Card Designed and Created by Jane Johnston
Supplies:
· 8 ½" x 11" card stock stamped front and back
· ruler
· pencil
· scissors
I would recommend you try the folding on plain text weight paper a couple of times to get the technique down before you begin to fold the card stock. Once you are comfortable with the folding technique, stamp the images on both sides of the card stock before folding.
1. On stamped card stock faintly mark the center points with a pencil. TURN PAPER OVER and...
2. Lightly mark middle center point only.
3. Fold bottom up to the center dot and crease sharply. (use a bone folder or the edge of a ruler to help define the creases) Repeat with top. Unfold. TURN PAPER OVER.
4. Fold top corners in, with dots in the center as the meeting point, and only crease from the top point to the fold line. Unfold and repeat with the bottom corners. Unfold.
5. Mark the four points at the creases (made in Step 4). These will be used as a guide for the next 2 folds. TURN PAPER OVER.
6. Fold left side in making crease at first two pencil dots. Unfold and repeat for the right side. Unfold.
7. Fold top and bottom to center as done in Step 3 but DO NOT UNFOLD.
8. While holding right side of fold closed, place palm of left hand under left side and beginning folding toward the center, letting the corners open outward and collapse flat forming wings. Make sharp creases on the wing folds. DO NOT UNFOLD.
9. Fold the wings in, meeting at the center. DO NOT UNFOLD.
10. Fold the flap back to the left, over the wings. DO NOT UNFOLD.11. Repeat Steps 8-10, holding left side and folding right side.12. Pull to reveal box inside. If your flaps are not even use decorative scissors to adjust.
12. Pull to reveal box inside. If your flaps are not even use decorative scissors to adjust.
Jane's lovely Box Card
Lena.501