Oriental Pagoda Scene Card with Layered Elements

A project from our live show MONDAY MADNESS - Join Simon from AVAGO-INK for his latest products - Broadcast 24th OCT 22 · 24/10/2022 · watch it from 17:00

Combine a textured background with a die-cut pagoda landscape, a stamped sentiment, and a circular moon element to create a multi-layered Oriental-inspired card with dimensional depth.

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Step by step

1. Position the pagoda landscape die onto a magnetic mat. ▶ watch 17:15
2. Place your card stock over the die and run it through the die-cutting machine. ▶ watch 17:30
3. Remove the die-cut pagoda piece and admire the detailed outline and window details. ▶ watch 18:00
4. Mount the gold die-cut pagoda onto black card stock. ▶ watch 18:30
5. Punch a circle from white card stock using a round circle punch to create the moon. ▶ watch 19:00
6. Glue the white moon circle onto the background, positioning it to peek through behind the pagoda. ▶ watch 19:15
7. Stamp your chosen sentiment onto white card stock using black ink. ▶ watch 20:00
8. Trim the stamped sentiment panel to size using a paper trimmer. ▶ watch 20:45
9. Mount the sentiment onto black card stock, leaving a small border. ▶ watch 21:45
10. Trim the black border to create an even frame around the sentiment. ▶ watch 22:00
11. Mount the black-framed sentiment onto gold card stock for a final coordinated border. ▶ watch 22:30
12. Trim the gold border to match the black border width. ▶ watch 23:00
13. Apply foam tape to the back of the pagoda element (one layer) and the sentiment element (two layers) for dimensional height. ▶ watch 23:45
14. Position and adhere the pagoda to the top corner of the textured background. ▶ watch 24:30
15. Position and adhere the sentiment panel across the middle section of the card, allowing it to break up both design areas. ▶ watch 25:00

Tips from the show

• Positioning the sentiment to overlap both the pagoda and background creates visual interest.
• Using foam tape in varying thicknesses creates different levels of dimension.
• The black and gold colour scheme helps the embossed details pop against the textured background.

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