Darren's card

 I designed this card for Hubby's boss who likes to play the occasional round of golf. I hadn't got a clue what I was going to do when I started. I think I had an idea for a pop out card and a bench card lurking somewhere in the back of my mind. So I have ended up with a mix of both on this one. So I am going to call this my Hole in one card... not only because it's golf themed but because it has a hole in it.

To make this card  you need:

1 piece of  sturdy card 11 3/4 by 5  3/4 inches

1 piece of  sturdy card 8 1/2 by  5 3/4

1 piece of dsp  8 1/4 by 5  1/2

1 circle of whisper white card or  a card suited for blending inks.

glue,  inks, in green and  light blue,  blending brushes or sponges, and colouring pens.

Club house stamp set by Stampin up! and the coordinating dies and  the dsp.

Scoreboard 

2large circle dies one slightly larger than the other.

Cut  your card base to 11 3/4  by  5  3/4

score at 1 5/8 and again at 3  1/4  turn the card around  and score again at the opposite end using the same measurements.  When you have scored both score line at each end fold the inside score lines in towards the centre of the card and the outer score lines outward.                                   

 On the second piece of card,  mark the centre of the card.  I do this by placing it on my score board and following the 4 1/4 line down about an inch and scoring a line  about 3 inches long down the centre of the card.

 

I used the  centre score line as a guide for the smaller circle die. I tape the die in place before cutting just to make sure it doesn't move.   A  quick tip here... If you are wanting to use the negative/ card base , place the tape so it sticks to the card inside the die. If you are wanting to use the positive/ the cut out circle,  place the tape so it sticks to the card outside of the die. This ensures the tape doesn't ruin the piece of card you want to use if it sticks too well.

Place the DSP right side up under the aperture in your card making sure your borders are all even and lightly tape the DSP in place. Turn it over to the right side and draw around the aperture on the DSP to mark exactly where your aperture is. This circle will act as a guide for placing the die.

Remove the DSP from the back. Using a slightly larger circle die, place it over the circle line you drew on the DSP,  make sure that the space around the pencil line and the edge of the die is even all the way around. Tape the die down and cut. Once the middle has been cut out of your DSP you can apply glue to the back of the dsp and stick it on top of the white  piece of card with the aperture. Do take care to keep all your border even. 

Take the circle of whisper white card stock and blend some green ink over the bottom section Use torn paper to create hills if you wish.

Using  a light blue ink and the blending tool of your choice, blend in some clouds .

I use a sheet of card covered with sticky back plastic that I cut into cloud shapes in various sizes along the edges as a stencil.

 Once the  grass and clouds have been added stamp and colour the flag pole.                                                 

The circle can now be adhered in the middle of the centre panel of the card base.

On one side of the base card fold down the panels and apply wet glue to the top outer panel only  (see photo above) and attach one end of the DSP to this panel, lining up the edges carefully.  Allow this side to dry a little before attaching the other side. Then open out the opposite side and apply the glue to the last panel only and attach the other end  of the  DSP.

The base of the card is now complete all that is left to do is to stamp , colour and die cut the golfer, his ball and some sentiments.

This card when folded flat will fit into one of those envelopes they sell for 8 x 6 cards that are always way to big for 8 x 6.   I think they measure 9 x 6 inches. I can't remember what the official size is  but it's a very common size envelope.

I also put a panel to write on the back of this, it's wasn't needed really, not  until  I managed to get an ink splot on the back and I needed to cover it.