Twist Fold Card

Good evening everyone,

Over on the main page today I've shared this cute Twist Fold Card and thought I'd pop the instructions up on here.

At first glance it looks like a cute little 4 panelled card, however remove the band and pull open to reveal a hidden sentiment😊

When opened fully it measures approx 8" sq

Instructions

Trim a piece of card to 20cm x 20cm

Draw feint lines across & down at 5cm, 10cm & 15cm 

Score lines diagonally in the center squares to create a diamond shape

Score the 10cm lines from each point of the diamond to the edge of the paper

In the top LH corner score the 5cm line down to the diamond point

In the top RH corner score the 15cm line across to the diamond point

In the bottom LH corner score the 5cm line across to the diamond point

In the bottom RH corner score the 15cm line up to the diamond point

(see diagram for folds)

Fold the 10cm lines as valley folds & Fold the 5cm & 15cm as mountain folds

Fold the card into shape - (folding clockwise)

Trim 2 pieces of paper to 4.5cm (wide)x 9.5cm (tall)

Trim to fit diagonal and add to the card top LH & bottom RH

Trim 2 pieces of paper to 9.5cm (wide) x 4.5cm (tall)

Trim to fit diagonal and add to the card bottom LH & top RH

Trim 4 pieces of white card to 4cm x 4cm - stamp image on each

Mat onto coloured card 4.5cm x 4.5cm - add to each corner of card

Trim a strip of card to 3cm tall - fold & secure to create a band

Trim a piece of paper to 2.5cm x 10cm & add to the band

Stamp 2 x sentiment, die cut and mat onto coloured card

Add one to the center of diamond and one to the band

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Hope you enjoy this tutorial

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Herringbone background design

Hello everyone,

Today over on the Main Blog I have shown this beautiful Butterfly card made using the Herringbone pattern technique for the background papers. I thought I'd pop it on here with the instructions

Instructions
Trim a piece of card to 10 cm x 25cm, score in half to make a card blank
Trim a piece of plain pink card to 9.5cm x 12cm and add to card front using foam pads
Trim a piece of white card to 9cm x 11.5cm
Cut various strips of paper to 1.5cm wide
Add 3 strips of paper to the card panel as shown in diagram, creating 4 triangle areas on the card
Use the remaining paper to fill in each area - (leaving a small gap between each piece is optional)
Trim off any overhang and add the panel to the card front
Stamp the 'Happy Birthday senitment onto white card, carefully trim around the border and add to the bottom RH side of the card using foam pads
Stamp the butterflies onto card, carefully cut out and add to the card with foam pads
Finish off with a few randonly placed gems


Thanks for popping by today
Lyndsey xx