An Easy Stunning Card Background Design You Can Use Over and Over
As much as I love making cards that use the beauty of one shows topping element, I recognize that the card background design used can have a lot of impact on the overall final project. This one, with the overall lattice look in white layered over white, is one that I will be using over and over because, honestly, is this not SO pretty? To make this card I used the Rubbernecker Kittie Says Friends, Slimline Circle Lattice, Nested Scallop w/ Half Holes, Nested Rectangle, Mixed Flower Stack, Organic Shapeable Daisy ( foliage), Large Ivy and Flower Buds.
Cut the Card Base, Frame and Lattice Background
- Use white cardstock to cute the A2 sized card base, and two 5.50″ x 4.25″ pieces of cardstock for the lattice background and frame.
- Place one white layer on the cutting platform and cut the Nested Rectangle w/ Holes die.
- Line up and secure the Nested Rectangle die on the rectangle and cut to create the frame. Pro Tip: I used my magnetic platform to secure the rectangle die in place for an even border on all sides of the frame.
- Place the second piece of cardstock on the cutting platform.
- Line up the lattice circle die on the cardstock and run through the die cutting machine.
- Line up the lattice circle die right along the edge of the first cut and run through the die cutting machine a second time.
- Remove all the negative pieces from the lattice circle layer.
The Frame and Lattice Background
- Trim the lattice circle layer to fit behind the eyelet frame.
- Apply 1/8″ double stick tape to the back of the eyelet frame and attach the lattice circle layer.
- Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the frame and a few tiny square piece of mounting tape to a few key spots on the design and attach it to the card base. Pro Tip: securing small pieces of mounting tape to the die cut background will hold it up and keep it from collapsing down on the card base.
- Attach the frame and lattice circle layer to the card base.
- Note: I took the step by step photos after I created my card and rushed a little so the second cut didn’t line up as well as it did for my project.
- Cut a strip of cardstock about 1.00″ x 4.00″ and place it on the cutting platform.
- Line up the Nested Scallop die over the strip and run through the die cutting machine.
- Stamp the sentiment, apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the strip and attach it to the frame.
The Flowers
- Use bright pink cardstock to cut the Mixed Flower Stack and flower buds.
- Form the large flower by placing the pieces all face down on the molding pad and roll over the petals using a round stylus.
- Turn the flower sections face up on the molding pad and push down in the centers using a small tipped stylus to push all the petals up.
- Attach the flower sections together using glossy accents. Make sure to offset the petals of each layer to create a natural looking flower.
- Place the small flowers face up on the molding pad and form them using a small tipped stylus.
Complete the Floral Arrangement
- Cut the ivy and large foliage sections using green cardstock, place the branches on the molding pad and gently form the leaves using the leaf tool.
- Attach the flower to the lattice background using a good amount of glossy accents.
- Tuck the large foliage sections and ivy branches under the flower and attach using glossy accents.
- Use glossy accents to attach the small flowers to the ivy branches.
- Attach a few tiny flowers to individual ivy leaves and attach one to the lattice circle and two the sentiment layer.
Check out my Lattice and Butterfly with Flowers card to see a project that I used the Circle Lattice die to create a similar background.
Does this make you want to try experimenting with card background design using your dies? I would love to hear what you think!
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Kittie, this IS “SO PRETTY!” LOVE the lattice background with your GORGEOUS FLOWERS!! ;)<3
This is so pretty!
However, how do you mail it if it is so 3 dimensional?
Susan, Thanks for asking and thank you for you comment. I mail dimensional cards like this one in a crytal clear box that I purchase from Ellen Hutson and then place the box in a padded envelope.
Gorgeous, that background has the look of a garden lattice!