Last week I took a break from my Tuesday posts but today I am back with another post in the Stamping Basics series. When I started making cards I had a really hard time remembering all the measurements for my card layers. Over time I have managed to memorize the sizes but sometimes I want layering pieces that are slightly smaller or bigger than normal. I solved my problem by making templates.
Anytime you sit down to start crafting you will probably be dealing with 8 1/2"x11" cardstock and either 6"x6" or 12"x12" pattern paper. Sometimes it is hard to know how to cut this paper. In my very first post in this series I talked about how to cut your cardstock for card bases. You can check it out here.
Now I actually bought Kylie Bertucci's card template pdf file. This was my jumping off point. If you want to purchase her templates you can do so here. Now there are quite a few layering pieces in her file that I don't use, but that doesn't mean I won't use them someday.
Since making my templates I have added quite a few of my own sizes to it. If you want to make your own templates you will need some cardstock. You can make your templates rainbow or monochromatic, or you can even dig out that colour you never use.Next you're going to need to label them so you can remember what size it is. I just wrote on sticky notes and stuck it to each piece of cardstock. But if you have a label maker this would be a great time to pull it out.
If you are staring out the only templates you really need are your card bases, one of each. The most traditional layering size - 4"x5 1/4", I would also cut 3"x4", 3 1/4"x4 1/4", 3 1/2"x 4 3/4", 3 3/4"x5", 5 1/4"x 2". I like to keep all of my templates together on a binder ring that I hang on my ink pad holder.
If you make these templates when you are designing a card you can lay it out and decide what size you want your paper to be before you cut into your gorgeous DSP. Doing this will also help you remember the measurements you use the most.
If you have been crafting for a while you may have already done something like this. Let me know in the comments below what are your go to layering sizes?
Happy Paper Crafting!
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