Double Oval Aperture Card Template - Cu4cu

I took this template, together with a background from cup346576_1443 and two birds from cup401469_1443 into one of my graphics packages and resized the background to fit within the inner black line on the template. I then made a second copy of this background and resized the two birds and placed them on the second background where the apertures are on the template. This was made into an insert of the right size for the card. On the base card itself I used the graphics package's tools to cut out the two apertures from the applied background. The base card and the second background insert were printed out onto 300gsm Super Smooth white cardstock. The card front was cut out along the given black lines of the template and the oval apertures were also cut out. I went around the apertures with a lilac metalic marker to tone with the flowers in the background. The insert was cut out and stuck with the picture outermost inside the base card so that the picture lined up exactly and the birds were visible through the apertures.

By making the card in this way the card folds completely flat for posting at the cheapest rate, but when standing the insert stands justs enough behind the apertures to give the card dimension.