Tutorial for a 6″ x 4 1/4″ Double Side Step Card.

On October 20, 2013October 20, 2013 By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart11 Comments

Hello again

I have been overwhelmed by requests for instructions on how to do a double side step card for a 6″ x 4 1/4″ size. The instructions I had given in yesterday’s post was for a 5″ x 7″ card which is great if you want to give a card personally, but here in New Zealand you have to pay twice for postage for an oversized card. Plus most of the envelopes I use are for the smaller size.

For this tutorial I have just used a piece of paper to keep as a template for future use, which I found is very useful, especially for scoring and cutting lines. You can lay it over the cardstock to help you with scoring and folding.

Here is the finished template with measurements. Sorry this is all handwritten as I am not familiar with using word to draw diagrams and also I wanted to get this post out quickly. I hope you find this easy to read and use. Let me know if there are any problems.

Now for the step by step instructions:

1) Cut a piece of paper/cardstock to 8 1/2″ x 6 ”

2) Using the ruler on your trimmer if you have one (or measure with ruler and pencil, and then cut with a sharp craft knife ) cut in 1 1/2 inches in from the long edge of the cardstock from 1″ to 7 1/2 inches along the 8 1/2 inch edge.

3) Turn the paper/cardstock around and do the same on the other side.

4) Using a scoring product (I have used a ScorPal) or measure with a pencil and ruler score the first line between the cut edges at 1″ from the left.

5) Score the next line at 1 3/4′ from the left side.

6) Score the next line at 3 1/2″ from the left.

7) Score the entire paper/cardstock at 4 1/4″ as this is the centre fold of the card.

8) The final scoring line is at 5 3/4 from the left side.

9) Now start folding the crease lines from left to right. I have used the terms ‘valley’ and ‘mountain’ to describe a fold going up or down. The first fold is a ‘mountain’ fold which appears to rise up towards you.

10) The second fold is a ‘valley’ fold. That is the fold goes down away from you.

11) The third fold is another ‘mountain’ fold to create a v-shape.

12) The fourth fold is a ‘valley’ fold.

13) The final fold is a ‘mountain’ fold

14) Finally fold the center folds of the outside pieces as a ‘mountain’ and there you have a double side step card.

When I matted the cardstock and papers I trimmed down by either 1/4 or 1/8th inches on the short and long sides to create a nice even trim. For further information about how I have done this please click here.

I hope that these instructions are easy to follow and I look forward to seeing what people can make with these instructions on Facebook.

Happy Crafting.

Special cards for the budding ballerina

On July 8, 2013July 8, 2013 By patriciamanhireIn Art, Cardmaking, Children, Crafts, Creative Memories, Greetings, Scrapbooking2 Comments

Welcome back.

I have been busy going through all my stash and found these gorgeous papers that I bought years ago when I first starting scrapbooking. They are from K & Company and the pack is called Hopscotch. I have no idea if they are still available, but the papers make beautiful cards. I have already done a couple of layouts of my ballet forms from many years ago and will perhaps keep a couple of papers for layouts for my daughter for when she did ballet. I managed to match up the colours with various cardstock that I had already and I am really pleased with how they turned out. For most of these cards I have distressed the edges and that has helped with making the different papers stand out more from the backgrounds. The little pictures of flowers, butterflies and tutus have been fussy cut out from the paper. These cards have been easy as the paper and colour coordination was made easy by using the same range of papers.

I am sure these will go down a treat at Make Shift.

Here they are:

Materials used for these cards:

K & Company Hopscotch 12 x 12 pad

Creative Memories Cardstock – Pink Shimmer

Bazzill Cardstock – Bling (sorry not sure of the name)

Peelcraft stickers

Kaisercraft pink pearls

Stampin‘Up greeting

Versamark stamp pad

Gold embossing powder

Creative Memories Place-n-Punch – Blossom

Creative Memories Custom Cutting System – circles.

Tim Holtz Distressing Ink – Victorian Velvet

I am really excited to be going to Auckland tomorrow to find out more about Close to My Heart and also get my hands on some of the products. I can’t wait to join up and start having workshops at Make Shift.

I hope you all keep well and safe and Happy Crafting

Patricia

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Stretching resources – a 12 photo scrapbook layout

On May 18, 2013May 18, 2013 By patriciamanhireIn Babies, Children, Crafts, Creative Memories, Photography, Scrapbooking5 Comments

Hi there

Thank you to all for all the support that I have received over the last few days since we received our sad news. I am unable to add much more at this stage except to say that we have some incredibly good deals going at the moment. These are up on my website at this point in time, so if you would like anything please feel free to contact me. I don’t know how long these deals will keep so you will need to get in quick. I would like to think that there will be some positive resolution to our current difficulties and that we will still be able to access the wonderful Creative Memories Products in the future. I have also been very heartened with all the support from the other consultants and the way we are all helping each other to get products to all our customers.

Following on my post the other day here is a layout that I did last year on my daughter’s photo album. This page has 12 photos in it and I have trimmed off all the excess that I didn’t need and the end result is quite pleasing. Plus I was able to use a lot of photos, which saved on pages and resources, and I got through a lot of photos in one hit! There is no embellishments on this page, except for me writing down the names of all the people that attended my daughter’s Christening so many years ago. This highlights the fact that we do not need to add all the embellishments to create an effective page. Memory keeping is about writing down our memories so our children and grandchildren can look back and understand what was going on. The embellishments are the decorative element and really should be secondary to what the photos are about. Less is more! And when times get tough we just have to get back to the basics to help our supplies stretch further.

Patricia

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Handcrafted cards

On March 30, 2013 By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Crafts, Creative Memories, Greetings2 Comments

Hi there

I have added some new photos of cards that I have just completed on my Crafty Creations page. I have used a mix of different products to create 10 cards out of one sheet of die cut paper tole images. Very economical to make a themed set of cards and would be great in a set as a gift. This sheet is lovely with the metallic finish and looks great as a three dimensional embellishment.

Here is just one of them – check out the rest on my Crafty Creations page:

As you can see my template for an Easel card has been utilised to great effect here.

I hope you are all having a crafty Easter.

Patricia

Easel paper pad holder

On March 22, 2013 By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Crafts, Creative Memories1 Comment

Hello

As I said yesterday I have been busy with my crafts as well as my camera. I have been trying to design an easy paper pad holder that I can teach to my friends at my Crafty Angels group later in the year. I wanted to create an easy and economical gift that people can do at home.

For these projects I have used paper and cardstock that I have had for a few years. They are different brands, but I was able to match the colours quite nicely. Use whatever you have and embellish as you would like.

After working through some prototypes here is the final product with instructions:

Instructions:

Here are the pieces I have used to make this pad holder:

Cut a 4″ x 8 ” piece of base cardstock and score it at 4″, 5″, 6″ and 8″. Fold as per the easel card with the last 1/2 ” folded in to help anchor the easel a lot stronger.

To continue with the easel card place tape on the fold to create the easel. I have used double-sided tape as it is much stronger than the tape runner that I normally used.

Cut out a piece of card stock 8″ x 4″ ( or length to fit whatever size of pad). Cut a piece of patterned paper 7 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ and then adhere it to the cardstock

Then adhere this card to the base of the easel.

Then place double-sided tape onto the last fold and adhere it to the base of the long card. This will help stabilise the easel.

Cut out a piece of patterned paper to match the cardstock 3 3/4″ x 1 3/4 to cover the top of the easel card. (I seemed to have missed taking a photo of this step – sorry).

Cut out a die cut tag and stamp your greeting on it. Here I have used a stamp from Kaiser craft. Adhere it to the front of the easel.

To make the base stronger I used a piece of heavy chipboard that came with my card stock packs from Creative Memories and cut it 4″ x 8″. Use double-sided tape to adhere it to the base of the card. Trim with scissors if necessary. (Depending on how strong your card base is you may miss this step).

Adhere the paper pad to the card with double-sided tape.

Add embellishments to finish.

Here is the finished article again with embellishments added on to it.

Here are the earlier versions of my templates.

These would make great gifts or stocking fillers at Christmas time with a nice pen to match.

Materials used:

Creative Memories rotary trimmer

Creative Memories card

Double sided tape

Creative Memories tape runner

Kaisercraft stamp

Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tag Two die

Stampin’Up Black ink

Cardstock, patterned paper and various embellishments that I have had for a number of years

I hope you have fun to make these and that it is not too difficult to follow the instructions.

Have a great day.

Patricia

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