: In Illustrator: How do I stop layer from Artboard 1 going into Artboard 2? I'm creating a thank you card that has a front and a back using two artboards in Illustrator. In the card design

@Cody3331749

I'm not really sure why you have so many colors for layers, they don't really correlate to anything useful so I'd fix that up immediately. You should also be working in groups not layers inside layers ideally.

That being said, right now you are selecting the background layer. You need to be on the desired layer, have the path you want to use to become the mask as the top-most object and then go to Object>Clipping Mask>Make or Ctrl+7.

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@Nimeshi706

There is no direct correlation between artboards and layers in Illustrator.

The simple answer is to move artboards farther apart if possible. Or don't draw/position objects which extend past your bleed area.

You can add a Layer Clipping Mask to a layer though. However, you can only do this once per layer. So it's best to manually create a layer for each artboard. Note that Illustrator won't do that for you. So you have to organize as you construct.

To make a Layer Clipping Mask, draw a rectangle on the layer encompassing the area you want visible. Then, with that rectangle selected, choose Make Clipping Mask From the Layers Panel Menu.

See Here: Copying an artboard with a clipping mask

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