Manic Monday.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Christmas will be here before we know it so C. cards are now my priority.

Fold cards have been something I've really got into this year and I posted this card here last week and some of my friends have been asking how it's made so today I have the instructions for you.

This is called a Cascading Pleat Card.

It can be made with either two A4 sheets of card or one 12"x12" sheet.

For mine I've used A4 and you need to start by cutting along the length at 5 1/2" then put the small piece on one side for later.

The next stage is to score along the length starting on the left at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5 1/4" and 7".

Measure to 11" this end piece should measure 4" from the last score line.

Cut off the small strip at the end, don't throw this away as you will use it soon.

Take the small strip and fold it into three, this will be used to measure the Cascading pleats.

Place the strip on the second score line from the right and mark ready to cut.

Place the strip on the last (fourth) score line as shown here and mark it.

When all the marks are ready start the cutting from the short end straight to the first score line from the left then upwards on the diagonal to the second score line, straight to the third score line and then diagonal to the fourth one.

It will look like the card above.

You are then ready to cut the pages to fit each of the folds. 

They will be 4" wide but it's best to measure the height as they can differ slightly.

Cut both of these and then decorate as you wish before attaching them to the card folds.

I have layered the decorative papers with a second layer but try not to use anything too thick or it may not close flat.

Finished mine with Stickles Glitter glue and a peal off sticker.

Hope you enjoyed watching me make these.

If you were wondering these papers are by Crafter's Companion.

Happy creative week 

and

many thanks for stopping by.

Angela x