Amanda's Floating Tower Card Base Instructions Blog post with video
Published: February 11, 2026
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How to make the Floating Tower Card - just click on the play button in the middle of the picture
Or you can watch it on youtube here:
Measurements:
I used 2 sheets of 300gsm Centura pearl Card Cardstock one to make the base of the card then the second sheet to make the floating topper
The card has 5 scored panels measured at:
6cm
5cm
6cm
5cm
2.5cm
As the card is A4 used in landscape orientation - the depth of the card is 21cm
The tower is 16cm deep
and consists of 5 panels
4 x 4cm
1 x 1cm fold at the end to create your tab to create your tower - remember to use a strong adhesive for this
This card is very similar to the Blue Floating Tower card I created for the Dainty and Blue samples, although that version was a little shorter and more compact (from memory this card was approx 16cm tall). For the blue card, I used a double-sided topper for the tower, scored it in half, and wrapped it around to decorate two sides. It looked lovely, but it was quite fiddly to do. For the Radiant Blooms version, I decided to decorate each panel separately instead, which made the whole process much easier and more enjoyable.
Once you’ve mastered the construction and fold of this card, you’ll be able to adapt the size to suit your own projects and create smaller or larger versions to fit your needs
For the above card i used:
Navy heavyweight cardstock from Creative Expressions for the card base
Gold Mirror Card for matting and layering
The blue florals paper is Opulence By Design Crafts Dainty in Blue digital download kit - you can find that here:
https://shop.obyd.co.uk/b/SEYpH
The hessian leaves were created by free-hand cutting the leaf shapes out of hessian ribbon
The flower on the left i went around the outside of the petals with a gold acrylic marker to add a touch of gold.
I use red-liner tape when doing construction cards like this as i know it has a good firm adhesive grip.
Top tip: On the far-left panel below, I used scraps of the dainty blue paper to create the panel by gluing smaller pieces onto the blue card, then trimming, matting, and layering it onto the gold mirror card. I do this quite often—I hate waste, so it’s a great way to use up scraps that are just a bit too small for other projects, and I think it adds extra detail to the design. (I’m a big fan of paper piecing!)
The Radiant Blooms Tower Card Base was made in the same way i just decorated it differently, unfortunately i don't have any of the blue heavy cardstock left so the card base was made with the Centura pearl card
Decorated with the papers and sentiment from the Radiant Blooms Kit which you can find here:
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