This is a time consuming card, but it's so cool!
Click here for a PDF of directions. I didn't use ribbons to fasten my cards because when giving to non stampers they find it fiddly and cumbersome. Actually, I'm a stamper and I find it drives me a bit nuts. lol On the front you'll see some glitter dots. Those are there because.... you guessed it, to cover a goof and I couldn't use just one:) One more thing, as usual, I did not use" for each inch measurement. It's just such a pain and I think it's a bit confusing/combersome when reading a bunch of measurements for directions. Besides we all use inches in the U.S. Yeah, and I am a retired teacher!
Measurements for the base of the
card
Whisper White cardstock
cut 5-1/2 x 12
score at 4 and 8
cut 4-1/2 x 5-1/2
with the 4-1/2 inch side at the top, score at 4 inches
cut 3-1/4 x 8-1/2
cut 3-1/4 x 9 long
side at the top score at 8-1/2 inches
Insert measurements
Poppy Parade Cardstock
cut (six) 3-3/4 x 5-1/4 (two are for
the front and back)
Mango Melody Cardstock
A cut (two) at 1-3/4 x 3 (1st
and last panels)
B cut (two) at 2-1/2 x 3 (2nd
and 5th panels)
C cut (two) at 2-3/4 x 3 (two
center panels)
Whisper White Cardstock
A cut (two) 1-1/2 x 2-3/4 (1st
and last panels)
B cut (two) 2-1/4 x 2-3/4 (2nd
and 5th panels)
Designer Series Paper
C cut (two) 2-1/2 x 2-3/4 (two
center panels)
cut (two) 3-1/2 x 5 front & back
(back optional)
Join the long pieces of Whisper
White
Join the 5-1/2 x 12 piece to the
4-1/2 x 5-1/2 piece by putting Tear & Tape at the end where the
1/2” score line is. Accordian fold so that it looks like an W.
Join the 3-1/4 x 8-1/2 to the
3-1/4 x 9. With the long side at the top, score at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2,
then flip the paper around and score at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2 on the other
end.
On the 12 inch long piece cut a
rectangle from each section using the #5 die (begin counting with
the largest die). Be sure to center.
Cut rectangles from only
four of the 3-3/4 x 5-1/4 Poppy Parade pieces. Use rectangle
die # 4. Glue these to the outside of the rectangles cut in the 12
inch long white piece.
Decorate
the two 2-1/4 x
2-3/4 white pieces, which are the 2nd
and 5th
panels. Then glue on the Mango Melody pieces that measure 2-1/2 x 3.
Glue two
pieces of DSP to the two center pieces.
Decorate the
two 1-1/2 x 2-3/4 white pieces. (these will be the 1st
and last panels) Glue on 1-3/4 x 3 Mango Melody pieces. Glue DSP on
the other two Mango pieces. Then glue to each section of the smaller
white accordian piece.
Dry fit before adhering:
Place Tear & Tape on the front side, of the left and right ends
of the decorated accordian. Attach to the back of the larger Poppy piece,
thread through the inside then secure to the back of the right end.
Place the last two Poppy pieces (3-3/4
x 5-1/4) to the front and back of the assembled card and decorate
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