Hello crafty friends! Have you ever made a handmade tunnel card? Making handmade cards that are dimensional and interactive has become so popular! There are pop up cards and slider cards and cards in all sorts of shapes. I was fascinated by the depth and possibilities of a tunnel card, so I started playing around and making them.
Today's handmade cards features some underwater friends from Impression Obsession. I think an ocean scene is perfect for a tunnel card, because there's lots of fun sea life to layer together. Let's dive in and take a look!
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Tunnel cards are really fun to make, and there are a few different ways to make them. When I started playing with this idea, I hadn't looked at any instructions - I just made it up as I went along, but there are many tutorials with different ideas. For this technique, you'll need a lot of foam squares, a few layers of cardstock, and nesting dies in a few sizes.
- First, make a card base from light blue cardstock.
- Trim two more pieces of cardstock to fit card front (5.5x4.25 for this card.) I used a few shades of teal cardstock.
- Die cut the largest oval from a cardstock panel and then emboss.
- Lay that panel over the remaining panel of cardstock. Diecutting the larger one first, will help you line up the medium sized oval die on your remaining sheet.
- Once both panels are die cut, lay them over the card base and stamp sentiment on card base so it's lined up in the oval opening.
- Adhere layers to card base using foam squares between each layer. (Double up on the foam squares for EXTRA depth.)
- Now the FUN part - stamp and detail cut fishies, grass, and whatever you want to put in your scene. Adhere using foam squares as desired. Tuck images under and behind the tunnel layers to accentuate the dimension of your fun card!
Would you like to see more tunnel card ideas?
This card was all created just the first one, but it features pinked-edge circle dies instead of oval dies. This fun jungle scene was simple to create with an adorable stamped lion and lots of jungle foliage. The leaves and grass help to give this scene a lot of dimension. Shop the Supplies on Today's Cards:
The Fishies stamp set has been discontinued but check out this other one that's SUPER cute and similar in size and design:
I love using the Magic Mat with my die cutting machine, because it alleviates those pesky cutting lines on the underneath side of die cut shapes. You know, the ones from your best used cutting plates?
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Looking for more fishies inspiration from Impression Obsession? Here's one more!
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27 comments:
Pretty cards and lovely coloring! That Tunnel Card is everything!!!
I am in love with the colors on your second card, looks perfect! The first card is stunning with the way you framed out the sentiment and made the underwater scene around the frame!
Cute underwater scenes! Love the depth and style of the first card especially!
These are cute. :)
So adorable! Awesome works as always !
LOVE this Fish Stamp Set! SO MANY CUTE IMAGES in the set! LOVE your card, Laura! I am thinking, FISHEY'S NOW! LOL ;)
Wonderful cards!!!
Love all the layers on your first card; beautifully designed. And the 2nd card is so pretty with your perfect BG and that sweet jelly!
Love the layering of the first card.
The backgrounds and then the
marine critters in the front - so
much dimension to the card.
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Super cute sea creatures on these adorable cards!
I LOVE THIS SET! What great backgrounds you did! I love how you colored the creatures!
Good idea to use the embossing folder as water. Good way to stretch your tools.
Great card design with the fishies and I love the tunnel technique used for it.
Your underwater scene cards are so cute!
Nice cards, love the fishes!
Adorable cards!
Darling cards!
Adorable card and love the technique you showed for the tunnel effect.
Cute fish stamps too!
Both of these cards are great but I LOVE the 2nd card. The sentiment is so cute!!
love your cards - the frame on the first one is very creative:)
Such fantastic cards! Love the stamps and sentiments.
Thanks so much for sharing...
So cute! Tunnel cards are my recent obsession.
Great cards. I really like the tunnel card.
Great cards! Love the look of the first one but great sentiment on the second card!
Love the adorable sea critters!
Great cards! Thanks for sharing!
Adorable cards! I am partial to the jelly- such a cute design; great ocean background and so simple!
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