I saw a card like this somewhere but I’m not sure where anymore since it has been a while.  I thought it was neat because they used the punch to create the holes in the front of the card and stamped the coordinating images so that you can see them through the holes when the card is closed.  It sounds simple enough and looks simple enough – the first time I tried I had it lined up pretty close.  But then I tried a 2^nd time, and a 3^rd and another and couldn’t for the life of me get those flowers lined up in those holes again.  So I decided I had to figure out an easier way to do this.  I didn’t want to use this card for my class if I couldn’t even line it up.  After much thought I figured it out.

Now I know there are probably other ways to do this but this was my way.

First I took the three flower stamp from the One of a Kind stamp set (this one is retiring by the way) and lined up my wood block exactly with the corner of my card and stamped the flowers on the front.  Then I used my punch and line it up with the flowers I just stamped and punched those out.  Next I inked the flower stamp again and lined the wood block up on the inside corner of the card and stamped them on the inside.  Ta-Da – the flowers are now matched up with the punched out holes on the front of the card.  This worked for me and I was able to get it matched up every time I tried.

The rest of my Stampin’ Up! supplies are Bordering Blue card stock and ink (this is a retiring color), Night of Navy card stock and ink, Wide Oval Punch, Designer Label punch, Boho Blossoms punch, White Organza ribbon.  Decorate the envelope to match.  It is actually a very easy card to create once you figure out how to line up the flowers.

More last chance cards are coming later this week.  Thanks for visiting me!