You Make Me Smile

This layout is incredibly flexible. Wait until you see the variety of ways it can be rendered.

Today I’ll showcase this layout using the beautiful Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper, in many different colors and with many different sentiments and looks.

Tomorrow I’ll demonstrate a completely different look with this same layout at my free Zoom class. Stay tuned for those cards too!

COLORS

Basic Beige, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, Secret Sea, Smoky Slate

MEASUREMENTS

Card Base 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
Designer Series Paper 3″ x 5 1/4″ (this is the top of the scene or pattern on the horizotal)
Designer Series Paper 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (this is the bottom of the scene or pattern, on the horizontal)
Inside light colored Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut Card Base 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
Cut Designer Series Paper 3″ x 5 1/4″ (this is the top of the scene or pattern on the horizotal). Adhere it to the card front.
Cut Designer Series Paper 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (this is the bottom of the scene or pattern, on the horizontal). Adhere it to the bottom of the inside of the card.
Cut Inside light colored Cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″, Adhere it to the inside of the card.
Optional: You can cut additional layers if desired. This design has layers of Cardstock cut at the dimensions above, with smaller layers of Designer Series Paper taken in 1/4″ all around.

You can orient the card in landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) mode. You can add ribbon or twine in a variety of places. You can add gems, or leave them off. You can use a large sentiment or a small one. You can put the sentiment on the outside, the inside, or both. You can make it masculine or feminine, young or mature.

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