You mean the world to me... World's Best Dad...

Love this card format... so simple but oh so clever and very effective... I have been seeing the A6(ish) version quite a lot on the web recently... and I really have to congratulate the originator of this fold... (I think it may be the very talented Frenchie (France Martin) with her Botanicals version here )

So I had to give the card fold a go... but me being me... it had to become a square! So more on the how to do a Square Swing Arm Card another day... as this has very quickly become my go to card....

SU! Products Used
Stamps - Going Global, Guy Greetings
Papers & Card - Going Places paper stack, Mossy Meadow card
Inks - Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand & dauber. Memento Black

Fancy Fold Friday Tutorial - A6 Box Frame Card

Remember this card... at the time I said I was having a final tweak with the Box Frame element before I published a tutorial... and finally yesterday... I finished off what I started !

But before I start... don't forget that there are only 11 more days to go for the featured Sky's The Limit stamp set... and it is your for free too (with a £45 Stampin' Up! order)... 15th February is the last day to order.... So please don't delay...

And a background explanation to my thoughts first...

Don't know about you...but I quite often find that I have a lovely standard sized card all ready to go but it is just not special enough for my recipient at the time! So this is a Box Frame specially sized to fit an A6 card panel...

So now...  you can come to a class and make a standard quick and easy A6 card... and then come back home... quickly make up a Box Frame... pop the card panel in... and have a special card all ready to go...

So the A6 Box Frame Card tutorial for you today... There are a few more versions to come... including the one for a standard US size 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" panel...

Shadow Box Frame Card Tutorial – A6 panel with 1cm Box Sides and Top

Start off with a 25 x 20.7cm piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock cut from a piece of A4 card...  

1. Score at 1, 2, 3 and 4 cm on all 4 sides. 

Tip  - start with the short side (ie with the card panel PORTRAIT) 

2. With the panel LANDSCAPE - make an “extra short score” at 5cm & 20cm from top to 2^ndscore-line down .

 

3. Turn 180 degrees and repeat (2)

4. Cut up these extra score lines and diagonally across to the 3^rd score line

5. Cut out the “16-bit” sections/squares at each corner

6. Bone fold all score-lines

8. Apply glue to folded side of outer-most sections on all 4 sides 

NOTE - I now use my trusty Tombow on the straight sides – applying a bead onto the base of the frame next to the inner scoreline  -which works a treat – no wet glue on my fingers as I roll the section around and over… 

9. Apply Tear & Tape OR Sticky Strip across back of 4 diagonal sections 

9. Assemble straight sides first.  Remove part of red protective cover

10. Line up outer edge to inner score-line at that end & press down flat to stick. 

11. Line up outer edge to inner score line at other end & pull out rest of red protective cover to stick. Now your box section should pop up … nice and square and straight!!

12. Repeat for other straight edge

13. Now onto the 2 notched ends …. Repeat process for the 2 straight sides BUT…. and this is the MOST important TIP…. Remove red protective cover on the 2 small diagonals and cover with some longer lengths of scrap red protective cover

14. Fold the straight edge down as before & glue into place

15. Then push the sides up & over the square/box side sections, get the mitres/diagonals in place & then pull the red protective cover out (concentrating on one corner at a time!)

16. Repeat for the other notched side. 

And to finish it off as a LANDSCAPE card that opens and closes – cut a 25.4 x 17cm THICK Whisper White panel - scored in half LANDSCAPE at 12.7cm - to the back.

Now I think I will need to work out an envelope size too! Back on that another day...

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Reach for the Soft Skies...

Back to Sky is the Limit... free during Sale A Bration with a £45 order.... but only till 15th February...

Another simple little World Map embossed card...

Propellor, heart vapour trail and clouds given the Wink of Stella treatment...

So this plane really does look like it is in flight... the propellor just looks like it is spinning around...as they do!

Been very busy creating this week... so lots of new projects to share...with my favourite papers.... maybe ever! Back soon....

Now available from Stampin’ UP!–and Single Stamps Offer finishes 31 August

The World Map stamp is now ready for order, item 130342 (wood) and 130345 (clear mount):

The new rotary attachment and accessories for your Stampin' Trimmer are also now available.   Full details are on pages 176 and 177 of the Annual Catalogue.

Don't forget that the Single Stamps offer finishes this month. These will not be available after 31st August.

 

And also that the Buy 3 - get a 4th for free - offer on 12x12 Designer Series Papers is only available in August.  

New Colours:
If you want to get your hands on just the 10 new colours in the 2013-14 Catalogue (not including the 5 new In Colors) , Stampin Up! have put together three bundles to help you.  You can get just the cardstock, just ink pads or buy both in a bundle and save.  All the details are in the flyer below .

 

And if all that is not enough… we also have the 3 sets of “Best Of Stamps” released so far……. go to My Current Promotions Page for the round up on those….  Best of Flowers; Best of Butterflies and Best of Shelli.

As well as the lovely new 2013-14 catalogue in its entirety…. and wait for it….. the NEW AUTUMN/WINTER CATALOGUE to be released on 29th August…….