My first recessed window cards

Tonight's theme for my home class was 3D and I thought when the tutorial on Split Coast Stampers showed these I thought they looked easy and really effective.

When making one they probably are but when prepping for 12 for class I was thinking I am MAD but I had a brainwave after measuring and scoring 4 to make a template with cardboard with a 1" square and a 1-¼" square frame - dare I say it I'm a genius! It was easy peasy after that.

I do recommend you watch the video link on SplitCoast Stampers rather than just read the tutorial.

Points of difference between the video and the written tutorial follow:

1. Base card stock 5-¼” x 10- ¾”.
2. Score at 5- ¼” and 5-½”
3. On the front of the card pencil the first square 1”in from the outer lines. (I used a frame I cut out of cardboard to trace around - see below and the pictures to the right). 
4. Then 2^nd square ¼” inside the first square - again I used a frame I cut out of cardboard to trace around
5. Score the lines with scoring blade or Scor-Pal
6. To make the frame of designer series paper you need 5” square piece.
7. Line up on cutter at 4- ¼” and cut from ¾” mark on top track to 4-¼”
8. Turn and repeat on all 4 sides (this will give you a ¾” frame)
9. Trim the off-cut to 3-⅛” square - use in recessed window.

To make the 1" frame of cardboard:

1. Take a 5-¼” square of cardboard
2. Line up on the trimmer at 4-¼” and cut from the 1" mark on top track to 4-¼”
3. Turn and repeat on all 4 sides (this will give you a 1" frame) 

To make the 1-¼" frame of cardboard:

1. Take a 5-¼” square of cardboard
2. Line up on trimmer at 4" and cut from the 1-¼" mark to the 4" mark
3. Turn and repeat on all 4 sides (this will give you a 1-¼" frame) 

Recipe:
Stamp set: Great Friend
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Parisian Breeze DSP
Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand
Other: Dazzling Diamonds glitter, dimensionals, 2-way glue pen, Kraft tafetta ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Scor-pal, cutting knife and metal ruler

Thanks to the cardboard frames for drawing the squares these won't be my last recessed window cards!