#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