Thank you for stopping by today. Last Saturday I took part in the InspireINK Blog Hop and our theme was Fancy Fold February.
After taking a quick look at Pinterest I decided to make a Bridge Fold or ‘U Shaped’ Fold card using the Coffee Café bundle from Stampin’ Up!
I think this is the first time I’ve used Early Espresso cardstock, I tend to stay away from most of the Neutrals colours but I’m trying to work outside my comfort zone.
Today I have the tutorial on how I made my Bridge Fold card. This tutorial is the property of Diane Copus-Read and is for Personal Use only. If you CASE this please include my name and a link to my website and blog post.
I have dyscalculia and there are so many cutting and scoring measurements in this tutorial I would suggest making one with cheap cardstock first before using your best cardstock.*
Everything was stamped onto Very Vanilla cardstock except for the cup in the centre.
Cardbase
A4 sheet of Thick Very Vanilla cardstock that measures 11-5/8″ x 6-1/4″
Score the long side at 2-1/4″ and 4″ on both sides. Fold and burnish the scorelines.
Bridge
To work out the length of cardstock I would need for the Bridge (the strip of card that goes across the front) I folded one of the sides in towards the centre panel and measured it. When folded the card measured 8-1/8″ wide but I cut the strip of Early Espresso cardstock to 1-3/4″ x 8-1/4″ and trimmed it down once I had added it to the card.
I cut a 1-5/8″ x 8-1/4″ strip of Thick Very Vanilla cardstock and added the Happy Birthday sentiment using multipurpose liquid glue that I store in a fine tip bottle.
Matting Layers*
For the 2 side panels:-
2 pieces of Early Espresso cardstock 2-1/8″ x 6-1/8″.
2 pieces of Very Vanilla cardstock 2″ x 6″.
For the centre panel on the front:-
1 piece of Early Espresso cardstock 3-1/2″ x 6-1/8″.
1 piece of Very Vanilla cardstock 3-3/8″” x 6″.
For the centre panel on the back:-
I had run out of Early Espresso cardstock by now so I cut a 3-1/2″ x 6-1/8″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and used the Early Espresso marker and a ruler to draw a line around the cardstock.
If you want to add both layers your will need:
1 piece of Early Espresso cardstock 3-1/2″ x 6-1/8″.
1 piece of Very Vanilla cardstock 3-3/8″” x 6″.
For the ‘pop-up’ mechanism
You will need a 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. On the long side score at 1/2″, 1″, 1-1/2″ and 2″, fold and burnish all the score lines. Add adhesive of your choice as shown below.
Add adhesive to two opposite sides. I like to adhere the side with the seam to the project, it gives it a neater finish.
Adhere 1 side of the mechanism to the back of the coffee cup, unfortunately I didn’t take any photo’s whilst I was doing this. Try to keep the mechanism central and as close to the top of the cup as you can otherwise when you fold the cup flat you can see part of the mechanism. I have used another mechanism to show the placement of the one attached to the back of the cup.
The photo below shows the pop-up mechanism when added to the card. To help with placement of the cups I added all the matting layers and the ‘Bridge’ before adding the cups.
For the plastic lid on the coffee cup I adhered a piece of window sheet/acetate to one of the multipurpose adhesive sheets before die-cutting it. I adhered it to the cream swirl before adhering it to the cardbase and you can’t see the adhesive. The swirls of cream look lovely with the shimmery white cardstock.
The sentiments on the cups were punched with a 1-1/4″ circle punch and a 1-3/8″ scallop punch.
I hope this tutorial has been helpful. If you have any questions please leave them in a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
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*When designing a project or when I CASE a project I always use my cheap cardstock to make a prototype before making it with my Stampin’ Up! cardstock. I do check the measurements I add to my blog posts but when typing lots of measurements mistakes can be made. When making any project I recommend making it first with cheap cardstock before using your best cardstock.*
