This easy tutorial guides you through the steps to make a stunning diamond gate fold card. A perfectly crafted handmade card for any occasion
Kate's back with another fun fold card design. She is calling this one the Buckle Fold card template.
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I love punch art projects like this Dahlia Flower Fold Card! I will show you how to make this dahlia fold with designer or scrapbook paper.
I promised a picture tutorial for making a Dahlia Fold flower and today’s the day! Making these flowers is very addictive and so much fun. I will say that at first, I got a little frustrated folding the tiny pieces but with practice it has turned from frustrating to fun. Practicing with larger circles is […]
All My Love Mother's Day Card uses designer series paper, the tailored tag punch and a fun chevron fold to create this interesting and beautiful card.
Tips for lining up paper and taping it onto your cards straight. Whether you're using strips of paper or lining up any elements in a row these tips will help.
I am excited to share with you 10 simple greeting cards that are beautiful & quick to make. The designer paper does the work and you can choose any greeting
A simple fun fold card full of creative ideas and possibilities! This card video is loaded with tips & tricks for making this unique card fold. Learn more
A Star Fold Card for almost any Occasion: To make this 6" card, you will need to start with a piece of paper measuring 12 X 12....
Learn how to emboss part of a card, plus learn how to make an easy Christmas thank you card with this simple and quick card tutorial.
This creative W-Fold Pop Out Card is a creative way to show someone you care, and it’s in 3D! Get the tutorial and make your card today!
How to cut paper for the inside of your handmade cards. White inserts are great for dark color card bases.
Great handmade cards start with quality card bases. Card bases, cutting guides, blank cards, DIY Cards, Beginner's Cardmaking Tips, Choosing cardstock
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Card Making Techniques Vol 14 is packed with 5 paper craft techniques you will find fun to use. Works great for other paper craft projects too
Have you ever gotten a piece of large patterned paper that you just weren't sure what to do with? Here are a few things to try!
Patterned papers come in many colors and patterns. Mix & Match your Patterned Papers to make these two handmade cards!
For a long time now, I have both admired and felt intimidated by this fabulous card fold. I'm ashamed to admit that until very recently I've never even investigated the mechanics behind how it works simply because it appeared so complicated. I finally decided the time had arrived to step outside my comfort zone and give this fold a go... Now I'm almost embarrassed to share this tutorial with you. The card base is formed from just four pieces of card stock joined together in the corners, and eight score lines. I admit that I was gobsmacked when I realised how simple and easy it was to make. Lesson learned. 1. Start with four pieces of card stock, each measuring 3" x 6". It's important to have nice straight lines and accurate measurements so the card can move freely. 2. Lay a piece of card stock horizontally on your score board and score at 11/2" and again at 41/2". Repeat for the other three pieces of card stock. Fold back and forth along the score lines. 3. OPTIONAL: ink the edges of the card stock, including the folds, for a vintage look. 4. Lay two piece of card stock vertically on the desk in front of you with the score lines running horizontally. 5. We're going to place adhesive in each of the four corners, 11/2" from the centre of each piece. I've marked the location of the adhesive in the photos below. Make sure you only apply it to the outer section or your card will not operate properly. 6. Add glue or double sided tape to the first corner. I found it easier to work on one section at a time. Make sure your glue or tape is strong enough to withstand a lot of handling... people are going to play with this card! 7. Secure a piece of card stock horizontally across the top of the two pieces that are on your desk. Keep the edges flush and the score lines all lined up. Refer to the photos for correct placement. 8. Repeat the process in the bottom corner. 9. Now we're going to adhere the other two corners, remembering to keep all the score lines and edges lined up nicely. 10. Believe it or not, that's all it takes to complete the card base. Once the glue is dry, you can have a little play with your card. 11. Now to decorate. I must admit that I found this more difficult that the actual card itself... mostly because of how many different spaces there were to fill. If you want to decorate your card the same way I did, you'll need four image panels - two measuring 23/4" x 53/4" and two measuring 53/4" x 23/4" (two vertical and two horizontal). You'll also need eight pieces of patterned paper measuring 11/4" x 23/4" and eight pieces of patterned paper measuring 11/4" x 11/4". 12. I wanted my card to look kind of like a puzzle, so I chose to cut each of the image panels in half so that they split and come together as the card is viewed. If you don't like the idea of cutting your four large image panels, you could opt to have eight individual panels instead. 13. Start with the image that you'd like to appear on the front of the card. Remember, the orientation of the card doesn't matter - you could just as easily start with a horizontal image by turning the card 90 degrees. 14. Use glue or double sided tape to adhere the elements to the front of the card. Avoid bulky embellishments that will hinder the operation of the card and definitely avoid placing anything over any of the edges. 15. Flip the card open to the next area for decoration. Be careful not to turn the card while you're decorating - you don't want to end up with images or sentiments that are upside down! 16. When you come to this section, be aware that the middle pieces will actually cover a whole image panel rather than some of the small pieces of patterned paper. Refer to the photos below. 17. Complete the card with the remaining patterned paper and image panels. I absolutely love this card! Even though I know the mechanism is simple, it's still incredibly satisfying to play with. My 13 year old son thought I had performed some sort of magic when he saw it... in fact, he enjoyed it so much that he appropriated the sample version! Products:
This eye-catching effect is iris paper folding and is incredibly easy to achieve. Full tutorial here to get you started, have a go!
As we bid farewell to 2023, let's take a look at some of the most popular card making projects we featured this year. It's been a year filled with ideas,
A Free Braided Card Template and a Video Tutorial Demonstration from Brandy Cox. She shows several example cards of this simple but so impressive technique
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The Joy Fold card layout has been around for awhile, but for whatever reason, this is the first time I’ve made one. This joy fold was made for my card club, and we sure had fun making it, usi…
Once you have cut out the aperture of your pattern, either by hand or with a Cricut, it's time to let the folding begin! 1) Secure the pattern Place the iris folding pattern on your
Happy Monday! Can you believe it's the last full week of March already?!?! I sure can't ~ this year is just flying by. Well the last week of the month is always fun for me because two very fun things occur....the last Tuesday of the month is Altered Pages "Trending Tuesday" - that's where the AP DT is asked to created based upon a current trend, product or project. This month's Trending Tuesday cue combines two things I love...collage & stencils! I can't wait for you to see what I've created :) The last Wednesday of the month is the Club Scrap Blog Hop! Another very fun event because if you've ever had a chance to play with Club Scrap's paper or stamps you'll understand how cool it is. Well this month's kit was based around the theme - Trees! Today you will get an idea of the project I made because I'm going to share some assembly instructions with you on how to make it....the Never Ending Card!! This card is a real wonder once assembled. It offers so many decorating options is amazing. I have to warn you it is a bit confusing the first couple times and if it's not assembled exactly as shown it won't work so you have to follow the instructions to the T or you will end up very frustrated. Trust me, it took me a couple times to get it just so. Now I tried to make this card several different sizes and finally ended up on the 6x6" finished card. I'll explain why later on. So, let's begin! The Never Ending Card Finished size: 6x6 To begin you will need to cut 4 pieces of cardstock measuring 3" x 6". These could be all one color, two colors as I am using for this example or all 4 different colors. It's totally up to you. Note: This is paper from the Club Scrap Trees kit... Next, score each strip at 1.5" and 4.5" as shown. Orientate your cardstock pieces as shown in the photo - one set horizontally, the other vertically. Number the 4 outer corners of each set of cardstock. You will notice that 1 & 3 are on the outside corners and 2 & 4 are on the inside corners of both sets. Apply 1" of adhesive to each of the outer corners (where the numbers are) on one set of your cardstock pieces. Slide the two pieces of light green cardstock together so you have a 6x6 block of cardstock. To assemble the card you need to match up the numbers - 1 and 3 of the dark green cardstock gets glued to the corresponding 1 & 3 on the light green cardstock; 2 & 4 dark green to the 2 & 4 on the light green cardstock. Now you need to open up the card and crease the score lines. Gently open up the dark green flaps - and fold them under - you will see that you are bending the light green cardstock on it's score lines. Use a bone folder to help sharpen those score lines. Now take the two flaps of light green cardstock and gently fold them towards the back and the dark green cardstock will be folded open on their score lines. Crease these score lines as well. At this point your basic never ending card base is assembled! It's time to decorate...This card offers you 24 different areas to embellish spread over 4 different folded lay-outs!! That's a whole lot of real estate to fill up. Here is why I ended up making the 6x6" card. If you go with a smaller card the individual areas are so small and have funky measurements that it just makes it more of a headache than it's worth. The 6x6 card gives you large enough spaces to use normal stamps and embellishments without having to figure out how to stuff it all in and the measuring is so easy....no confusing fractions down to the tenth of an inch to deal with. The quantity and sizes the the areas are as follows: 8 - 1.5" x 1.5" squares 8 - 1.5" x 3" rectangles 8 - 3" x 3" squares. The next few photos are just to help illustrate each of the different elements available for each of the 4 different folds/lay-outs of the card. You can orient the card either way but I'm starting with the dark green cardstock as the front with vertical flaps. The card front has (4) 1.5" x 3" sections and (2) 3" x 3" sections. Open the green flaps to open the card up to the second lay-out - notice the two narrow rectangles between 7 & 11 and 8 & 12 aren't numbered. This is because they are actually part of the next flip. They do show through on this fold so you may want to keep that in mind when you're laying out the card. This lay-out has (4) 1.5" x 1.5" squares (in the corners) and (2) 3" x 3" squares in the center. Open up the light green squares of the last lay out to reveal (4) 1.5" x 1.5" squares and (2) 3" x 3" squares. Remember the outer 1.5" of each of the 3x3" squares will show in the previous lay-out. The dark green squares from the previous lay-out open up to reveal the very back of the card which has (4) 1.5" x 3" rectangles and (2) 3" x 3" squares. NOTE: When you open up these light green flaps you will be taken back to the beginning. So there you go...assembly instructions and a detailed map of all 4 different lay-outs. You'll have to wait until Wednesday to see how I decorated my card but I assure you it's worth the wait. This card is a real stunner once finished ~ people will be in awe once they start flipping and flipping and flipping... well, you get the picture.
5 Simple greeting cards you can make with ONE card layout? Yep! You'll love how this layout gives you successful DIY cards every time! Watch the video!
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A must-see here! A beautiful partial die cut card you'll love to make! This project teaches you card making techniques, tips, & designs out of this world!
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SPRINGY THINGY CARD TUTORIAL It's time for me to share my weekly Tuesday tip or technique. This tutorial fell out of my tips/techniques book as I moved it last night and so got chosen for today's effort. It makes a card front that the receiver pulls open and the card opens out like a spring to see an inner 20cm square area. Images of a completed card using this technique are below these instructions. Practice this on some scrap paper first. MATERIALS 20cm square piece of card stock or decorative paper of your choice. Pre colour the card if you wish. I'll use white card stock so you can clearly see what to do. Pencil, rubber, ruler, craft knife, craft mat and bone scorer. HOW TOO 1) On all sides measure and make a light pencil dot at the 5cm, 10cm and 15cm mark. On my sample I will use a black marker so you can see what I did easily. 2) From the 5cm mark at the left and right side measure and mark a dot at the 10cm mark 3) From the 10cm mark at the left and right side measure in and mark a dot in at the 5cm mark from each side 4) From the 15cm mark at the left and right side measure and mark a dot at the 10cm mark. These dots make a large diamond. 5) Score between all these dots. In my image I have drawn dashes to show you were to score 6) At the top 15cm mark score down to the right side of the diamond. At the 15cm mark at right edge, score across to the bottom of the diamond. At the 5cm mark on the bottom edge, score up to the left side of the diamond. Lastly at the 5cm mark at the left edge, score across to the top of the diamond. See dashed marks I have marked for you on my sample. All these score lines will be mountain folds. That is you bend the scored line back on itself to make a mountain. 7) At the 10cm mark on all sides score into the points on the diamond. See dashed areas on my sample. These scored lines and the scored lines for the diamond are all valley folds. That is you bend the scored line in on itself to make a little valley. Here is my sample with all the scored lines bent to their respective mountain and valley folds. 8) Now all you do is gently fold the card in on itself. Start on one side and then work your way around. If you have all the scored correct lines and folds it sort of winds in like a spring. It should look like this at the front and this at the back. Rub off all marked pencil dots. After I made my sample above for you I painted the card stock with white gesso, sprayed it with various sprays. Stamped and added embellishments to turn it into a steam punk card. I then layered and stuck it to a base card. As mine is fairly embellished it doesn't fold completely flat. This is m Springy Thingy Card open Some close ups of the folded card part. Hugs Annette In Oz
Let's face it, if you are a parent you are likely looking for ways to save a bit of money. Kids are expensive! So I want to share a way we save over $100 every year. Making homemade birthday cards! Not only does making homemade birthday cards save you $100 (or 40 coffees out, 2
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Do you have stacks of 12x12 patterned papers laying around? Here is a QUICK way to cut them up and make them into TONS of handmade cards!
Do you have stacks of 12x12 patterned papers laying around? Here is a QUICK way to cut them up and make them into TONS of handmade cards!
In this tutorial, we'll take a look at three different methods for making origami hearts, complete with step-by-step folding instructions and a video tutorial.
If you are new to paper crafting, understanding how to cut layers for card making can be a challenge. So today, let’s talk about how to measure your cardstock for layering. We will cover what sizes to cut cardstock for mats and layers for your greeting cards. BONUS: I have a free download for you to print and save! I want to make this process as easy as possible for you.
Today I'm sharing a couple variations of a diagonal joy fold card. I love a simple fun fold. Folds that don't require any finicky ...
Hello! I've received many requests for a tutorial for my Rubik's Cube infinity card, so today I finally found some time to craft and make this tutorial.
A Free Braided Card Template and a Video Tutorial Demonstration from Brandy Cox. She shows several example cards of this simple but so impressive technique
