TRIPLE LAYER BIRTHDAY CARD TUTORIAL - PAULA SAUNDERS

To recreate this beautiful triple layer birthday card created by Design Team member Paula Saunders you can follow the steps below:

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 Uniquely Creative Products Used:

·         UCP3038 Sunkissed Soul Paper
·         UCP3041 Summer Breeze Paper
·         UCP3043 Sunlit Memories Paper
·         UCP3045 Soak Up the Sun Paper
·         UCE2164 Whisper Bloom Flowers
·         UCP3048 Bohemian Escape Creative Cuts
·         Fineliner Pens
·         Foam Dots & Strips
·         Fussy Cut Scissors

Other Products Used: 

·         Ruler
·         12 x 12” Cardstock Black
·         12 x 12” Cardstock White
·         Liquid Glue
·         Circle Punch
·         Double Sided Tape 12mm
·         Trimmer
·         Scoreboard

Card size: 10cm x 15cm

Step 1:   
Trim a piece of the black 12x12 cardstock to measure 5 ¾ x 8 ¼”. Place the long side at the top of the scoreboard & score at 4 1/8”.  Fold on the scoreline.  This is your FIRST card base

Step 2:   
Trim a piece of the Summer Breeze UCP3041 paper to measure 3 7/8x51/2". Adhere to the front of your card base so the fold is at the top. trim another piece of black cardstock to measure 41/4x6/34". Place the long side at the top of your scoreboard and score at 33/8". this is your SECOND card base. Trim a piece of the left-over paper from Step 2 to measure 31/8x4". Adhere to the front of the SECOND card base. Adhere this piece to the middle of your FIRST card base.

Step 3:
Trim a piece of left-over black cardstock to measure 2 ¾ x 5 ¼”, place the long side at the top of your scoreboard & score at 2 5/8”. Fold on the scoreline.  This is your THIRD card base

Step 4:
Trim a piece of the left-over paper from step 2 to measure 2 ½ x 2 3/8”. Adhere to the front of your THIRD card base.  Adhere to the front of your card.

Step 5:
Find the Sunkissed Soul UCP3038 paper & cover the inside top & bottom of each card on the front of your card base with the plainer side showing.

Step 6:
Trim a piece of the left-over paper from Step 2 to measure 3x4". Place the long side at the top of your scoreboard and score at 1/2". Turn so the short side is at the top of your scoreboard and score at 3/8" and 25/8". Cut notches out where the score lines cross over. Cut out a half circle with a 1" circle punch then adhere to the middle of the SECOND card base for a gift card pocket.



Step 7:
Adhere some images from the Creative Cuts pack to decorate your card

Step 8:
Trim a piece of white cardstock to measure 31/4x5". Adhere inside the largest crd. Draw some lines for writing and adhere an image from the Creative Cuts pack.


Step 9:
Find the Sunlit Memories UCP3043 paper & cut out a large flower bunch. Adhere to the front of the smallest card on your card base

Step 10:
Find the Soak up the Sun UCP3045 paper & cut out the green square with flowers. Adhere to the top of the flower bunch with foam dots

Step 11:
Adhere one of the Whisper Bloom Flowers to the top of the images on your smallest card

Step 12:
Find the HAPPY BIRTHDAY in your Creative Cuts pack & adhere to the right of the flower bloom