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easy and fun card folding tricks
BYALLISON COPE
With a fewwell-placed scores and some clever embellishing ideas,
you can transform the traditional "folded-in-half" card into an
interactive greeting in no time.
happybirdday
doublez fold
1 Trim 5.25”x12” piece from navy cardstock. Score at 2”, 4”, 8” and 10”. Fold
second score in and first score out. Fold third score in and fourth score
out. The second and fourth foldswillmeet in center.
2 Trim two 1.75”x5” pieces fromyellow patterned paper, and adhere to top
of font panels of card, centered. Trim a 3.75"x4" piece of yellow patterned
paper and adhere it to inside center of the card.
3 Trim two 1.625”x4.875” pieces from blue patterned paper.
4 Trim a 3.25”x3” piece from copy paper. Tear the following 1/4” strips: blue
(3), light blue (6), and vellum (2); Layer and adhere strips to copy paper,
with torn edges visible. Trim two curved pieces from kraft cardstock
(islands). Position one on left and one on lower right side. Trim excess
paper from the right, left and bottom edges. Trim copy paper piece in
half at 1.625" and adhere pieces to front panels of card, just below blue
patterned paper.
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5 Trim sky paper to 3.5”x4.75”. Trim two curved pieces from kraft cardstock.
Adhere to bottomof sky piece and trim away excess. Adhere assembly
toyellow patterned paper on inside panel.t
6 Stamp three parrot/tree images on smooth, white cardstock using black
ink. Colour one full image and two additional palm trees usingmarkers,
pencils or your choice ofmedium. Trimout images and adhere to card as
shown.
7 Die cut sun from patterned paper (orange andyellow). Layer and adhere
in center. Die cut scalloped circle fromwhite cardstock and stamp senti-
ment in center. Adhere sentiment to center of sun using foam adhesive.
Adhere sun to card, only applying adhesive to portion of sun that at-
taches to card.
8 Apply glitter glue to sentiment and vellumwaves.
