Tunnel Card

Make a spectacular card with a few cuts and folds.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Take one piece of 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock and stamp it all over. This will be your inside piece.

   

2. Step 2

   Slide your cardstock into your paper cutter horizontally. Score at 2 1/8", 4 1/4" and 6 3/8"
   
   

   

3. Step 3

   Take your Coluzzle™ or any other cutting device and cut out an oval or a circle in the middle of the cardstock.

   

4. Step 4

   (Optional) Take a piece of complimentary color cardstock about 1 1/2" inches bigger than the window you cut out. Now cut the next size smaller oval out of this piece.
   
   Tape this behind the window of the inside cardstock. It will create a frame for your window.
   

   

5. Step 5

   Fold your cardstock: The first score is a mountain fold, the next a valley, the last a mountain again.

   

6. Step 6

   Finish decorating your inside.

   

7. Step 7

   (only neccessary if your outside cardstock is a dark color)
   Take your 5 1/4" x 8" piece of cardstock and fold in half. Stamp an image or a saying in the center of it.

   

8. Step 8

   Fold your 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock for your outside in half and decorate.
   

   

9. Step 9

   Tape the smaller piece of cardstock to the backside of the outside piece.

   

10. Step 10

    Add Sticky Strip™ to the 5 1/2" ends of the back of your inside piece.

    

11. Your card is finished!

    

Video!

Variations

Try different shapes
Cut different shapes out of the inside center.

Change the Tunnel View
Have your main image behind the window, instead of a saying.

Tie it
Tie it closed with a ribbon.

Opt out the third layer
When using lighter colored cardstock for the outside piece, stamp directly on the back, instead of using a third piece of cardstock. (in my example the apricot)

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Tunnel Card. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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