Spooky Fun Side Step

My Stamp Club members were so excited to make this card!  It’s called a side-step card, and I have instructions below.  It’s a lot easier than it looks!

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There are dies to make this type of card, but I think it’s much better to customize your card to fit your stamps and dies.

For example, I was doing this card for a class, and needed to be frugal with my Designer Series Paper.  I wanted to use a piece that was 2″ X 4″, so I could get several from one sheet of 12″X12″ paper with no waste.  This meant I wanted the left front portion of my card to measure 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″.  My measurements and instructions are for my card, but you can change them to suit your own needs.

Step 1:  Put your card base (8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″) into the paper trimmer at 2 1/4″.

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Starting at the top, cut from 1″ down to 6 1/4″.

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Step 2:  Flip card over and turn it so the cut that is 1″ from the edge is on the left.  Score on the 3 1/4″ side at 1″ (this lines up with the end of your cut), 2″, 3 1/4″, 4 1/4′ (score this one all the way across the card), and 6 1/4″ (this lines up with the other end of the cut).

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Step 3:  Hold the card with the 2 1/4″ side on the left, and the 1″ score line at the bottom right.  Fold the right side of the card back on the 1″ score line, forward on the 2″ score line, back on the 3 1/4″ score line, forward on the 4 1/4″ score line and back on the 6 1/4″ score line (accordion style).  The left side will fall into place and fold in the center.

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Here’s the fixin’s for the card we made:

Stamps:  Spooky Fun

Cardstock:  Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie

Dies:  Halloween Scenes Edgelits, Layering Circles Framelits

Other:  Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stamping Sponge

If you have any questions about this card, let me know!  And, if you’d like to purchase any of the supplies used, please visit my website for 24/7 shopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Pop Up Slider Card

The weather in Kentucky has been crazy lately.  We go from 20 degrees and snow to 45 degrees and rain, to 60 degrees and sunshine!  I do love ALL the seasons, but not all in one week’s time!
One of the perks of being in my Stamp Club is getting written instructions for our main club project each month emailed to you.  But, this month, an email just won’t work.  After getting all the instructions written and pictures taken, I decided it would be best to post the tutorial here.  I’m afraid that email would never download!
It did take me a while to get this done.  In our original project, I had 1/8″ measurements, so I decided to re-work it a bit to make it easier for everyone, including me!
Here are pictures of our original project, which was adapted from a card by Michelle Last.  However, there were no instructions, so I had to do some research and write them up myself to get them like I wanted.
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So, here’s the tutorial.

1.  Your mat (backing for the card) will be a 1/4 sheet of cardstock (CS) (5 1/5 X 4 1/4) in the color of your choice.  Our card mat in class was Bermuda Bay.  I’m using purple for this tutorial.2.  Cut 2 pieces of white CS to 4″ X 5 1/4″.  This will layer nicely onto our mat.  Cut another piece of white CS to 3″ X 4 1/2″.  This will be our “slider”.  For the purpose of this tutorial, I am using purple for this piece just so you’ll be able to see where to place it in the pictures.

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3.  Stamp as desired on one of the two twin panels. Line the stamped CS vertically in your trimmer at 3 1/4″ and cut from 3/4″ to 4 1/2″.  Turn panel around and do the same on the other side.  You’ll have two slits as shown.  Depending on your stamped images, decide which end of the card will be the bottom.  Connect the two cut slits by cutting at 3/4″.  DO NOT CUT between the top slits.  This will create a flap in your card.

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4.  Insert the BOTTOM of your card (the cut end) into your trimmer and score between the cut lines at 1 1/4″, 2 3/4″ and 4 1/2″.  Fold on the scored lines.  The bottom one is valley fold, center is mountain, and top is valley.

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6.  Place the twin panels together and punch a half circle from the TOP so you’ll have a place to access your slider, once the card is put together.  Put the “back panel” aside for now.

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7.  Turn front panel (with cut and scored flap) over to back side and put sticky strip or other strong adhesive on bottom of the flap.  Be sure to use a STRONG adhesive like sticky strip, tear n tape, etc.  Attach the smaller white panel to the back of the flap.  It should overlap slightly on each side.  Mine is purple for the purpose of this tutorial.

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8.  Place strong adhesive along side and bottom edges, and seal to the twin panel, sandwiching the slider panel between the two.  Pull/push up and down on the slider a few times to get it working smoothly.

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9.  Your slider card is now ready to secure to your bottom mat, and decorate as desired!!  In class, we rounded the corners of the top of the slider panel, punched a hole and attached a ribbon.  We pulled the slider to the “open” position, stamped inside the revealed “window”, and attached balloons to the center scored and folded panel.

Note:  If you do attach items to the scored panel, be careful to use adhesive only where the pieces will attach to the panel.  Our balloons “stood up” beyond the edge of the fold, and if we’d placed adhesive all over the back of the balloons, our card would have stuck to itself and not opened.

Hope you enjoy this tutorial.  If you make any of these cards, please post them on the Bluegrass Stampers FB page.  If you’re not a member of Bluegrass Stampers, search for our group and click Join.  If we haven’t met, please message me, too, as sometimes random people ask to join.  If you’re not on FB, send me a photo and I’ll post it for you.

A big THANK YOU to my Stamp Club members!!

Snow Place Box Card

I had a request from Stacey, a Stamp Club member, wanting to learn to make a box card.  So, this is one of our projects from December Stamp Club.  I’ve seen several box cards on Pinterest, but I wanted ours to fit in a medium envelope, so I did change the dimensions a bit from the ones I saw.

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Here’s the fixin’s!

So that you can see the measurements, I’ll be using white CS for my tutorial, but the Snowman sample is made with Night of Navy.

Our box base is a half sheet of CS (5 1/2″ by 8 1/2″).  With the CS horizontal, score at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″.

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Turn the CS to a vertical position and score at 2″.

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Cut on the four score lines (2″,4″, 6″, 8″) on the “short” side (2″), up to the score line.  Cut the 1/2″ x 2″ piece off, and cut a small angle off of the 1/2″ x 3″ piece, so it will adhere nicely.

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Fold on the vertical score lines, and three of the horizontal lines (to make the box flaps).  DO NOT fold the “flap” closest to the 1/2″ piece.  This will be the back of the card and will stand up straight.

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Place a strong adhesive (glue or tear & tape) on the 1/2″ flap and adhere to the other end of the CS to form the box.

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Cut two strips of CS 1″ x 3″.  Score each piece 1/2″ from the end.

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Fold the ends, and adhere into the center of the box, one in front and one in back.  This will be the base to attach your decorations.

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Decorate your box card as desired.  We used the Flurry of Wishes Bundle and the Snow Place Bundle.  Ink colors:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Marina Mist, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy.

Supplies for this card may be purchased by clicking on my shopping basket.

Until next time…….stay inky, my friends!