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Card Making Top Tips and Tutorials

Bow Tutorial

This has been asked for by so many of the club members, that I have finally got round to doing it, I hope you can follow my instructions.

Take a Strip of Ribbon (about 14 inches), Holding the shortest end in your right hand.

First loop

Form a loop by bringing your right hand over towards your left hand.and holding the loop under your left thumb

Second Loop

Now hold the first loop in your left hand, bringing the second loop over the top with your right hand and slip ribbon under your thumb.to form the second loop.

Third loop

Now bring the ribbon under back towards the middle to form the third loop, by slipping it under your left finger at the back of project.

Forth loop

Bring the ribbon from the back over the top to form the last loop and slip this under your left thumb.

Tying your bow

Pinch and pleat the ribbon in the center together and Take a 6 inch strip of ribbon and tie tightly in the middle.

(you may need to hold the tail of the tie in your teeth as you need an extra hand for this part) not joking

You can still move the loops a bit to form a neat bow

As you get better at making the bow you will be able to make tiny bows for smaller projects. or stick 2 bows together (as on this miniature Bouquet)

Instructions for a Stubby Diamond Fold Card

This is probably the hardest card fold I have ever made and needs lots of patients. Once you have managed to create this fold I would keep the original card undecorated as a template. As the score lines at 20cm and 26cm are not on your boards and you need to measure the card with ruler pencil and scoring tool.

1. Score an A3 Card length ways on the A4 Half fold line. Make sure you give it a nice tight crease with your bone folder

2.Turn card sideways and score it again on the A4 half fold line, giving you 2 x 15 cm square at the top of card.

3.Now measure from top of card 20cm down and mark line with pencil (Do not score this line).

4.Now measure from top again 26cm down and score this line.

5.Now you need to do a diagonal score line from the inside of the 20cm score line to the outside 26cm score line.

6. Fold the card on the diagonal line you just scored and using your bone folder give it a nice tight crease both sides, (by that I mean fold to left side and crease and fold to right side and crease.)

7.The score lines will form a K design, (when the card is flat)

8.Now to fold the card and create your diamond top.

9. Fold the top 2 squares downwards facing inside the card and fold backwards towards the 20cm score line and push the lower half of the K design inward as you close the card, (this is really tricky and it took me a few attempts, so have some patience) .

Top Tip

Once you have made the card keep the original as a template.

To decorate the front of the card.

Use pretty Papers to decorate as card is too heavy

1.To make the diamond fold card to sit on the front of your card, you will need a 28cm Square of contrasting double sided Paper. (as card is to heavy and will topple the card over) Fold the paper in half and fold in quarters giving you 4 equal squares, to create the diamond fold, crease the paper on the diagonal, giving you 2 squares and 2 squares in half forming triangles. use your bone folder to give you nice tight creases

2.Add a second matting layer 13cm Sq to the top outside diamond panel

Push the Triangles in towards the middle and the squares down, this will give you a pocket effect. Again use your bone folder to give tight creases. Line the inside Square panels with plain paper and add embellishments or image to decorate

3. You could, Pop a brad and ribbon tie or a tassel to the out side point to allow you to open the diamond fold card easy.

4.Stick this to your decorated Stubby Diamond fold card with double sided tape and add your embellishment,

5.You can decorate the bottom of the card with a 114cm by 15 cm panel of matching card to gice extra weight to the bottom half, Add peel-offs and a greeting plate.

6.You can line the inside of the card with an insert or matching papers.