Ovals and Scallops

As promised, here is the tutorial to create a card base with double scalloped ovals, like the one used for this wedding card.

For this project you will need a paper scorer, card stock, designer paper, coluzzle cutting system for ovals (2 templates -- starter template from SU and companion template that cuts the 1/4" increments between the SU starter template), SNAIL, 2 way glue, paper snips, scalloped circle punch from SU, small corner rounder punch from SU.

First take a 8.5x5.5 base and fold it in half. Score the front of the card along the 2 1/8" mark

Keeping the coluzzle mat underneath your card base, center the SU starter oval template
over the scored line. Insert tip of coluzzle knife into the 4th oval from the center. Holding the knife perpendicular to the cutting surface, cut the oval shape only to the right of the scored line. DO NOT CUT TO THE LEFT OF THE SCORED LINE!

Use paper snips to join the two cut sections.

Fold out the card front. Looking from inside the card it should look like this.

Use the same template and some designer paper to cut an oval shape of the same size (4th from the center)

Use snips to cut out the oval.

Use the Stampin' Up! scalloped circle punch to punch 3 circles from coordinating card stock.

Use paper snips to cut each scalloped circle in half, and then to cut the halves into three pieces, two with 2 scallops and 1 with 3.

Using 2 way glue on just the bottom of the resulting 2 scallop piece, adhere the piece to the front of the card so that the scallop sticks out beyond the oval.

Layer the next piece over the first one so that one scallop overlaps.

continue in this fashion all around the oval.

Place the designer paper over the scallops. From now on you will need this top oval to serve as a reference do the placement of the rest of the scallop pieces. You may apply the two way glue to the entire pieces -- on this side there's no need to omit the scalloped pat since it will not be sticking out over any edge.

Depending on how the placement of the scalloped pieces works out, you may not need to overlap the last piece, as shown here.

This is what the completed front looks like covered with the designer paper.

this is what it would look like from the inside of the card.

Use the coluzzle cutting system to cut out the biggest oval out of the designer paper.

Gently take the corner guide off your small corner rounder punch.

Insert the designer paper oval into the punch and press.

Continue to punch around the oval but note that in order to cut the perfect scallop you need to place your punch so that you can just see the end of the last scallop, and then move the punch to the right just a smidge so you can no longer see that edge. I cannot emphasize this enough! If you can still see the edge of the last scallop through the window in your punch your scallops will look pretty bad! You might want to practice on a sheet of typing paper to get a feel for this before you reach for your designer paper.

Next you will need to use the coluzzle to cut out the white mats for the picture and sentiment. Here is where things get a bit tricky. The coluzzle oval template that comes with the cutter system allows you to trim out ovals spaced 1/2" apart. But for this project that was just too much. Now, you could cut the ovals to the same size as your original and try to eyeball the proper distance cut or you can find another source for a companion oval template that allows you to cut ovals for the 1/4" increments in between the 1/2" increments of the SU template. That's what I did (so I guess I did use something not offered by SU - *blush*), cutting the small front oval 1/4" smaller than the designer paper and cutting the large oval for the sentiment 3/4" smaller than the designer paper oval.

And here is what the final card front should look like. Decorate as desired and give to someone really special!