Make It Monday: Top Folding Card Base

Have you ever wanted to make a card, but didn’t have the perfect color base? Making card bases is simple and you can use the supplies you may already have.

Supplies Needed:
8 ½ x 11 inch cardstock
Ruler or trimmer with ruler
Scissors/trimmer
Scoreboard (optional)

1. If you have a larger piece of cardstock, cut it down to 8 ½ x 11 inches.

2. Cut the 8 ½ x 11 inch piece of cardstock in half on the 8 ½ inch side.

(You can cut the 11 inch side for a side folding card)

3. Score and/or fold your 4 ¼ x 11 piece of cardstock in half, from top to bottom, on the 11 inch side.

4. Decorate your card base. Tip: I add a piece of white to the inside of dark bases for my written statements.

Please let me know if you have any questions down below. I'd love to see your card base creations.

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Napkin Fold Card Tutorial

 

Materials Needed:
(Links to suggested items)

Cardstock (1 Base)

Solid paper (2 or 3)

Pattern Paper (7 or 8)

Trimmer or Scissors

Score tools (Board or Ruler and Embossing Tool or Pencil without Lead)

Adhesive (Tape Runner, Glue Stick, or Wet Glue)

Sentiment Stamp
Bone Folder (Optional)

Stickers (Optional)

Measurements:

Base

1 piece of cardstock at 12 x 12 (Base)

Inside Card

1 piece of pattern paper at 5¾ x 5¾ (Largest Mat)

1 piece of solid paper at 5½ X 5½ (Middle Mat)

1 piece of pattern paper at 5 x 5 (Inside Card)

Triangles

1 piece of pattern paper at 5½ X 5½ (Large Triangles)

* Cut into 8 triangles

2 pieces of pattern paper (same or different) at 5¼ x 5¼ (Small Triangles)

* Cut into 16 triangles

Belly Band

1 piece of plain or pattern paper at 2 x 12 (Strap)

1 piece of plain or pattern paper at 2 ½ x 4 (Mat of Sentiment)

1 piece of plain or pattern paper at 3¾ x 2¼ (Sentiment)

Assembly

Base

1. Score and fold at 3in and 9in (both sides)
    * The bone folder really helps make the paper flexible.
2. Rotate to score and fold at 3in and 9in (both sides)

3. Fold each corner to the center of 12x12 (both sides)

4. Fold large triangles to the base of the 12x12
    * The card will have 4 squares in each corner.

5. Fold back each square to make a triangle

Inside Papers

1. Adhere the place the pattern 5¾ x 5¾ piece on the base of the 12x12.
2. Adhere the solid 5¼ x5¼ piece next.
3. Adhere the last 5x5 piece on top.
OPTIONAL: Adhere a plain 2¼ x 4 piece to stamp sentiment.

Belly Band

Lay the folded card on the 2x12 piece of paper and fold over the edges.
Adhere the 2¼ x 4 piece in the middle of the belly band to hold the band together.
Adhere the 3¾ x 2¼ piece on top for sentiment or image.

Here is my finished Napkin Fold card.
Original instructions can be found on maymaymadeit.com.

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I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions, please comment below or send me an email.