I meant to have another couple of examples made for you by today...but ...being honest... Christmas crafting with my new goodies turned my head!!
Which is code for lots of new samples made and... AN Other version of this card coming up soon.... I decided not to confuse you with the new variant yet..... maybe next week!
Well here is how to make it... both the Metric (centimetres) version from A4 and the Imperial (inches) from 12x12
Centre Step Easel
Card Tutorial ( Metric Version from A4 card)
1.
Cut A4 cardstock to 14.8cm wide ( xA4L ie 29.7cm
long)
2.
PORTRAIT
at 2.5cm on Top Bar RHS ( ie to Right
Hand Side)
3.
Cut 2.5 to 13cm
4.
PORTRAIT at
2.5cm on Top Bar LHS ( ie to Left
Hand Side)
5.
Cut 2.5 to 13cm
So you end up with cuts as so...
6.
LANDSCAPE.
With cuts to Left Hand Side… Score as per dotted lines...
8.
5cm on Top Bar (LHS) Score outside sections
9.
13cm on Top Bar (LHS) Score outside sections
10.
LANDSCAPE.
With cuts to Left Hand Side…
11.
10.5cm on Top Bar (LHS) Score across middle
section. ( ie 2.5 to 12.3cm)
12.
21cm on Top Bar (LHS) Score across whole card
drop ( ie 0 to 14.8cm)
13.
Fold lightly…
Outer Sections – 2.5 cm Mountain, 5cm Valley, 13cm Mountain
Middle Section at 10.5cm – Mountain
Middle Section at 10.5cm – Mountain
Whole
Section at 21cm – Mountain
Ends up as so...
Base - Paper Polka Dots 14.3 x 8.1cm
Front - Paper Plaid 14.3 x 2cm
Sides - Paper Plaid 2 x 7.3cm (x2)
Front - Card Mossy Meadow 9.5 x 9cm
Front - Card Whisper White 9 x 8.5cm
And apologies for my US readers...
I don't think this card would work from your standard 8 1/2 x 11" cardstock...as there wouldn't be enough of a lip at the front to mount a greeting/stop for the easel card format.
It would work with 12" card however... In which case you would need to do as follows...
Please note that your papers and mats etc would have to be re-sized to suit...
Centre Step Easel
Card Tutorial (Imperial from 12x12)
1.
Cut 12x12 cardstock to 6” wide (ie 6 x 12”)
2.
PORTRAIT
at 1” on Top Bar RHS ( ie to Right Hand
Side)
3.
Cut 1” to 5 1/8”
4.
PORTRAIT at
1” on Top Bar LHS ( ie to Left Hand
Side)
5.
Cut 1” to 5 1/8”
6.
LANDSCAPE.
With cuts to Left Hand Side…
7. 1”
on Top Bar (LHS) Score outside
sections ( ie 0-1”; LIFT; 5-6”)
8.
2” on Top Bar (LHS) Score
outside sections
9.
5 1/8” on Top Bar (LHS) Score
outside sections
10.
LANDSCAPE.
With cuts to Left Hand Side…
11. 4
1/8” on Top Bar (LHS) Score across middle section. ( ie 1-5”)
12.
8 ¼” on Top Bar (LHS) Score across whole card
drop ( ie 0 to 6”)
13.
Fold lightly…
Outer Sections – 1” Mountain, 2” Valley, 5 1/8”Mountain
Middle Section at 4 1/8” – Mountain
Outer Sections – 1” Mountain, 2” Valley, 5 1/8”Mountain
Middle Section at 4 1/8” – Mountain
Whole Section at 8 ¼” – Mountain
Decorate
as necessary.
As always Amanda, you give the most complete, concise, and accurate directions on some of the most complex folds and cuts. Along with your engineering skills you have the designer's talent to decorate the project. Many thanks for sharing all the important details. I appreciate your offerings. Barbara
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time to and giving such a lovely comment Barbara... It is so lovely to know that my offerings make sense and are appreciated! You have officially made my day! And I. Hope that a Centre Step Easel Card will soon decorate your mantelpiece!
DeleteThanks Amanda. Must try this!
ReplyDeleteLesley
Thanks Lesley... Hope you get to try it soon....
DeleteWhat a fantastic tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to make it!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure! Hope you have made something lovely with it...!
DeleteThanks for sharing this tutorial….a brilliant card. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your tutorial in Imperial measurements, Amanda! Love your card and this style with the added bottom piece!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for this tutorial! It's been very helpful for me for this year's christmas cards, as I don't own any cutters or dies, so will need to cut with paper scalpels. And your careful and specific tutorial has now made it very easy to implement!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda, Just seen a version of this in the Pootlers blog hop. can’t wait to give this a go myself. Thank you so much for putting the tutorial on here. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel... and enjoy having a go...
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