of them would look great. Put some adhesive on the smallest part of the window (the part with the notch.)
Place your Washi Tape covered card stock on that section. It should cover the notch and go right up against the Daffodil Delight piece. Once done, embellish with an Island Indigo butterfly cut out with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and the Big Shot. Use a Stampin' Dimensional so it pops.
One more thing...if you'd like to add a little something to the inside of your card, stamp it with the Gingham wheel. Since you're just going the width of a card, you can ink it up with an ink pad instead of a cartridge. Just be sure to do your stamping on some grid paper, and not on the Simply Scored Tool, as it looks like I'm doing here. :)
And that's it...you're done! I'd love to see your samples...be sure to add a link in the comments if you make one! Or, email a picture of it and I'll feature it here!
Supplies
Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Designer Typeset Photopolymer Set, and Gingham Wheel
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight Classic Ink
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, and Whisper White card stock, Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Peekaboo Frames Die, Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape, Clear Block A, Decorative Label Punch
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