Earlier today I posted this teapot card that I sent my daughter-in-law for her birthday:
I've gotten tons of questions about how it was created! I don't have a real tutorial or video tutorial made and I did not come up with the original idea. I've done my best to type up the directions though and hope they make sense!
- Cut a piece of card stock to 5" x 10". Score in half at 5".
- Place scored card stock on Oval Accent Bigz Die so the score line is just above one of the notches on the die. You may have to trim the corners a bit so it will fit through the Big Shot. Run through Big Shot.
- Open card up and place on Stampin' Trimmer so you can cut the top off of one side just below the notches. Save this piece; it becomes your teapot spout.
- Stamp or add Designer Paper to the front flap of the card (the one you just cut the top off of) as desired. Trim off excess paper with Paper Snips.
- Use tiny circle punch to punch a half-circle notch in one end of the top flap piece that you cut off earlier and saved. This makes it look more like a spout. Adhere this piece to the inside of the card using a small piece of Sticky Strip along the edge of the card so that it looks like a spout. Be careful not to let the spout stick out too far or your card will no longer fit in one of our Medium Envelopes.
- Punch an oval from a scrap of card stock using the Large Oval Punch. Throw away the punched out oval. Slide the punched card stock into the Extra-Large Oval Punch so that the oval space is centered in the Extra-Large Oval Punch. Punch. You should now have an oval rim. Adhere this to the other side of the card on the inside using a small piece of Sticky Strip along the edge of the card so that it looks like a handle. Be careful not to let the handle stick out too far or your card will no longer fit in one of our Medium Envelopes.
- Fold the front flap closed and adhere the two sides of the teapot together.
- Punch a tag from a piece of card stock using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. Add ribbon and stamping as desired. Slide the tag into the pouch made by the card.
- Finish decorating your teapot as desired.
This card really doesn't open. Instead, it creates a pouch for the tag to slide into. If you wanted to make the card open instead, just don't seal the sides shut. I would recommend cutting another piece of card stock with the Oval Accents Bigz Clear Die and adhering it to the inside of the card so that it covers the ends of the spout and handle though.
Hope that all makes sense. Have fun creating a teapot card!
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