Make your sentiments the star attraction with
Sue Hughes’s clever guide to window cardsDesigned by
Sue HughesLove
Sentiment
You’ll need
● white, pink &
purple cardstock
● Julie Hickey Designs Spring
Delights Ditsy Delights
stamp set
● Tuxedo Black
Memento inkpad
● Copic markers
● acetate
● 3D foam pads
● manual die-cutting machine
● Gemini Expressions Love die
● heart nesting diesSimply make
1 Place a large heart nesting
die onto a 13cm square of
white cardstock and trace
around the outside edge
with a pencil. Stamp avariety of owers around the
edge of the heart and into
the centre. Erase the pencil
lines and colour the images
using Copic markers. Layer
onto a 13.5cm square of
purple cardstock.
2 Position the ‘Love’
sentiment die in the centre
of the stamped panel and
hold in place with low-tack
tape. Die-cut then remove
the die, taking care to put
the offcuts from the letters
to one side so you can
reinsert them later.
3 Open a white 14cm-square
card blank and place the
die-cut panel centrally onto
the card front. Hold in placewith low-tack tape and
position the die back inside
the aperture. Die-cut to
create an identical aperture
from the card front, then
remove the tape to separate
the layers.
4 Cut a 10x6cm piece of
acetate and attach to
cover the aperture on
the card front.
5 Cut a 13.5cm square of
pink cardstock and secure
to the inside of the panel of
the card.
6 Place the stamped panel
onto the card front ensuring
the apertures are lined up.
Reinsert the offcuts from
inside the letters.W
e all love to get
the most from our
craft stash and
it’s great to nd innovative
ways to create unique cards.
Sentiment window cards
are a clever and extremely
effective way to make more
use of your sentiment dies
and stamps.
This technique is where
the sentiment die is used to
make an aperture in both the
stamped panel and the card
front. These layers are then
sandwiched together with
acetate to produce a truly
eye-catching design.
To make the wording
stand out among the
stamped background it is a
good idea to attach a darker
or contrasting colour of
cardstock to the back panel
of the card base. Also, to
make the wording legible,
it is worth taking the time
to reinsert any offcuts from
inside the letters.
By following the step-
by-step guide on page 65,
you’ll see just how simple
these cards are to create.
I’ve given you a few different
ideas to try, however, as you
will discover this technique
is wonderfully versatile. Most
sentiment dies will work well
used in this way and you
can use an array of stamps
in any number of layouts to
enable you to create unique
cards for any occasion.
For an even quicker card
you could use patterned
paper instead of stamping
the card front – this is a
great way to make the
most of your pretty paper
stash too!window cards
Why not try?