#53 WW Diagonal double fold card by Julie Walker

Found a video online by Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio and loved it, hope you will too. looks a bit complicated but trust me it isn't

You will need to start with a piece of base card 8.5 inches by 11 inches (21.6 cm by 28 cm) Score this card at the half way point on both the vertical and horizontal, so 4.25 inches (10.8 cm) on the short side and 5.5 inches (14 cm) on the longer side.

Cut one complete quadrant from the card

The arrows in the picture indicate how to diagaonally cut two further quadrants on your card, so that you end up with a base card that looks like this

Score your folds well so that the card sits nicely. The side panel folds inwards and the top panel folds down . Now its time to decorate. A little more tricky than I at first thought but you just have to remember if your paper is directional to make sure you are cutting your angles correctly. Hope you will have a try at this card, I don't think you will be disappointed. I put mats and layers on my card and it still folds nice and flat into a standard envelope. Have fun and happy crafting everyone.

Wednesday Wonder #52 by Tracy Shephard

 Hello everyone.

Welcome to my second card for the 'Wednesday Wonder' challenge and I hope you love it as much as I do. 

I think it is a fabulous fold and so versatile. You can change it in so many different ways.

Of course it has to be a bit of a showstopper!

You will need..

cardstock 5 x 20 inches. I used 160gsm.

acetate   5 x 10 inches

Design paper of your choice

plain or coloured card for mat and layering

For the Rosette

cardstock 1 x 15 inches

small circle

center flower decoration

You will also need a large sentiment.

So let's get started...

1. Score your 5 x 20 cardstock along the long side at 5 and 15 inches, fold and burnish.

2. I used three mats for the inside of my card. Each one cut 1/4 inch smaller than the other.

   Pink layer 9 3/4 x 4 3/4

   White layer 9 1/2 x 4 1/2

   Design paper 9 1/4 x 4 1/4

3. For the folds on each side of your card...

I found using a lighter card, made the folding easier. You need sharp, crisp folds and a neat point.

Each flap is 5 x 5 inches. Find the center of the flap and lightly mark it. 

 

On each side, mark at 2 inches, and 4 1/4 inches. 

Using your scoring tool, starting at the center point, score to each side mark. 

Fold and burnish each scoreline so you get get a lovely crisp edge.

 4. For the mat and layers for the flaps, I used three layers for the triangle..

Pink layer 4 3/4 x 4 3/4

White layer 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 

Design paper 4 1/4 x 4 1/4

I cut each piece as a square, found the center point and cut to each bottom corner. 

5. The pink layers, were a bit more tricky, so take your time... 

You will need 4 of the following shape. 

You can make a template. Using copy paper, make the 5 x 5 flap and fold and cut the piece you need for the layer. This will make it much easier. 

6. Take your 5 x 20 inch acetate and place it on your card with the flaps over it. I used red liner tape to attach the flaps to the acetate. 

7. The Rosette is made by scoring the 1 x 15 inch cardstock and scoring it every 1/4 inch. Concertina fold the scorelines and tape together to make a circle, 

8. Fiddle the Rosette into a neat circle and using hot glue, stick the small cicle to the back. 

Hot glue is brilliant for this purpose, making it quick, easy and less messy. 

Stick a pretty flower to the front of the Rosette, and then , agin using hot glue, place the Rosette to the center points of the front flaps on your card. 

9. Finally, add you sentiment. I used 3D foam pads, which gave it a lift and it stands out beautifully. 

I do hope you will give this a try and I can't wait to see your gorgeous creations.

Happy crafting

Tracy x 

 

 

#51 WW Twist and Fold Card by Liz Cavill

Welcome to another Wednesday Wonder and this week it's a Twist and Fold card.

The butterflies are attached just by the body and antennae, leaving the wings loose.  

This is the card closed.....

..... and this shows what it is like when opened.

There are a lot of templates online for starting with a 8" x 8" piece of card, but I couldn't find any for 10" x 10", so I've made the one below.  The finished card when folded will be 5" x 5".   The larger version is less fiddly to fold.

Start with a 10" x 10" piece of card, it's best to use fairly thin card as it will be easier to fold the card flat. 

The blue and red lines are the score lines.  I found it easiest to score the four rectangles in the corners first, then score the four diagonal lines.

Red lines = Mountain folds 

Blue lines = Valley folds

Decorate the sections with mats ¼" smaller than each section.

When folded, the four corners are the parts that will show on the front of the card, so embellishments can be added on the corners. 

I've left the middle of the card blank for the message, but you could decorate this area and write the message on the back.  To close the card, make sure all your mountains and valley folds are well burnished, to enable you to easily twist and fold the card.

For my second card, I added an extra white mat and changed the shape I used of some the mats.  The flowers are attached just by the middle and the petals bent up to add some dimension.

This little video shows how the card opens and closes.  You may need to click on it twice to view.

I hope you try this fold.  Don't forget to share a photo on our CMKH Facebook page and add to the WW album.

Love Liz xx