How to Make Shaped Cards the Easy Way

Posted on 3rd April 2015 by Lisa Sumpter
Filed under All Papercraft Tutorials, Design Team

Hello! It's Lisa here and I'm going to show you a very easy way to make shaped cards.

You can apply this technique to any shape you like and your cards will stand up without wobbling.

I have three examples to show you, all different shapes but they all stand nicely.

So first up is the flower card. The steps are the same for each card. You can find the list of materials I used to make these at the end of the post.

Firstly, once you've decided which shape you want you card to be, you'll need to cut the shape out twice. I've used digital clip art to make my cards which is why one shows the flower and one is blank.

Next, score the shape which is going to be the back of your card, so for my flower card, I've scored the white flower shape.

And then add some adhesive above the score line and attach to the back of the shape which is going to be the front of your card.

That's it. Your card will now stand up. The little score line adds stability to the whole card like magic.

You can now decorate your card as you please

For the Wellington Boot card the process is exactly the same. Cut your shape twice, add a score line, glue above it. Attach the back to the card front and your card will stand up.

And lastly for the Sunshine card.

Cut your shape twice.

Score a line on the shape that is to form the back of your card.

Add glue above the score line and attach to your card front shape and it will stand.

Materials

• A4 Card: White Linen, Hammered White, Super Smooth White from Papermill Direct
• Digital Clip Art: Sunny Days Ahead by Echo Park
• Embellishments: Stickers (Doodlebug), Wood Veneer heart (Elle's Studio), Enamel Dots (Studio Calico), Ranger Stickles glitter.

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