Friday, June 16, 2017

June Hop: Basic Card Folds Using Double Sided Paper

Welcome to A Year of Card Techniques Blog Hop where each month we feature a different card technique.  We’ve assembled a team of card makers who range from new to advanced, so you’ll see a great variety of cards and ideas.
June‘s hop is devoted to basic card folds; featuring drapery/curtain fold, peek-a-boo fold or double-z gate-fold.  And we’re adding a twist of using double-sided paper.   
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I started out with the "curtain" fold and made a few cute everyday cards.  I watched many different videos on how to do this and different crafters use different measurements for their folds. Do a You Tube search for curtain fold card and try a few of the different measurements to see which one you like best.





I like to donate handmade Christmas cards to Veteran Homes across the United States and I start early making them so I have at least 50 to send out. I thought the curtain fold could be used to make a few cute Christmas cards. I used embossing folders for the background.


Next I tried the PEE A BOO FOLD card. I like it but it looks like the Father's Day shirt cards that were big a few years back. Just flip it around in your mind and you'll see what I'm talking about. LOL

The digital stamp is from Bugaboo Stamps and I used my color pencils to shade it.

Now  you’re off to visit with Amanda. Hope you had fun and thanks for stopping by.  See you next month with another technique!
Jearise AKA Lorby :)
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