From the moment I saw this stamp set back in January I knew I had to find something special and interesting to do with the image. Of course the image looks amazing (especially when you hand color it using the Masks) just mounted onto the front of a card. But, everyone does that. Fun folds were mostly out because the image is too large to use on most of them and while it can easily be broken up into smaller elements, it is the whole that I found so appealing. Enter the panoramic card! I found this design while researching a shutter fold card (soon to be featured). And that was all she wrote. Presenting my take (and metric measurements) on a super fun card that is easier than it looks.
Supplies
Enduring Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set
Enduring Beauty Masks
Black Card Stock
Basic White Card Stock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Lemon Lolly Stampin Pad
Poppy Parade Stampin Pad
Granny Apple Green Stampin Pad
Garden Green Stampin Pad
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin Seal
Paper Trimmer
Blending Brushes
Directions
Cut a card base 21cm x 14.85cm (8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″) from the black card stock. Score at 10.5cm (4-1/4″). The card base will be used horizontally with the fold at the top.
For the first front layer cut a piece of white card stock 10cm x 14.4cm (4″ x 5-1/4″). With a pencil, draw a light line down the center of the white card stock, long side up, at 7.2cm (2-5/8″). Next find the center vertically, 5cm (2″) and mark the top and bottom only. (see photo) Layer this white piece over the black card base. Leave an equal border all the way around. Cut a second piece of the white card stock, the same size to use as a card liner.
To create the panoramic effect we are going to cut the picture/dsp/image backing pieces first (layer 2 if you are counting) Out of black card stock, cut a rectangle to 13cm x 9.5cm (5″ x 4″). Mark this rectangle as we did for the white layer, find the horizontal center at 4.8cm (2″) and draw a light line. Find the vertical center at 6.5cm (2-1/2″) and mark each side.
The next step is to cut the black rectangle into strips, cut two strips 2cm (3/4″) wide, cut the next two strips at 2.5cm (1″) wide. There should be a piece left over that measures 4.2cm (1-1/4″) (or close to it as there can sometimes be small discrepcancies in cutting). In the photo I have named these pieces A, B, C. I find it is easiest to lay the pieces out in the order shown in order to get your head around what we are doing.
From the “A” rectangles (narrowest ones) cut 1 cm (1/2″) from the top and bottom.
On the “B” rectangles cut a scant 5mm (1/4″) from the top and bottom. Leave rectangle “C” uncut.
My personal preference at this point is to go ahead and adhere the mat layers to the white card layer. In the finished example I did not follow this advise and my strips do not look as straight and even as they could be. It looks ok from a distance or a casual glance but does not hold up under close inspection. The other advantage of gluing the strips down at this point is that it is easier to erase an visible marks.
For the last layer we will be working with your image. In this example I am using the stamped image from the Enduring Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set. I used the stencil masks to color the image. To get the slightly orange effect I brushed a light layer of Lemon Lolly over the flowers (stencil No.1) and then before removing the stencil I added a light layer of Poppy Parade ink with another blending brush. I removed that stencil and placed the “shadowing” stencil down and used the Poppy Parade again. The leaf base is Granny Apple Green with the vein layer in Garden Green.
This piece was then cut into a rectangle measuring cm x 9cm x 11.4 (3-7/8″ x 4-1/8″), be sure your image is centered in this rectangle. I found it was easiest to lightly draw out my rectangle before cutting, this way I knew the center of my design would be in the center of the card.
Now, as we did with the black matting layer cut your image into strips, beginning with the right side, your first strip (A) will be 1.7cm (5/8″). The next strip (B) will be 2.2cm (7/8), the third strip (C) is the center piece and will be cut at 3.7cm (1-1/8″). The next strip (B again) is another 2.2cm (7/8) strip. You should be left with a strip measuring 1.7cm (5/8″). I made several samples to get these measurements correct and as as I noted above when cutting the black strips, this last strip may come out a little wide, if this is the case just shave a bit off of one side.
For the last step in this process we will be repeating some of the steps above. For your A or “outside” pieces cut 1 cm (1/2″) from the top and bottom. On the B strips cut a scant 5mm (1/4″) from the top and the bottom. And finally leave the center C strip as is.
Adhere your image strips to the coordinating black mat strips on your card leaving a narrow border of the black card stock showing all the way around. I chose to stop here but you could absolutely put a greeting piece on this card or further embellish with threads, ribbons or gems.
Of note: the metric card is wider than the imperial card so the measurements of the strips do not ‘translate’ one to one.
Thank you for reading this tutorial and as always I truly hope you give this card a go. I did my best to make the directions easy to follow. If you do make one of these, please post a picture below or on social media tagging me in @loriothen. I want to thank France Martin for her version of this card. Most of the measurements for the imperial sized card came from her video. I am linking her video here. She does a neat trick with her greeting that is genius! Give her a watch and a thumbs up to help support our wonderful card making/crafting community! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es0rYwJ7Zoo&t=504s&ab_channel=FranceMartin
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