Easel Card Tutorial

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This card is a bonus card I made with all the scraps.

This easel card is so simple. In easy terms that work for ALL card sizes, here you go. For a portrait easel, your base is 4 1/4 x 8 1/2. You fold it in have, then fold one half in half again. The front of your card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and you decorate it like any card front and you attach it to the bottom fold of the front of your folded base.

For the landscape card, your base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Fold it in half, then fold the front in half again. Decorate your card front (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) as you want, then attach the card front to the bottom half of the front of the card.

The only only “trick” is to create some barrier for the card front to rest again when it’s stood up.

Have fun! Happy Crafting

Fun Fold Friday – Gatefold

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#funfoldfriday #ctmh #craftingwithamanda

This week’s fun fold is just a workhorse. You can configure it to work exactly with the dimensions of your images, shapes & sentiments as well as use up tons of scraps.

Happy Crafting!

Quarter fold Card

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Fun Fold Friday Card Tutorial

Written instructions: Quarter fold Download

Quarter Fold

Start with 2 pieces of cardstock

CS1: 4 3/16 x 11

CS2: 5 7/16 x 8 ½

Score CS1 at 2 3/4 from each end

Score CS2 at 2 1/8 from each end

Adhere the two pieces of cardstock together, lining up the edges with the score lines. Making a cross

Decorate as desired. (2 x 2 5/8) are the dimensions of the flaps that will show on the front of the card

Fold the card as you would close a packing box. Fold in the left side, fold up the bottom, fold in the right side, then tuck the left corner of the top flap underneath the left side panel

This card would be great to hold confetti or a monetary gift. (No worries of it slipping out!) The card fits in a standard envelope

Happy Crafting

Z fold & Double Z Fold Cards & Instructions

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#funfoldfriday

I started a new Fun Fold Friday Card series. I might not get the instructions put up when the video goes live, but I will get them posted! #FunFoldFridayCard

Here are the written instructions for these cards.

Happy Crafting!

Craft with Heart Cards – Slightly Modified

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Did you know the yearly subscription for the Craft with Heart Cards (CWH) breaks down to about $1.85 per card? If you add a few basic supplies, you can stretch those supplies and make more than 24 cards

For the CWH cards, I like to make them more my own style without adding too many products that other crafters may not have on hand. To help customize them I use the CTMH cricut image sets and cut out a variety of shapes or images that I think will enhance the basic cards*. I might add a couple of ink colors and only use a few basic tools from my box of tricks.

The Cricut file I used is available here

*If you order your CWH subscription through my website,
I will send you a set of the cuts I make for you to use on your own cards.