The Paper Cove: Triple Tier Card with Stand

Thursday 26 August 2021

Triple Tier Card with Stand | Stamping Bella Stamps

Hi all! Today I'm sharing how to make this Triple Tier Card with an optional Stand featuring Tiny Townies on Santa's Lap and a sentiment from the Holiday Sentiments stamp set.

There are loads of samples of this type of card going around, but my version makes a 5.5" x 5.5" card when closed up, and there is also a gift card holder on the top tier of the card for that extra little surprise. It is quite bulky so would need to be mailed in a bubble envelope or box envelope, but it's a fantastic display card well worth the extra postage costs.

Supplies:

Tiny Townies on Santa's Lap rubber stamp

Holiday Sentiments stamp set

White card

Designer paper (used Modascrap: Christmas)

Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies

Pencil and ruler

Scoring board and bone folder

Craft knife

How to:

Stamp Tiny Townies on Santa's Lap onto white card. Stamp the sentiment from Holiday Sentiments onto a piece of designer paper measuring 4.75" x 4.75" - positioning it towards the top.

Colour the image and fussy cut around the outline using a precision scissors.

Set the image aside.

Cut a piece of card measuring 11.5" x 5.5" and score on the long side at 5.5" and 11" (bottom tier)

Cut a piece of card measuring 10.5" x 5" and score on the long side at 5" and 10" (middle tier)

For the panels and sliding mechanism, cut white card:

5-3/8" x 5-3/8"

4-7/8" x 4-7/8"

0.25" x 7" (x2)

For the top tier of the card cut one piece of card measuring 4.5" x 4.5"

If you want each tier to have approx 0.5" showing when the card is closed, follow the two steps below.

Take the bottom tier card piece and, with the 0.5" section on the right, measure down 0.5" on the left side section. Draw a line across. Across the top, place a pencil mark at 1.5" and 4" and draw a line from top to bottom. Measure up 1.5" and draw a line across.

Take the middle tier card piece and, with the 0.5" section on the right, measure down 0.5" on the left side section. Draw a line across. Across the top, place a pencil mark at 1.25" and 3.75" and draw a line from top to bottom. Measure up 1.5" and draw a line across.

If you would prefer the tiers to be tucked completely inside each other when the card is closed, move the bottom line down 0.5" on each piece.

Using a craft knife, cut each side of the pencil line, from the 0.5" horizontal line to the first or second horizontal line, depending on whether you want the tiers hidden. On this sample I went to the bottom line so that the tiers were completely inside one another.

Take the 0.25" x 7" piece of card and slip in under the centre section. Loosely fold it around and trim if necessary. Glue the ends together.

Repeat for both piece of card.

Take the 4-7/8" x 4-7/8" piece of card and apply DS tape around the edges. Fold the middle tier on the 5" score line so that the outside is showing. Apply a strip of DS tape each side of the sliding mechanism. Remove all the tape backing and adhere the panel down. Repeat with the bottom tier, using the 5-3/8" x 5-3/8" piece of card.

Adhere the paper with the sentiment onto the front of the middle tier and set aside.

For the top tier, cut a piece of designer paper measuring 4.25" x 4.25" and adhere to the 4.5" square piece of card. If you want to add a gift card holder, measure the size of the gift card and then add 1-1/8" extra to the width, and 0.5" extra to the length. Score on each long side and the bottom at 0.5"

Using a small circle die, cut a semi-circle from the top of the gift card holder.

Apply adhesive to the 0.5" sections and adhere the holder down onto the top tier, ensuring it's towards the bottom.

Apply 1/4" tape, or wet glue, to the sliding mechanism on the middle tier. Push the mechanism right down to the bottom of the runner.

Line the top of the top tier up with the top of the middle tier, centered horizontally across the card, and adhere it to the sliding mechanism.

Before closing up the middle tier, add a pull tab, or punch a hole and add some twine.

Apply DS tape to the outside of the 0.5" section and lift the backing on one end. Fold the middle tier over and adhere the 0.5" section to the opposite end, ensuring it's behind the top tier.

Repeat the steps above to attach the middle tier to the bottom tier.

Cut layers and panels for the front of the card, and adhere them all together.

Adhere the circle panel down using foam tape and then adhere the image on top using more foam tape.

Decorate the front as desired.

Optional Stand.

This card is designed to lay flat but if you want to create a stand to display it upright, cut a piece of card measuring 4.5" x 9.5". Score on the long side at 3.5", 7", 8" and 9".