Spring Chicken Circle Spotlight Cutout Card Making

Hey there. Welcome to my blog. Sometimes you want to showcase a stamp or image differently, and I've got the solution for that. Make a spotlight cutout card to showcase your focus. Create a cover layer from patterned paper with a circle cutout over the image you want to feature. To create this card, I used stamping, colored pencils, and die-cutting. For the floral, I added heat embossing. The featured stamps are from Just a Couple Spring Chickens one-time purchase or Uniquely Unity March 2026, Meadow of Memory, Blow Your Mind, Scallops & Circles nesting dies and patterned paper. I have included the project steps and supplies below.

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To begin, here is a look at the finished card.
Sentiment: Still a Spring chicken, just well seasoned.

Helpful Tips:

1. Prepare a vertical scored white card base 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

2. Onto a sheet of kraft color cardstock, stamp the chicken and the sentiment in black ink, near the left corner of the sheet.

3. Stamp chicken wire around the chicken.

4. Color the chicken to match your paper using colored pencils or your favorite coloring medium.

5. Stamp and heat emboss a floral accent over kraft cardstock. Then fussy cut (cut out) the flowers.

6. Trim the chicken panel and a patterned paper panel 4 " x 5 1/4".

7. Die-cut a large circle onto the trimmed patterned paper, so that the stamp shows in the cut section.

8. Adhere the cut panel over the chicken panel using foam adhesive.

9. Assemble the layered panel over the card base.

10. Embellish with the embossed flowers, twine and an enamel heart.

Additionally, here is another look at this card.

Finally, here is a close-up view.

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Gaylynn