What a great fold to gives your cards a different look.
The Nip and Tuck comes from; you cut (“nip”) and then you fold (“tuck”).
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Supplies:
Stamps: Curly Cute and Field Flowers
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive
Big Shot: Big Shot Perfect Polka Dots TIEF
Scoring Tools: Simply Scored, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Bone Folder
Adhesives: Dimensionals, Glue Dots, 2 way glue pen
Embellishments: Elegant Eggplant ½” Scallop Dot Ribbon, Dazzling Diamond Glitter
Misc: Ruler, Paper Trimmer
Directions:
Step 1a: Start with a Very Vanilla card base measuring 5 ½” x 8 ½”, fold in half.
Step 1b: Measure 1 3/8” in from the folded side and make a mark.
Step 1c: Measure 5/8” from the top and make a mark.
Step 1d: Measure 3” from the top of the card and make a line.
Step 1e: Measure in 3” from the right side of the card and make a mark at 5/8”.
Step 2a: Take a ruler and make a diagonal line from the top 5/8” and the right side 5/8”.
Step 2b: Lay your opened card on the Simply Score Diagonal Plate and from the 5/8” mark score up and off the card.
Step 2c: Place the right side of your opened card to the left of the Simply Score Diagonal Plate. Score from 5/8” up and off the end of the card.
Step 3a: Put the trimmer at the 3” mark and cut to 5/8″mark.
Step 3b: The cut will look like this. Again don’t cut past the 5/8”.
Step 3c: Do the same on the other side.
Step 4a: You will end up with a triangle
Step 4b: Fold the triangle over and crease with a bone folder.
Step 5a: The fold will look like this.
Step 5b: Take a mini glue dot to secure the flap.
Step 5c: Put the card front in the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF and run it through the Big Shot.
Step 6: Cut three layers
Old Olive at 2 5/8” Square
Elegant Eggplant at 2 ½” square
Very Vanilla at 2 3/8” square
Stamp the image on Very Vanilla. (Stamp off with Elegant Eggplant to create the bottom flower image.)
Step 7: Cut 3 Layers:
Old Olive at 1” x 3 3/8”
Elegant Eggplant at 7/8” x 3 ¼”
Very Vanilla at 11/16” x 3 1/8”
Adhere with Dimensionals
Step 8: Add your ribbon
Step 9: Take your 2 way glue and glitter the inside of the flower.
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