fresh & fun

Supplies needed:

• One piece of cardstock 4″ x 11″ long (here Cool Caribbean)
• Paper cutter with cutting and scoring blade
• adhesive
• stamps
• ink
• punch to make window (here 1 3/8″ square punch)
• slit punch
• ribbon

Step one:

Score your cardstock at 3 1/2″ and 7″.

Step two:

Prefold your scores.

Step three:

Slide a punch of your choice into your center panel and punch a window in the center of that panel.

Step four:

Stamp your center panel.

Step five:

Add additional framing around your window if wanted.

To make this frame, I first used the same square punch I used to make the window in the card front on black cardstock. Then I lined my Marvy scallop punch up around the punched out square and punched out the frame.

Step six:

Stamp your center image and layer if necessary.

Step seven:

Add adhesive on the back of your main image.

Step eight:

While holding your card and your main image, center the image behind your window.

Step ten:

When the image is centered, fold your right card panel over to adhere the image to that part of the card.

Step eleven:

Fold your left card panel over. Slide your slit punch in so that the half circle is a little under the card fold. Punch your slit.

Step twelve:

The half circle of the slit punch will keep your card closed.

Step twelve:

If you would like to add ribbon, punch a hole in the half circle of your slit punch. Just make sure the hole is not hitting your fold over card.

Step thirteen:

Thread your ribbon through the hole and tie a bow. You are done!

Have fun with it! Play around. Add a second slit punch on the top. Just tie ribbon through the hole and not around the card. Change the measurements…..Anything goes. These are so much fun!