Robyn, over at The Pink Stamper, addressed the issue of making layers on cards made with the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge. The Layers Creative Feature button works perfectly with the images you can select on this cartridge BUT does not work when using the Card Feature (the Layer button will not cut a proportionally-sized icon to match the card size). Robyn managed to cut a slightly smaller matching icon for her card by trial and error and others have suggested measuring the card opening as a starting point.
The way I approached the problem was to cut the card in white card stock first and then again in the colour of designer paper I wanted the icon to be in the centre of the card (in my case, a flourish). I then simply used my exacto knife to trim out the icon and glue it over-top of the white base for a perfectly matching layer.
I cut the Card Frame and Layers border for the <Flrsh4> card on page 78 of the handbook and added the shadow background on the inside. A few butterflies popped up covered a spot where I'd placed a glue dot for ribbon (after I'd changed my mind) and a thank you greeting added a bit of stamping to this little note card. I really made this card just to see if I could conquer the issues with layering and I actually like the way it turned out in the end! I love a challenge when it comes to making things work...
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