DIY Thank You Card Tutorial: Creating Dimensional Floral Cards with Paper Layering

Hello my Stampin’ Friends!

Transition your florals from summer to fall with the Charming Day Bundle. These hand-drawn rose and anemone designs feature open line art perfect for coloring. The set includes versatile sentiments for birthday cards, thank-you notes, and more!

Instructions and card measurements below signature.

These three panels showcase elegant fun fold card with variations of the same layered arch design. The left features a “Thanks for Being You” sentiment with a single flower, the center highlights dimensional roses, and the right displays a simple branch design. All use matching Basic Beige cardstock, Pretty Peacock cardstock , and the Floral Charm Designer Series Paper.

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Card Measurments:

• Basic Beige Cardstock (base card): 3 pieces 5″ x 4″
• Pretty Peacock Cardstock (layer #1): 3 pieces 4 3/4″ x 3 3/4″
• Floral Charm DSP (layer #2): 3 pieces 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
• Basic Beige Cardstock (top panel): 3 pieces 3 1/4″ x 2 1/4″
• Scraps for large floral image, small floral image and 3 sets of leaves
• Basic Beige Cardstock (band that hold the 3 panels together) 10 3/4″ x 3″
• Floral Charm DSP (for envelope flap): 6″ x 2 1/4″

Card Instructions:

Die Cut:

• Die cut 3 pieces of Basic Beige cardstock with the 2nd largest die in the Everyday Arches Dies.
• Die cut 3 pieces of Pretty Peacock cardstock with the 3rd largest die in the Everyday Arches Dies
• Die cut 3 pieces of Floral Charm DS: with the 4th largest die in the Everyday Arches Dies
• Die cut 3 pieces of Basic Beige (top panel) with the 7th largest die in the Everyday Arches Dies

Stamp, Color and Die Cut:

• Stamp the large and small floral images with Early Espresso ink on Basic Beige cardstock and set aside.
• Stamp the leaves three times on Basic Beige cardstock with Early Espresso ink and set aside
• Color the floral images using Petal Pink for petals and Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends for leaves.
• Color all three leaf sets with Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends.
• Die cut everything using the coordinating Charming Day Dies.
• Stamp the sentiment on one of the top panels (Basic Beige cardstock) This will be the front of the card.

Assemble the Card:

• Adhere all four layers with your preferred adhesive, following the placement shown in the picture.
• Attach the small floral image and die-cut leaves to the front panel, then add decorative dots as pictured.
• Mount the large floral image on the middle panel and attach small die-cut leaves to the final panel.
• To connect the arch panels, apply glue to the band (Basic Beige cardstock 10¾” x 3″) and position all panels in order on the band.

Envelope:

• Adhere DSP to the envelope flap and trim to fit.

If you have any questions or if I am not clear in the instructions, please contact me at rachelbrumley@cox.net.