I may have become a little obsessed with creating open scene cards 🐠
After making my interactive ocean scene card for release day, I couldn’t resist creating a couple more tropical underwater designs using the same collection. This time, instead of a window easel fold, I focused on layered open scenes to create depth and draw your eye right into the card design.
But first, let’s take a quick look at the cards together.
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One of my favourite things about these cards is how much depth you can create just by popping up a few layers and leaving parts of the design open. It really draws your eye right into the underwater scene.
Card #1 – Ocean Open Scene Card with a Layered Turtle
Who said water has to be blue, I used bright oranges and pinks to layer the nesting pond elements and create a bold tropical underwater scene.
To enhance the depth and open feel of the design, I double popped up the very base layer for extra dimension.
To finish the card, I added some sparkly sequins (aka bubbles) along with a fun layered sea turtle in bright teal green tones.
Card #2 – Clean and Simple Coral Reef Open Scene Card
For my second design, I took a more clean and simple approach while still keeping that open scene feel. I inset a bright pink coral reef arch and popped up the panel over a soft teal background to add subtle depth without lots of layers.
I added a bright orange anemone fish along with a simple black stamped sentiment at the base of the card.
I used to love diving with anemone fish… they were so fun to watch popping in and out of their anemones!
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I hope today’s open scene cards inspire you to experiment with layers, dimension, and creative openings in your own cardmaking. Sometimes, simply popping up a few elements and leaving parts of the design open can add amazing depth and really draw your eye into the scene.
If you are inspired to give these designs a try, make sure to tag me so I can see what you create 😊
Happy Papercrafting!
Special thanks to my crafty assistant, Chad (aka ChatGPT), for helping me stay on track with my Gemini brain, grammar, and spelling… well, all the things! 😄
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Cute cards! I love how you used orange and pink with the Ocean Windows die- something different! The blue turtle really pops!
There’s our favorite color combo: pink and orange! Works just beautifully under the sea! Turtle-y awesome, dudette – and so is the pink coral!
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These are such fab cards! Love the colors and the sweet little turtle and clownfish! FUN!!!
Cute cards! I love the new ocean themed products from Altenew.