Each month, we'll be bringing you a new technique to try. We'll also have several samples for you to see! Look to the bottom of this page for more samples.
Hope you're inspired!
What you’ll need:
1 1 square piece of light-weight vellum or other light-weight paper
2 Ink pad
3 Background stamp
4 Heat tool
5 Bone folder
6 Card stock for layering
7 Folded card
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Stamp a square piece of vellum using whatever color of ink pad desired and whatever kind of background stamp desired. Heat set if necessary.
- Turn vellum over and repeat step 1 again.
- Fold vellum in half and crease gently using the bone folder or just your finger.
- Fold in half again and crease again. Your vellum is now folded into quarters.
- Lay the folded piece so that the point with the open corners is at the bottom and the folded point is at the top.
- Fold the top layer of vellum up leaving about 1/8 inch from the top edges.
- Fold the next layer again leaving about 1/8 inch from the previous layer.
- Repeat with the third layer of vellum.
- Crease the folds down gently with the bone folder. The thicker the vellum you use, the more likely it is to crack when you crease it.
- Embellish as desired and then attach to a layer of card stock.
- Attach this to your folded card.
- Tuck in a tag, or a gift card, or even money into the pocket you have created.
*Stamping on the vellum is optional. You can also use it plain or you could use double sided paper instead. Maybe try origami paper.
