Double Tower card – Vintage Christmas

It’s week 4 in my Christmas Countdown series and this time I have a fun double tower card using the Vintage Christmas stamp set.

I was first introduced to this type of card a couple of years ago by a non-Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, but it was sized as a 6″ x 6″ card and obviously it wouldn’t fit in a standard size envelop so I shelved the idea for another day. After procrastinating shall I, shan’t I ad infinitum I eventually bit the bullet and set about trying to create one that would. After several attempts I finally cracked it.

This is the front….

…. and here’s the back – somewhere for you to address the recipient and say who it’s from!

Card cutting guide

Extra scraps of Basic White required for stamping sentiment and floral features. For additional instructions on how to create the cuts for the tower, please refer to video tutorial.

Imperial

1. Card base : Coastal Cabana 8″ x 5 ½” . Long side score at 1″, 2″, 3″, 5″, 6″ and 7″.
2. Front centre Panel Mat 1 : Poppy Parade – 1 piece 1 ⅞ “x 5 ⅜”
3. Mat 2 Centre panel : Basic White – 1 piece 1 ¾ “x 5 ¼ “
4. Side panels Mat 1: Poppy Parade – 2 pieces ⅞ ” x 5 ⅜ “.
5. Mat 2 Side panel : Basic White – 2 pieces ¾ ” x 5 ¼ “
6. Back centre panel : Basic White – 1 ¾ ” x 5 ¼ “

Metric

1. Card base : Coastal Cabana 20.5 cm x 14 cm. Long side score at 2.5 cm, 5 cm, 7.5 cm, 13 cm, 15.5 cm and 18 cm.
2. Front centre Panel Mat 1 : Poppy Parade – 1 piece 4.5 cm x 13.5 cm
3. Mat 2 Centre panel : Basic White – 1 piece 4 cm x 13 cm
4. Side panels Mat 1 : Poppy Parade – 2 pieces 2 cm x 13.5 cm
5. Mat 2 Side panel : Basic White – 2 pieces 1.5 cm x 13 cm
6. Back centre panel : Basic White – 4 cm x 13 cm

Video Tutorial

This type of fold is a series of cuts every 1/2″ or 1 cm between two sets of score lines. It’s not as complicated as it looks and easier to comprehend via a visual aid, so press play and see how.

Supply list

Listed below is the supply list. Just click on the picture to take you directly to the item in my online store.

Vintage Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159781]	Mini Pocket Envelope Dies [159167]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694]	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302]	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050]
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Paper Trimmer [152392]

I hope you enjoyed today’s project – and see what I have in store for you next week in episode 5!

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