NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
This is a paper trick that's been around for a while so I'm not doing anything new here that hasn't been done before. But so many people are having trouble understanding how this works so I thought I would try to explain how to do it the simple way.
This card is only as complicated as you make it. All you need is one sheet of 12" by 12" scrapbooking paper to make one card. Cut the paper into 8 equal 3" x 6" pieces. I cut my paper into four equal 6" x 6" pieces and then cut each of those in half.
If you are going to do a lot of embellishment, use a thinner paper so it will fold easier because you will be decorating four sides of 6" x 6" areas for this card and it needs to lay mostly flat to turn. The decorating is what makes it labor intensive.
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
The back of the paper will not show so it does not need to be printed on both sides. I used double sided paper here to make the wrong side very clear from the right side but the striped side of my paper will not show on the finished card.
(1) First lay two pieces face down with the center going in one direction and glue or DSST (double sided sticky tape) one square inch in each of the four outer corners. Both edges of the papers must meet in the center. Do not leave a space between them. (2) Then lay two more pieces face up on top of that with the center cut going in the opposite direction. Get them perfectly centered and stick them together.
(3) Now open the top section up and fold the sides back to meet exactly in the middle of the back. Make a center mark with a pencil if you need to. Use a bone folder to flatten the edges neatly. Leave it wrong side up.
(4) Lay the next two pieces along the center cut line and glue the four outer corners together again at about an inch square for each corner keeping back sides together.
(5) Fold this layer back and really press the folds down flat
(6) repeat for the last layer, always laying the paper edges along the middle cut edges. Keep opening the card and pressing all the edges flat. You can trim the outer edges a little if needed. The outer edges are the inner edges for each card face.
This is a paper trick that's been around for a while so I'm not doing anything new here that hasn't been done before. But so many people are having trouble understanding how this works so I thought I would try to explain how to do it the simple way.
finished flattened card
This card is only as complicated as you make it. All you need is one sheet of 12" by 12" scrapbooking paper to make one card. Cut the paper into 8 equal 3" x 6" pieces. I cut my paper into four equal 6" x 6" pieces and then cut each of those in half.
If you are going to do a lot of embellishment, use a thinner paper so it will fold easier because you will be decorating four sides of 6" x 6" areas for this card and it needs to lay mostly flat to turn. The decorating is what makes it labor intensive.
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
The back of the paper will not show so it does not need to be printed on both sides. I used double sided paper here to make the wrong side very clear from the right side but the striped side of my paper will not show on the finished card.
(1) First lay two pieces face down with the center going in one direction and glue or DSST (double sided sticky tape) one square inch in each of the four outer corners. Both edges of the papers must meet in the center. Do not leave a space between them. (2) Then lay two more pieces face up on top of that with the center cut going in the opposite direction. Get them perfectly centered and stick them together.
step 1
step 2
(3) Now open the top section up and fold the sides back to meet exactly in the middle of the back. Make a center mark with a pencil if you need to. Use a bone folder to flatten the edges neatly. Leave it wrong side up.
step 3
(4) Lay the next two pieces along the center cut line and glue the four outer corners together again at about an inch square for each corner keeping back sides together.
step 4
(5) Fold this layer back and really press the folds down flat
step 5
(6) repeat for the last layer, always laying the paper edges along the middle cut edges. Keep opening the card and pressing all the edges flat. You can trim the outer edges a little if needed. The outer edges are the inner edges for each card face.
step 6 - the finished card base
It doesn't get any simpler than that. Now you have made a continuous, never-ending card and it is ready for decoration.
If you like gimmicky cards, square cards, and decorating 4 sides for one card, you'll love this one. Now you can decorate! Wasn't that easy?
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