Criss Cross Card Tutorial

Recipe

2 & 1/2 square card blanks

Strip of white cardstock cut off from a 12 x 12 sheet
2 sheets of A5 paper

1 6x6 square of coloured Cardstock

1 image

1 Sentiment

Attach 2 card blanks together 2 create 3 panels, trim corners off each outer panel

Use the trimmed off triangle to cut 2 triangles from patterned paper

Trim off 5mm from the longest edge of both triangles.

Attach to outer panels as shown, leaving a white border all the way around. Wrap the two outside edges over each other to create a criss cross pocket.

Trim the 1/2 card into a 13cm square.

Trim the patterned paper into a 12.5 x 12.5 square, trimming along the longest edge first.

Attach the patterned paper to the cardstock square, leaving a white border all the way around.

Trim the 12" strip to 3cm wide.

Score lines across the strip at 3cm & 18cm.

Fold the strip at the creases and fix together using DB Sided tape.

Trim the left over strip of pattered paper to 14.5 cm long.

Attach the strip of patterned paper to the cardstock band, leaving a white border all the way around.

Colour your image and using a Die Cutter and oval nesties, cut the image out. Do this for the sentiment also. From the coloured cardstock, cut 2 scalloped ovals.

Mat the image & sentiment onto the scalloped ovals and attach to tag & Strip as shown.

Make a little pull from left over cardstock & Patterned paper & attach to the top of the tag.

Slide tag into the pocket, &the band over the pocket. Add a sentiment to finish.

Lyndsey xx