Card Folds.

I have started this page to help me but if you find it useful that's good too.

Happy crafting, Angela x

 Double Sided Pop Out Card (Accordion/W Style)

• 5" x 7" Card Blank if use/needed.
• 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" Base card any colour or White/Black. 
• 12" x 12" Decorative double sided card/paper ideally 180 - 200gsm, so not too thick and cut a piece 12" x 6 1/2".
• The inside and outside sentiment Panel can be any plain colour and the size depends on the front panel used but you could have this on the back too if you prefer.
• Choice opf embellishments: flowers, insects, leaves, to fit the design of the paper/card.

If you find your decorative card does not stand up you could mount the base onto a 5" x 7" card blank.

Instructions for making.

• Score the double sided card/paper at 1 1/2" - 4 1/2" - 6" - 7 1/2"
• Attach the 4 1/2" right (widest side) to the base piece and then fold the next piece (3 to 4) towards it and crease well. Fold the next crease, then going V and M until complete.

• I added a plain panel piece to the inside to add a sentiment which is not seen when the card is closed but could be smaller or attached to the back or inside the 5" x 7" if used. The size of this will depend on how you decorate the front as I like the inside panel to be hidden when the card is closed.
• Add your chosen embellishments to complete the card.

                  Happy crafting, Angela x

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Springy Pop-Out Bow Shaped Card

2 Sheets A4 card from which you’ll cut:

Card Base:                 1 piece     5” x 7”

                                  1 piece     5” x 6”

                                  1 piece     5” x 5”

Springs:                     4 pieces   1 ½” x 1” (attach between the card bases)

Centre  Springs         2 pieces    2 ¾” x 1” (front and back)

Front Panel:              1 piece     2 ¾” x 1 ½” (sentiment, embellishments)

Sentiment panel:      1 piece     5” x 2 ¾” (for adding a sentiment to the back)

 

Patterned Layers:             2 pieces  4 5/8” x  3 1/8”

                                           2 pieces  4 5/8” x  2 5/8”

                                           2 pieces  4 5/8” x  2 1/8”

These can be all the same pattern or different.

Embellishments are up to you.  The finished card fits in a 5” x 7” envelope.

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Instructions for construction:

Card Base:     

 5”  x 7” piece   On the Long edge, score down at 3 3/8” and 3 5/8”

 5” x 6”  piece   On the long edge, score down at 2 7/8” and 3 1/8”

 5” x 5” piece    Score down at 2 3/8” and 2 5/8”

These score lines form the centre spine so burnish well. On each piece lightly mark both score lines 1” up from the bottom and 1” down from the top to the side of the spine. Cut from outer corners to the mark then straight across the spine which forms the layers of the bow shape.

Patterned Layers:

Remember when cutting one will be on the right and one on the left. On all six pieces the measurement will be 7/8” up from the bottom and down from the top. Cut from outer corner as before.

Attach these layers to the card base then stick the three bases together down the centre spine with the smallest on top and add embellishments.

Springs:   Score the 1 ½ “ piece at ½”, ¾” and 1”. Fold MVM

Centre Spring:   Score  the 2 ¾” piece at ½”, 1 ¼”, 1 ½” and 2 ¼” All M folds. 

This card easily fits into a 5" x7" envelope.

Cascading Pleat card.

Pop Up Card

Pop up and Pop out card.

Multi Fold Pop Out Card.

 

Fancy Tri Fold Card.

• Triple Point Card or Crossover Point Card.

Information for making here.

and here.

• Pinwheel Tower card.

Only a rough template as I made this myself but it works.

Click on it to get a clearer view.

It is done on an A4 sheet of card.

When you cut the sections you will have three separate panels and one attached to the tower section. 

Score the four lines for the tower, fold and glue the first section to the panel to make the box shape then add the other panels as explained here.

 

• Bendy Cards.

Lets get going.
This is the card I made and you can clearly see where it gets it's name Bendy as the front pieces bend as they fit together.

There are a number of ways to achieve this but I feel that the simplest and quickest method is to use a square card, you can do this with any size but I have used 7"x7" for this example.

•  Open the card and cut down the centre about half way and then horizontally to remove this top section of card. This piece will be attached to the other side.   

 

 
• I have cut a curve along mine as I am using a sea theme but when you get used to making these you will see how you can alter this stage to suit what you are making.
• Next fold one side of the piece you have cut away to create the section which will be used to attach it to the main card as shown below.

 



• Both pieces will then need to have a tab made which will be inserted to create the bend as shown below. You don't need to worry too much about the size of this as long as you make sure the slits fit. The one I made is about 1" wide and 1/2" deep.

 

• Now we need to make the slits - one in the main card and one in the left front piece.

• I did mine at  1" from the fold on the inside and 2" from the fold on the outside flap as shown below.

 

And this is what it should look like with the tabs inserted:

 

The length of these front pieces and the position of the slits can be altered depending how much you want the front to stand out.



• At this stage it is time to decorate the card and you will realise as you do this that you need to score the slits again because you will be covering them with any paper you stick on.

Have fun and happy crafting,

 

Angela x

More Bendy cards.