Double the Cards Tutorial

Are you ready to make some cards with  me? Two cards, Four sheets of double sided patterned paper  and  two cards in less than an hour ! These are the cards I made using  CI Rejoice and Glitz Design Joyeux Noel Collection ....  

Lets begin : 

I chose two clip art images from the CI  Rejoice  Collection  - Joy Carols-29814  and used my spellbinder die to cut them into an oval shape. (large ovals S4-110) 

Use  what you have, a template a die, cut the image in a circle or oval form - You need to add  a touch of different so do not leave them in  rectangular form. Put them aside. 

Choose a sheet of double sided patterned paper and  cut  it 10"x10"  - ( DO not throw out the  2" strips we will be using them ) and then cut in half leaving you with two 5" x 10"  and  score and  fold  one  one  way and the  other the  other way ....so  now you have  your card base ...  

I used  Joyeux Noel - Motif by Glitz Design 

Choose your next sheet of paper and cut 2 squares 4.5" x 4.5"- Once again use one side on one card and the other side on the other 

For this  layer I used  Joyeux Noel Stripe by Glitz Design

I do not  glue anything down till I have layered and  looked at the finished design product 

From the same sheet of  paper cut  2 -3 x 4 pieces and place them on the cards 

Place one towards the top left hand side and on the other card place closer to the bottom of the right hand side

Next  choose one more double sided patterned paper- and cut 2 - 3x4 and place them on the card  lengthwise

I chose CI Holly Berries from the Rejoice Collection 

This is why I do not glue till the very end .. Take  those extra strip of  paper you have  from cutting  and cut them in one inch lengths- use  2, 3 4  border punches and start punching and placing them behind the sheets . 

  

Place the  clipart  piece on top  of  each card and  make any  alterations  ... add some more punching borders, distress the  edges or  ink the edges which I did. using Ingvild Bolme  Chalk Ink ( Dark Bark)  When you are  happy  glue  from the  top down  ... 

The  more  fun part -  Layering the flowers and embellishments!

Start with your largest  flower : 

 Then place your medium flower just  underneath it 

 Then place a third  flower  smaller than the first two so that you have  created a triangle shape

Add  2  more  flowers  then two more  .. once at  7 flowers than you can  add one at a  time and  other  embellishments  to give you that cluster ...  

Remember  One  more time  -  Start with a large, medium and small flower and make a  triangle  .. no flower on your  project  should be larger than the first one  you place in the corner! 

You are done!