Tower block fold – Rustic Centrepiece

Tower block fold – Rustic Centrepiece. Rustic Centrepiece is a stand alone cling stamp set and an online exclusive released in July. The images have a pencil sketched look featuring woodsy florals and wood slice images adorned with seasonal decor. This set has images only but you can use sentiments from whatever you have in your stash.

The tower block fold is pretty easy to make and can fold flat to fit in an envelop for posting. The image I used for this card were the sunflowers. I used the succulents image on another card which you can see HERE.

Cutting guide

Tower fold card base

1. Old Olive : cut 5 ¾” x 8 ¼” (14.5 cm x 21 cm). On long side score at 1″, 2″, 3″ and 4″ (2.5 cm, 5 cm, 7.5 cm and 10 cm)
2. Timeless Plaid 6 x 6 DSP – trim one side at 5 ⅝” and cut 3 pieces at ⅞” x 5 ⅝” (2 cm x 14.2 cm) and 1 piece at 3 ⅛” x 5 ⅝” (8 cm x 14.2 cm).

How to assemble tower block mechanism

1. Adhere DSP strips on panels A, B, and C.
2. On panel D, apply Tear n’ Tape just shy of score line and edge of card as pictured above.
3. Fold on second score line so that panel C and D is on top then remove backing tap on panel D, close Old Olive card on top of C & D.
4. Lastly adhere remaining Timeless Plaid 3 ⅛” x 5 ⅝” (8 cm x 14.2 cm) piece on to inside of Tower block card base as pictured in the completed card at beginning of post.

Preparing front side panel

1. Cut Old Olive at 4″ x 4 ½” (10 cm x 13.5 cm). Long side on top score at ½” and 1 ½” (1 cm and 3.5 cm)
2. Apply Tear n’ Tape on ½” (1 cm) section A and on the reverse side as pictured above.

Adhering front side panel to tower block card base

1. Remove backing tape on the back of left side of front side panel. Align ¼” in and equi-distant from top and bottom of card base and adhere to column.
2. Cut 1 piece Daffodil Delight at 2 ⅞” x 3 ⅞” (7.3 cm x 9.7 cm) and 1 piece ⅞” x 3 ⅞” (2.2 cm x 9.7 cm). Emboss both pieces with Sunflower 3D embossing folder.
3. Adhere embossed pieces to front and side as pictured above.
4. To adhere the ½” (1 cm) section, flatten card to left, tuck ½” (1 cm) section underneath, remove backing, check that it will move freely in both directions before securing it to card base.

Rustic Centre piece and back of card,

Rustic Centre piece

1. On a scrap of Basic White, stamp the sunflower vignette in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Fussy cut this leaving a narrow border all round. Omit colouring it initially because if you make a mistake, you would’ve wasted precious time.
2. Colour wood slice live edge with Pecan Pie, the top of the slice with Crumb Cake, the urn with Smoky Slate, Sunflowers with Daffodil Delight, leaves with Old Olive and the apples with Real Red and a touch of Daffodil Delight.
3. Apply dimensionals on the back and adhere to embossed Daffodil Delight mat layer.

Back of card

1. Cut a Crumb Cake mat layer at 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅝” (10.5 cm x 14.2 cm). Adhere to back of card leaving an even border on all 4 sides.
2. Basic White layer cut at 4″ x 5 ½” (10.2 cm x 14 cm). Partially stamp Rustic Centrepiece sunflower vignette as pictured. Colour image as in step 2 for the Rustic Centre piece above.
3. Adhere a remnant of the Timeless Plaid DSP as pictured. Flip card over and trim off any excess. Adhere Basic White layer to Crumb Cake mat layer to complete card.

Supply list

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

Product List