Whimsical tea party with Vera Lane

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog. This month of November I am the guest designer for Vera Lane digi stamps. If you are not familiar with digi stamps or the Vera Lane company may I suggest my Youtube video where I explain it all in my own way...Vera Lane First impression video.

I will be showcasing four projects, three of which will feature the new releases for November... and they are just up my street. For this first week I will add a  tutorial as well as my creation using the Cupcakes digi stamp set because after all, what is a tea party with cakes right?

I used a very limited colour pallet for this card, mainly yellow, pink and grey with hints of brown. I created a greetings card with an inlaid box style with different dimensions to create depth. This is a fun card to make and can be adapted for any type of occasion also it is ideal for people who like to embellish a lot but don't want to ruin their elements, so without further ado, here is the card...

To create this box style card you will need:

* 2x A4 card stock, in the colours of your choice ( I used bubblegum pink and pink gingham)
* double sided tape or adhesive
* your Vera Lane digi stamps, printed and coloured
* a trimmer/craft knife or something to cut with
* embellishments of your choice.
* a scoring tool (a bread knife and ruler will work if you do not have one)
* a ruler for measurement

So, lets get started putting the card together.

Step one,

Start by cutting your base card into three strips. You will use the biggest and the middle strip. The third can be used for embellishment. The biggest piece of card stock will be 15cmx 30cm. The second strip should be 1.5cmx30cm and the left over piece is just an extra.
Now score your card at 14cm and 16cm straight down, this should create a score line similar to a book spine. Put the other two strips to the side for now.

Step two,

Score your card on the right hand side creating a box. To do this measure in 1.5cm all the way around Make sure you do not score outside of your box, the crease lines should not reach the edge.

Step three,

Using a craft knife, cut from one corner of your 'box' to the other end on both sides. This should create an 'x' shape cute in your box.Do not go outside of the lines and stay within the box.

Step four.

Score another 1.5cm box within your existing box. If you made it this far I applaud you. Keep going we are almost there and it will soon start coming together.

Step five (folding),

 Now it is time to fold. Fold your first layer of the box outward,

Fold your second layer inwards

Step six,

Using the second strip that was 1.5cmx30cm, cut it equally into 4 parts and fold them in the middle. these will be your corners of the box card.

Step seven,

Using the folded strips, reinforce each corner by gluing the folded strip to the corner of your box. The folded strips should be on the outside of the box

Step eight.

Now take your second piece of cardstock and  cut 2 pieces, the dimensions are 11cmx12cm. These are the two backing pieces of your box.

Step nine,

Adhere the last two pieces you cute to the front and back of your card. Your card should not be finished and ready to embellish as you like using your Vera Lane did stamps. Add a sentiment to the back of your box and you are done!

And your card is complete. I hope I have made it easy enough to understand. I know this may not be a beginners project but you if you have a little patience then it will all come together. Also, feel free to message me if you need any further help with the card.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I cannot wait to share more projects with you using Vera Lane stamps.