The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
Hi everyone, here are my beautiful Double Accordion Display Cards. I love making these showstopper cards, they are perfect for those special birthdays and anniversaries. I’ve made 3 of them a…
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
Hi everyone, here are my beautiful Double Accordion Display Cards. I love making these showstopper cards, they are perfect for those special birthdays and anniversaries. I’ve made 3 of them a…
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
I have an awesome card fold to share with you today - not too difficult, and it looks spectacular when standing up on display. Although it d...
This fall, in addition to teaching bookmaking and letterpress at my home school of California College of the Arts, I've been teaching...
Hi everyone, here are my beautiful Double Accordion Display Cards. I love making these showstopper cards, they are perfect for those special birthdays and anniversaries. I’ve made 3 of them a…
The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
I have an awesome card fold to share with you today - not too difficult, and it looks spectacular when standing up on display. Although it does take a lot of card stock, it would be fantastic for a special occasion or for an event where lots of people wish to sign their name. TEMPLATES 1. Start by trimming your card stock to size. You'll need a 12" x 51/2" piece for the card base plus an extra 41/2" x 51/2" piece to extend the base. You'll also need an 81/2" x 31/4" piece and a 9" x 31/4" piece for the insert. 2. Time to score everything. Place the 12" x 51/2" piece horizontally on your score board and score at 4" and 8". Fold along the score lines starting with a valley fold then a mountain fold. 3. Place the 41/2" x 51/2" piece of card stock vertically on your score board and score at 4". This will leave you with a 1/2" tab on one side. 4. Place the 81/2" x 31/4" piece of card stock horizontally on the score board and score at 23/4" and 51/2". 5. Place the 9" x 31/4" piece of card stock horizontally on the score board and score at 23/4", 51/2" and 81/2". Fold along all the score lines. 6. Apply glue or double sided tape to the 1/2" tab on the 41/2" x 51/2" piece of card stock. Secure it to the right-hand side of the 12" x 51/2" piece, keeping the tab to the back of the card. Your card base should resemble the letter "M" when viewed from above. Set aside to dry. 7. Apply glue or double sided tape to the 1/2" tab on the 9" x 31/4" piece of card stock and secure it to the right hand side of the 81/2" x 31/4" piece of card stock. IMPORTANT NOTE: The 81/2" x 31/4" piece of card stock has been divided into three panels by the score lines you added earlier. The panels measure 23/4", 23/4" and 3" in width from left to right. Make sure you are joining the tab to the 3" section. When you fold the insert along the score lines, you should notice that middle section is 1/4" longer than the other two sections. See the photos below. 8. Your card stock should now look like the photo below. The taller piece is the card base and the narrower piece is the insert. 9. Choose a set of rectangular nesting dies to cut the windows from the card base. The dies need to be tall enough for the insert to fit comfortably inside (see photo below). They should be wide enough to leave a minimum of 1/2" on either side of the panel. If you don't have dies, it's perfectly okay to use a trimmer or craft knife to cut windows in the base, keeping all four cuts at least 1/2" from the sides of the panel. 10. Your insert should fit through both windows with plenty of room to spare. 11. Time to decorate! For the insert, you'll need four pieces of patterned paper measuring 21/2" x 3" and two pieces measuring 23/4" x 3". For the card base, you'll need five pieces of patterned paper measuring 33/4" x 51/4", which includes one piece for the card front. 12. Cut a window in two of the 33/4" x 51/4" pieces of card stock to form frames for the card base. This is where the nesting dies really come in handy as you can use the next size up from the one you used on the card base. 13. Use glue or double sided tape to secure all the patterned paper to the card base and the insert. You may prefer to leave one of the panels on the insert blank for a message or stamped sentiment. 14. Add your embellishments and sentiments, keeping everything relatively flat so it doesn't add too much bulk to the finished project. 15. Once your insert is decorated, thread it through the two windows as shown in the photos below. 16. Apply adhesive to the back of the first panel of your insert and secure it to the card base, about 1/2" from the outside edge. Repeat for the last panel of the insert. 17. Since the card is very bulky, it will not stay closed without a little help. I found the simplest solution was to create a belly band from a 11/2" wide strip of card stock and some embellishments. 18. Wrap the card stock around the centre of the card, leaving a small overlap. Secure into a loop with glue or double sided tape. Decorate with a strip of patterned paper, images, stamps and sentiments. NOTE: I adapted these instructions to remove the ribbon closure that was included in all the other examples I could find of this card, and replaced it with a simple belly band. If you'd prefer the ribbon closure, just do a google search for "multi-panel accordion cards" and you'll find lots of great tutorials. Products:
This fall, in addition to teaching bookmaking and letterpress at my home school of California College of the Arts, I've been teaching...
The picture below isn’t a book, but it is one of the things you can make from interlocked accordions. The double lantern below was made with tinted vellum. This is suitable for electric candl…
This fall, in addition to teaching bookmaking and letterpress at my home school of California College of the Arts, I've been teaching...
I have an awesome card fold to share with you today - not too difficult, and it looks spectacular when standing up on display. Although it d...
Hi everyone, here are my beautiful Double Accordion Display Cards. I love making these showstopper cards, they are perfect for those special birthdays and anniversaries. I’ve made 3 of them a…
Hi everyone, today I’m sharing a card style that’s been done before, however, I doubled it up again, so I’m calling it a Double D Accordion card. It’s a really easy style, a…
Hi everyone, here are my beautiful Double Accordion Display Cards. I love making these showstopper cards, they are perfect for those special birthdays and anniversaries. I’ve made 3 of them a…
Hi everyone, here are my beautiful Double Accordion Display Cards. I love making these showstopper cards, they are perfect for those special birthdays and anniversaries. I’ve made 3 of them a…
This fall, in addition to teaching bookmaking and letterpress at my home school of California College of the Arts, I've been teaching...
I have an awesome card fold to share with you today - not too difficult, and it looks spectacular when standing up on display. Although it d...
Create An Easy DIY Accordion Flip Card Using Designer Paper along w/ Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio in this Stampin' Up Card Making Class
Get the tutorials and the downloads for the tutorials that I’m currently working on: Medallion quilt and other designs with the same shape Colourful medallion quilt Leafy medallion quilt – ve…
This fall, in addition to teaching bookmaking and letterpress at my home school of California College of the Arts, I've been teaching...
Double slider cards aren't the simplest cards to put together, but the effort is definitely worth it. As my 11 year old son put it, "they are all kinds of cool!" Double sliders are interactive cards that have a simple mechanism that causes the bottom tag to slide out when the top tag is pulled. It's quite exciting when you slide one for the first time! 1. Start with a piece of card stock measuring 6" x 12". This will result in a card that measures 6" x 4" when closed. 2. Place the cardstock horizontally (longways) on your scoreboard and, starting from the left hand side, score at 33/4", 73/4", 113/4". Fold along each score line. The 1/4" piece along the right hand side will form a little tab for holding the card closed. 3. On the second panel from the left, measure and mark the middle point between the two score lines. Use the mark as a guide for cutting a half circle with a large circle punch. I used a 11/4" punch, but you can use one that is slightly smaller or larger if you wish. This cut out will make it easier to grasp the tag. 4. Cut a piece of soft plastic measuring 13" x 2". I used a cellophane bag but you could use a shopping bag or a piece of plastic from some packaging. The plastic needs to be fairly strong but also flexible enough for movement. 5. Wrap the piece of plastic all the way around the first panel of your card and secure it with some double sided tape. It should be loose enough to slip around the cardstock with ease, but not so loose that it's baggy. 6. Now it's time to make your tags. Cut two pieces of cardstock measuring 33/4" x 53/4" and decorate them as desired. Add a tag pull at the top of your first tag - I used an eyelet and a piece of ribbon - remember not to decorate too far down the bottom as this is where it will be secured to your card. Conversely, don't decorate too high up on the second tag as your efforts won't be seen. 7. Close the front panel that has the plastic strip around it. 8. Place a piece of double sided tape at the TOP of the plastic strip. 9. Make sure your tag is facing the right way up, and then flip it over. 10. Press the tag onto the plastic making sure the edges of the tag are parallel with your card. Slide the tag right down to the bottom of the card so the edges line up. 11. Open the card again. 12. Add a piece of double sided tape at the BOTTOM of the plastic strip. Notice that the first tag I secured is still lined up with the bottom of my card, and I have lined up the second tag with the top edge of the card. Use it as a guide for where to place your double sided tape. 13. Secure the second tag, face up, on the piece of plastic so that the top edge is flush with the card and the side edges are flush with the first tag you placed. 14. Valley fold the 1/4" tab at the end of the card and apply a piece of double sided tape along its length. 15. Now you are going to fold the card up and secure it by tucking the little tab inside and securing it to the other section of the card. Make sure that you don't accidentally adhere the tag too! 16. Now have a go at pulling on that tag. You might need to wiggle it a bit at first, but then both tags should run through smoothly. If they don't, go back and check that you didn't get the tag stuck down with the little tab in the last step. 17. All that's left is to decorate the front. Have fun!
This fall, in addition to teaching bookmaking and letterpress at my home school of California College of the Arts, I've been teaching...
Hi everyone, today I’m sharing a card style that’s been done before, however, I doubled it up again, so I’m calling it a Double D Accordion card. It’s a really easy style, a…
Create An Easy DIY Accordion Flip Card Using Designer Paper along w/ Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio in this Stampin' Up Card Making Class
Accordion Double Gatefold Card This fun card is really fun when using a stamp set with multiple images like the ones I am sharing with you today. I am sure there are hundreds of others but I ran
Hello friends, Today, I want to share a tutorial on how to make a double accordion card. I used Timeless tropical stamp set and Tropical Chic stamp set for this card. This is how is the inside of card. It looks very complicated but it is easier to make than you thought. This is another
Double Pinwheel & Peeping Cats Quilt Blocks. Free Pattern and Tutorial
