scenery stepped panels card

Recently I saw a video done by a United Kingdom demonstrator, Jan B. detailing a beautiful card. Inspired by her design I decided to share my version. She called the card a Variegated Panel Card, my version is an A2 version and is a Scenery Stepped Panels card!

Measurements:
Basic white Cardstock for template creation
and sentiment piece
Basic Black for matte creations
Basic White or colored cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS templates/ Basic Black CS
(2) 11/16″ x 1 13/16″ Cut two in Basic Black CS
(2) 7/8″ x 2 3/8″ Cut two in Basic Black CS
(1) 1 1/4″ x 3″ Cut one in Basic Black CS
New Horizons DSP
(2) 9/16″ x 1 11/16″
(2) 6/8″ x 2 1/4″
(1) 1 1/8″ x 2 7/8″
Enough Black and White CS for the sentiment
piece

On Jan’s card the panels touched and were interlinked and I chose to space them apart!
So after determining the measurements, I created templates for the panel sizes and them created separate pieces and a merged panel template as well. I created the merged panel by measuring the middle line through each sized panel and then lining up the middle line and tracing the merged size onto a scrap of Basic White CS.

The merged panel helps you to keep the scenery panels cuts consistent so that the panels are cut at the same levels.

Cut out the Black Merged piece and the DSP merged piece and then cut them into individual pieces.

Mount the DSP pieces onto there appropriate sized Mattes of Basic Black cardstock.

Mount the panels onto the base card (here I mounted the panels onto an Evening evergreen base cardstock which I embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.) Lining up the scenery so it appears to be in line with the panel next to it.

Stamp a Sentiment and mount it onto a Basic Black cardstock matte as well, pop up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and add embellishments like Black and White Gungham ribbon and the 2021-2023 In Color Jewels which I am sad to say will be retiring – get them while you can plus any 2020-2022 In Colors that will be retiring as well!

Hoping this inspires you to go out and create a little art in your corner of the world – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie