Hi everyone, this card style is very popular right now and it’s referred to as a Theatre Stage card, Stage Set Card or a Slide & Reveal card!

I had been seeing these popping up across social media and wanted to give it a go, I had actually seen it a couple months prior on the Pop Up Channel on YouTube but I was waiting for the right stamps, papers etc to use with it.

As soon as I got my hands on the Circus collection I knew it would work perfectly with this style card.

The Showman on the front has the perfect pose to reveal the fun inside the card!

Those who are regular to my channel know I love 5 x 7 & 6 x 6 size cards so I had a look and worked out the sizes to turn this card style into a 5 x 7 size.

They all fold flat and will fit into a box envelope or one of my ‘Bouncy’ envelopes.

There is loads of room on the back to stamp and write your message too!

Everything is coloured using my Arteza Expert coloured pencils and I made the bunting using my 1″ cirlce punch and cut them in half.

SUPPLIES USED TO MAKE THESE CARDS

The Circus collection by Craft Consortium available  here & here & here

The curtain & drape die is Paper Discovery but now sold out.

I used the Lidl cardstock for the base.

The nested rectangles I use are by Card Making Magic and available but are currently out of stock.

The large ‘Happy Birthday’ stamp is by Woodware and available here.

MEASUREMENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THESE CARDS

1-2 pieces of 5″ x 7″ card for the front.

3 pieces of 4.7/8 x 7″ for the sides and back.

Score 2 pieces along the 7″ side at 1.1/4 & 3.1/2

1 strip of 1″ x 6.7/8 & 1 stripe of 1″ x 6.1/2 to attach your elements. (These sections are optional and do not need to be added)

2 strips of 6″ x 1/2″ card to hold in the sliding sides.

2 pieces of 3.1/4 x 4.3/4 pattern paper to decorate the sides.

1 piece of 4.3/4 x 6.3/4 & 1 piece of 4.1/2 x 6.1/2 to mat and layer the back.

1 piece of 4.1/4 x 4.3/4 pattern paper to decorate the inside.

Check out my full tutorial below to see how I made them.

 

Thank you once again for stopping by.

Happy crafting

Sam

xoxo

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