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

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

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:

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I must admit that I have been putting off making one of these Book Box Cards because of how complicated they look. Although they probably aren't for the beginning card maker, they really aren't as tricky as they seem at first glance and the effects you can achieve are well worth the effort. Requirements: 8" x 101/2" piece of cardstock for the card blank Two 71/2" x 71/2" pieces of cardstock Two 71/2" x 43/4" pieces of cardstock Two 10" x 2" pieces of cardstock Two 7" x 2" pieces of cardstock One 111/2" x 3" piece of cardstock Two 73/4" x 1/2" strips of patterned paper Two 43/4" x 1/2" strips of patterned paper One 7" x 4" piece of patterned paper One 7" x 4" piece of acetate - dry embossed Co-ordinating ribbon at least 1/2" wide Double sided tape Foam Tape Quick drying glue Chalk ink for inking the edges of the cardstock Scoreboard and stylus Border punch of choice Tweezers Small sharp scissors Craft knife and cutting mat Ruler, pencil, eraser 1. Place the 8" x 101/2" piece of cardstock horizontally (landscape orientation) on the scoreboard. Score at 5" and again at 51/2". 2. Fold along the score lines to form an 8" x 5" card with a 1/2" spine. 3. Cut a window out of the front of the card leaving a 3/4" frame. Ink all the edges. 4. Mitre the corners of the 73/4" and the 43/4" strips of patterned paper (cut the ends on a 45 degree angle). If you look closely at the picture below you will notice that the angle of the mitre is different on each end of the paper strips. Ink the edges of the patterned paper. Place a thin strip of double sided tape around the four edges of the acetate. 5. Adhere the embossed acetate over the window you cut earlier. Use double sided tape to secure the paper strips over the edges of the acetate, ensuring the mitred edges are all lined up neatly. 6. Centre and adhere the 7" x 4" piece of patterned paper on the inside of the card. 7. Concertina fold (mountain, valley, mountain, valley, etc.) the two 71/2" x 71/2" pieces of cardstock and the two 71/2" x 43/4" pieces of cardstock at 3/4" intervals. (Note that the 71/2" x 43/4" pieces are scored and folded across the short length). Ink the edges. 8. To form the sides of the card, take one of the long concertina pieces in one hand, and one of the short pieces in the other and fit them together as shown in the pictures below. You will get a much better fit if your folds are precise and even. 9. Use some double sided tape to secure the top and bottom of each corner only. Do not add adhesive between the concertina folds. 10. Use the two 10" x 2" pieces of cardstock and the two 7" x 2" pieces of cardstock and your border punch to make a cover for the concertina frame you just created. You want each piece of the frame to be about 1" wide and when assembled the entire piece should be no more than 8" long and 5" wide. As you can see in the picture below, I kept the far left hand edge of the frame smooth so it can butt up against the spine of the card. I apologise for not being more specific with the measurements in this step. The difficulty comes with the differences between border punches. Some bite much deeper than others and so it is hard to know how much cardstock is going to be cut away. You might want to experiment with newspaper or printer paper before cutting into your cardstock. 11. Begin layering your images into the concertina frame with glue or double sided tape. Secure parts of the image on the folds of the frame to add layers and create dimension. 12. Add some double sided tape to the back of the frame, and add some foam tape to the back of the image for added support. 13. Secure the frame to the inside of the card, keeping the left side of the frame flush against the second fold of the card. 14. Continue building up your image using the folds of the frame to hold each of the different layers. 15. Add the strips of cardstock to the frame and secure with double sided tape. As you can see from the photo below, I mitred the corners to give a nice neat finish. Alternatively, you could cut a single frame from a sheet of cardstock. 16. A few more blossoms complete the look. 17. Use the 111/2" x 3" piece of cardstock to make a band to hold the card securely closed. Punch along both long edges with the same border punch you used inside the card, fold the strip around your card being careful not too pull it too tight nor leave it too loose. Secure the end with double sided tape. 18. Use double sided tape to secure the ribbon around the band, then finish with a bow.

Hi! On my last post I shared a technique for Faux Leather, using versamark and clear embossing powder – this is my friend Michele’s favourite technique! Now today I’ll show you one of my favourite techniques, also a faux leather, but this time using fun foam! Fun foam can purchased at most craft stores and […]

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Hello and welcome! I have a Sizzix tutorial to share with you today, made with Tim Holtz new Frameworks dies. These dies are so fun and very versatile. I made an art journal page, but the technique works just as well on a card, tag or scrapbooking layout. I thought it would be fun to use the Frameworks die to get a mosaic look. A great base for that is Wendy Vecchi's Embossing Paste, which works both as adhesive and grout in this project. The Frameworks die that I used is the Honeycomb one, but you can get the same effect with any of the other Frameworks dies. I worked in my Small Creative Journal and smeared gesso with a palette knife. A piece of paper had been embossed in the Honeycomb embossing folder and I pressed it repeatedly into the gesso to make a soft textured pattern. You can also use the embossing folder itself, but then you have to clean it immediately. I also wanted the random gesso effect on the embossed paper. Leave to dry. Water down some Distress Paint and paint the page. Mist with water for even more texture. Leave to dry. Die cut Honeycomb Frameworks from different papers and materials. I used: natural sticky-back canvas, Mirrored Sheet, wood veneer paper, dictionary paper, the embossed honeycomb paper from earlier, Eclectic Elements Fabric which had been glued to cardstock and various Tim Holtz patterned papers. These are the inside pieces, I will use the frame pieces in a tutorial soon. Ink the edges. Ink the honeycomb embossed paper with Tumbled Glass and wipe off with a moist cloth. The random spots of gesso resist the ink. Smear Embossing Paste on your page in a medium thick layer. Start placing your honeycomb pieces into the paste, leaving the same space between all the pieces. The paste doesn't dry too quickly, so you have enough time. I made sure to vary the materials. Press the pieces down a bit to make the paste come up in between them. Continue until you have covered the paste. I left some paste uncovered because I thought it gave a cool look. Leave to dry. Cover all the paper pieces (not the mirrors, wood, canvas, fabric or embossed paper) with Glossy Accents. This gives a great glossy look to them and even more interest and variation to the mosaic pieces. Leave to dry. Ink the paste here and there with Gathered Twigs. I stamped the background with a few Tim Holtz stamps. Here you can see the honeycomb texture in the gesso. The sentiment was stamped on two Ribbon Flags. The stamp comes from a Darkroom Door set. I added rub-ons to some of the tiles. The combination of different surfaces in the tiles makes for a very interesting project. The mirror pieces look like real mirrors (they are hard to photograph). I just got Tim Holtz Bird Feather set and wanted to ink up this great bird stamp. It was inked with Broken China and Gathered Twigs, misted with water four or five times and stamped on watercolour paper. The little bird is a Hero Arts stamp and was stamped in the same way as the larger one. The title was die cut with the Vintage Market Sizzlits die. Thank you for looking! Have a great weekend, I hope you get some time to be creative. Anna-Karin Supplies (affiliate links used): Tim Holtz Sizzix HONEYCOMB Frameworks Die 659430 Sizzix Frameworks Die - Honeycomb Tim Holtz Sizzix Die RIBBON FLAGS Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Ribbon Flags Tim Holtz Sizzix VINTAGE MARKET Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet Die - Vintage Market Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fades Bubble & Honeycomb Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders 2PK - Bubble & Honeycomb Set Tim Holtz BIRD FEATHER Tim Holtz TINY THINGS Darkroom Door Cling Stamp LOVE BIRDS Rubber UM DDRS057* Hero Arts L'OISEAU Bird Rubber Stamp D5909 Dyan Reaveley SMALL CREATIVE JOURNAL Ranger Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash COLLAGE MINI 8x8 TH93054 Tim Holtz MIRRORED Sheets Tim Holtz Fabric Eclectic Elements Tim Holtz Core'dinations KRAFT CORE NOSTALGIC Ranger NATURAL STICKY-BACK CANVAS 8.5 x 11 Canson MONTVAL SPIRAL WATERCOLOR 9x12 Tim Holtz LIFE QUOTES REMNANT RUBS Tim Holtz Idea-ology WORDS REMNANT RUBS Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste WHITE 8OZ Tim Holtz Distress Paint BROKEN CHINA Tim Holtz Distress Paint PUMICE STONE Tim Holtz Distress Paint FRAYED BURLAP Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD GATHERED TWIGS Tim Holtz Distress Ink BROKEN CHINA Tim Holtz Distress Ink TUMBLED GLASS Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK Tsukineko JET BLACK STAZON Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING TOOL Hero Arts CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK 3 by 3 Big Shot Machine Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger Sizzix MINT Standard Cutting Pads Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair (Grape) InLinkz.com

Hi Everyone, Hussena here to share with you a tutorial on how to make a flip-card using your dies and Big Shot..It's a really very easy way to make some fast and interactive cards to get the 'WOW' factor from your friends and family..So first let's gather our supplies and you all will need the following to make these cards below. Supplies needed for the tutorial :- Big Shot Machine Spellbinder's Nestabilities Label 4 Martha Stewart Scoring Board Fiskars Sure Cut paper Trimmer Cardstocks Pattern paper of your choice ( I have used the Prima Zephyr Paper Pad.) Distress inks(Totally optional) And now for the tutorial :- I have written the steps in the pictures itself..I hope this makes it easier for you all to understand it. Step 1- Take a piece of cardstock measuring 7 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches. Step 2 - Fold it in a zig-zag pattern. Step 3 - Your card should look like this now. Step 4 - Now measure,cut and glue your pattern paper on to the front of your card. Step 5 -Now place your die on the smaller side of the card with it's centre point aligning with the 2 3/4 inch scored line and stick it with either a Washi Tape or any repositionable glue. Step 6 -Now make your cutting sandwich for this you can refer our DT member Mallika's post on how to create a cutting sandwich for your dies...Place your acrylic plate only up to the 2 3/4 inch score line and run it through your Big Shot..This will allow you to only partially die-cut one end of your card which is required for the flipping mechanism. Step 7 -Now that you have cut one end ...Turn your card around and place your acrylic plate on the 3 3/4 inch score line and again partially die-cut it...Please take care to place your acrylic plates to the the required scored line...otherwise you will end up cutting up the entire piece. Step 8 -After you have die-cut both the ends,your card will look like this below....Now, peel off the pattern paper from the die-cut ends...Don't worry if you mess up a bit..This will later on get covered up. Step 9 -Now using the same label die, die-cut two pieces of cardstock....One plain and other colored....The plain one will be attached to the back side where as the colored one will be in the front of your card. Step 10 -Attach the white cardstock on the front side and when you flip your card this will go on the back. Step 11- Attach the colored cardstock on the back side as shown. Step 12 -Once both the die-cuts are attached, this is how your card will look. Step 13 -As you can see,when the card is opened, the white die-cut piece comes in the front where you can write your message. Step 14 -Once the card is closed, this is how it will look. Step 15 -Here are my sample cards before I have embellished them. Supplies used for embellishing :- Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals and Flutter By. Prima Zephyr paper Pad , Best of K & Company Papers. Distress ink : Tumbled Glass., Versafine Onyx Black Ink. Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch Marianne Embossing Folder- Daisies. Hope you all like my tutorial..If you have any queries do leave me a comment below and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible!.. And don't forget to participate in our current challenge 'Summer Sundae' to win some lovely prizes www.crafterscorner.in(All Craft supplies under One roof) For further information please contact us at : [email protected]

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Today I have another fun template to share using the cut and shuffle technique. You can 4 card layouts at once with this simple technique!

How to create a tuxedo card using Craft Consortium papers. Also includes a free giveaway.

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 […]

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A few days ago I posted the card I made for my sister's birthday and ended up with a lot of requests for a full video tutorial, so here it is. I used the same dimensions as the original card,...

As promised, here's a free photo tutorial of one of the more complicated of the designs we did at Advanced Papercrafters Class this month, featuring the Circles Card Thinlits for the Sizzix Big Shot. I'm calling it a porthole flip-fold card, for obvious reasons... basically there's a window that goes all the way through to the back of the card. This would be really cool to use with our Clear Translucent Envelopes! Here's the card, opened... you can see the basic Circles Card Thinlit base, with extra openings. It's waaaaaay easier than you'd think, actually! So uncomplicated, actually, that you...

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I had several requests to post a tutorial for my Graphic 45 Pencil Bound ABC Primer Mini Album, so here it is! you will need some drink coasters or chipboard for a base Paper cut to size for both sides of coaster base pencil ruler measuring tape-fabric or plastic colorbox chalk tape scissors My First Ticondergoa Pencils-or any round object tacky glue Find out how much tape you will need with a about a half inch extra on both sides for attaching mine was 3 icnhes cut 21 (6 per page x 3 pages and 3 for the cover page) I find the center of my page and then measure out accordingly I make sure they are spaced evenly then I mark both side- i like to color it in to make it easier to see then i use one page as a template to do the others- at this pint I ink all of my edges with colorbox chalk. add a little tacky glue to each marked space- I use tacky glue doe to its good hold- tape adhesives do not seem to work as well-use them at your own risk! For your cover page you only need 3 tabs- i put and x on them to remind me glue only 3 tabs to your cover page stick em down! I use pencil to line them up perfectly then continue on to the other pages-i stack them as I go and use my pencil to make little adjustments as needed- set aside to dry then I bust out my Xyron creative station and line all of my cardstock pages. You can use tape runner for this instead lay it over the top of the tabs you just glued down trim any excess if needed Continue to do the rest of the pages-one side only!!-Covering the tabs you have already made TIP! I like to number my bases with my cardstock to match them up easier After you glued all of the sides with tabs, you will now want to glue down the other side of the tabs to the backs Double check to make sure you have sliding room, should fit loose enough to slide easily-to tight and your pages wont turn easily The nice thing about using a measuring tape is you know exactly where each tabs needs to be glued repeat for all of your pages. You should have 4 pages 3 with 6 tabs each one with 3 tabs- your cover Now take your cover Page A and place a top your second Page B I bend the tabs to make it easier to see- bend the three to the right (tabs 1,2,and 3) Start by going thorough the first tab of page B, then the first tab of page A -please note I mistakenly call page A, page B on this pic! sorry! keep going, alternating through page A and B got it right this time! and finally last tab of page A You should look like this now! Three empty tabs on page B Now place page C on top of page B and do the same thing, alternating through the tabs and again.... and that will leave your back page with the three tabs, just run the last pencil though all three tabs now you have this! take a piece of thin twine and weave it through the pencils tie it in a tight knot repeat on other side-dont worry if it goes all wonky, you can straighten it up as you go. if you like you can put a small dab of glue where the knot is, to seal the knot and make sure it is adhered to pencil-but a tight knot usually does the job my cover page Hope you will give it a try!

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Hello, hello, everyone!!! Happy Friday to all! And a special hello to some new followers! Thank you for joining my family of friends! I'm so happy to have you and hope to get better acquainted with you all. In the meantime, please make yourselves at home -- you are!!! I was asked to do a tutorial on the triple twisted easel card that I'd posted earlier, and keeping my promise, here we go. This tutorial contains 12 step-by-step photos, so you may as well relax. To begin you'll only need a 12"x12" sheet of cardstock: cut off 4" from the 12"x12" sheet of cardstock so that you'll have a 4"x12" and an 8"x12" sheet as shown below: Cut the 4"x12" sheet into three (3) equal 4"x4" panels. These panels will be you cards: For the moment, put the cards aside, and move on to the 8"x12" sheet. With the 8" top of the paper across the scoreboard, score at 4" (the middle of the sheet): Turn the sheet so that the 12" top is across the scoreboard; score at 4" and 8": Now, you'll cut along the 4" and 8" scorelines but only down to the center scoreline as shown below. These 3 cut sections will be your card base panels: At this time you must decide what direction you want your cards to go (to twist). Depending on the folds, your cards can face right, left, or forward -- that'll be your choice! For the card on my tutorial, I folded the base panels for my cards as indicated on the picture below; however, I will show you an example following my demonstration on how to fold for your cards to twist in a different direction. Okay, using the top inside corners of the right and left base panels, I folded the card base panels downward in a triangular shape (in half) with the top corners meeting the outside bottom edge corners of the base panel and along the center scoreline; for the center base panel, I folded that downward (in half) to the center scoreline: Make certain to bone-fold your folds for nice crisp, clean folds. Now add glue to the folded-in side of one of the card base panels, as shown below: NOTE: Make sure the glue is applied to the base panel only; avoid getting glue outside of or underneath the base panel otherwise your card will not twist or sit properly. Now retrieve the cards. Take one card and evenly align the edge of the card to the edge of the base panel, making sure the bottom of the card is aslo aligned with the center scoreline:: Glue the remaining two (2) card panels onto the base panels in the same manner, and it should look this when all 3 card panels glued are in place: Starting at the top of each card, bring your card up and sit into place, as shown below: It is now complete for you add by adding card fronts or just decorate it as is; however you desire! Now, as I mentioned, I'll show you another fold example where your cards will twist to face in a different direction. Play with the card base panel folds to get your cards to go in the direction you want: So, that's it! Have fun with it! If you have any questions, leave me a comment and I'll get back to you!!! I'll be back a bit later with another little project I'm completing to share with you; until... I'll be seeing you!

Howdy all! Welcome to another addition of Card Café Thursday! I’m your hostess Allison Cope and today I’m going to show you how to make a quick and easy SWING CARD or otherwise known as a flip card. All you need for this tutorial is: Sturdy cardstock Dies of a...

Supplies needed: Acrylic dabbers, photocopy of an image, water spritzer bottle, paintbrush, card stock, craft sheet and heat tool (optional) Take the lid off the dabbers and brush the paint onto the card stock, ensure you get a good coverage Take your photocopied image ( remember that you will get a reverse of the image, so don't use bold words), flip it over and place it in the acrylic. Lightly press it down making sure it's smooth and not wrinkled Leave to air dry for at least 15 minutes and then if you wish give it a blast with the heat tool Only move onto this step when you are sure your paint is completely dry Take your water filled spritzer bottle, spray the back of the paper no more than two squirts, you don't want it too wet Next start to rub the paper very gently with your finger Keep rubbing and extra spritzing if you need too Eventually you will get rid of all the paper, but it does take a bit of patience as you have to be careful not to wet it too much and rub the image away You can do exactly the same on a canvas Apparently the paint in the acrylic dabbers is slightly different to other acrylics as it is more chalky and that's why the transfers work best with these paints. But you can use other mediums. I tried it with Jo Sonia's background paints but didn't get such a good effect

The Waterfall Technique is a clever and interactive way to add even more photos to your pages. Perfect for special trips or events.

Twist and Pop cards are fabulous, interactive cards with a central panel that twists and pops outward to reveal a message, image or combination of embellishments that is sure to impress the lucky receiver. TEMPLATE 1. Place the 11" x 41/4" piece of card stock horizontally on your score board and score at 51/2". Fold along the score line to form your card base. 2. Use some patterned paper and an assortment of embellishments to decorate the front of the card as desired. I used one of the images and sentiments from the new Make A Wish digital stamp set. 3. Place the 11" x 33/4" piece of card stock horizontally on your score board and score at 23/4", 51/2" and 81/4". Fold along each of the score lines starting with a valley fold, then a mountain fold and then another valley fold. 4. Decorate your image panel as desired. This is the section of the card that "twists and pops" as the card is open so you will probably want to display your main message or image here. 5. To create the mechanism, place the 8" x 3" piece of card stock horizontally on the desk in front of you. Use a pencil and ruler to measure and mark 21/2" from either end of the card stock, on both the top and bottom edge. See the template above for correct placement. 6. Place the 8" x 3" piece of card stock horizontally on your score board and score at 4". 7. Rotate the card stock so that it is now vertical on your score board. Score at 11/2" intersecting the first score line. 8. Now we're going to score between the pencil marks you made in step five. Start at the top, left hand mark and score down to the bottom, right hand mark. Now score from the bottom, left hand mark up to the top, right hand mark. The four score lines should intersect in the middle of the card stock. Refer to the template above. 9. Fold and burnish all score lines with a bone folder. 10. Use your index fingers to fold the long sections inward as shown in the photos below. 11. Use a bone folder to burnish all the folds. 12. Now we're ready to construct our twist and pop card. You should have an image panel, the inner mechanism and the card base. 13. Apply some glue to the triangle shaped area on the card mechanism. Lay a ruler along the centre of the card base to find the mid point and line up the mechanism, directly below the fold, making sure the card still closes easily. Apply the mechanism, glue side down, and allow to dry for a couple of minutes. 14. Apply more glue to the second triangle section, then close the card to adhere in place. Allow the card to dry for a few minutes to ensure the mechanism is securely attached. 15. Open the card. The mechanism should unfold and lay almost flat on top of the card. Place the image panel on top of the mechanism, matching the centre score lines and keeping the edges flush. 16. Fold the right hand panel over to reveal the mechanism. Use a pencil to mark the position of the image panel. 17. Repeat on the left hand side, so that you have two clear pencil lines on the mechanism. 18. Apply glue on the top, right hand section of the mechanism. Keep the glue between the pencil line and the edge of the card stock as seen in the photo below. 19. Move the image panel so that it's flush with the pencil line and centred over the mechanism (see below). Unfold the image panel and press against the glue. Allow to dry for a minute. 20. Apply glue on the bottom, left hand section of the mechanism, keeping the glue between the pencil line and the edge of the card stock as seen in the photo below. 21. Unfold the image panel and press against the glue. Allow to dry completely. Your card is now complete! (You may have to open and close the card a few times to limber up the mechanism) Stamps:

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I meet so many lovely people in the online sewing world and every now and again I meet someone I really click with and I can imagine having a cup of tea with whilst swapping ideas and talking fabrics. Amy is one of those people and we conspired a little swap to follow the rush of Christmas- we have both received our packages so now its show and tell. Look what I have to show- the cutest little Dresden bag and matching coin purse adapted from Amy's free pattern. This is a bag with a purpose. When I teach music in school, I have a little bag with remote control, throat sweets and other vital bits and pieces. My current bag is a sad and sorry denim patch pocket, well worn so Amy made a replacement. It needed a strap large enough to cross my body- we move around a lot in music! You can see me in my work clothes below- the bag is perfect and its little coin pouch partner fits inside! Both have just the right amount of grey to fit in with my sober serious Mrs Green attire ( gotta have some sort of authority) and the pops of colour make me smile and my eyes glint each time I look at it! The tiny pouch is the cutest thing with its mini dresden petals! I can only imagine how fiddly this was for Amy to make. And Amy included some of her screen printed My Happy Place print (available in her shop) Such a crisp and neat print on the softest linen. And a cathedral windows card- this shape really makes me think of Amy! And I think it was the cathedral windows that lead to me using the petal design on a frame purse in my makes for her. The flower pattern was from Suzuko Koseki's book Natural Patchwork It is a tricksy pattern to do with all those curves and I did it the worng way roung and the texts weren't reading how I wanted them to read so the quick unpic came out- but all worked out! We both added a personal touch with initials! Fabrics are Japanese linen, Yuwa print and vintage flowery fabric scraps. The lining is a Suzko Koseki print. I drafted the purse pattern myself using Lisa's helpful hints at U- handbag and the frame is from Cotton and Cloud. I found an interesting fabric panel just before I started this swap that I thought would suit Amy. It is a fine cotton with a lovely text print- I have no idea what it was for, emboridery maybe, but the print stayed on after I washed it. It was a large rectangle, big enough to make a decent size lined drawstring bag. The ties are vintage bias binding. It is hard to photograph white on white, but you get the idea A very nice swap and a great friendship, makes the world seem a little smaller x

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