Quarter Fold Card Tutorial

Hiya, Crafters! Happy middle of the week! I hope everyone is having a good one. Today I am going to show you how to make this simple quarter fold card. It's like folding a packing box. I found the tutorial here. It's really fun and the possibilities for this card is endless. I was looking through my (numerous) paper packs and came across cupcakes. Inspiration hit me instead of the picture shown in the video. Which is funny because they are similar. I guess that's how inspiration works, huh?

Here's what you'll need to make this card:

• Cardstock cut to 4 1/4 x 11" for the back.
• Cardstock cut to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" for the front.
• Liquid Adhesive & double sided tape
• Paper trimmer
• Bone folder
• Stamping tools needed to finish the card.

Let's get started! It's been recommended for the back and front pieces be lighter than the other piece for contrast. Let's start with the back of the card. Score your paper at 2 3/4", then you'll want to flip it over and score again at 2 3/4". I also recommend that while you're score your card to move it just outside the score line and score again so it fits around the other piece of cardstock.

Set that aside and take your front piece for scoring. This time we are going to score at 2 1/8". Again, you'll want to flip the card over and score at 2 1/8" again. Like the last time, score just outside your score lines for a better fit.

Now line up your cards with the back on the bottom and the front on top. Make sure they are lines up with the score lines. Take your liquid glue and squiggle some on the middle and ease it into place. Liquid glue gives you some play where double sided tape doesn't.

Give it time to dry once you've lined it up. Once it's dry, fold all the flaps both ways and burnish the creases with your bone folder. Then all you have to do it fold it like a box, top, left, bottom, and then tuck the right under the top flap. You'll have something that looks like this:

Here are the measurements for the flaps:

• Designer paper: 2 x 2 1/2" (2)
• White (optional) 1 7/8 x 2 5/8" (2)
• Inside panel 4 x 5 1/4"

When you are adhering the layers to the flaps, keep the card closed so it will be easier for you to center them as best as you can. Of course, it will have to be open for the inside panel. That's it! You know, this would be a great card for someone who just moved with maybe a gift card inside to Home Depot or Ikea.

Hope you enjoyed today's tutorial. Now it's your turn to have fun with this one! Thanks for popping by, Crafters! See ya soon.