1. (If you are right-handed this step will be easier if you have the Base Bar to your right.) Place a long edge of the cardstock to the Base Bar and score groove 1. Rotate cardstock to place opposite long edge to Base Bar and score groove 1.
2. Place a short edge to Base Bar and score groove 3 to create bag FLAP.
3. Rotate card to place other short edge to Base Bar and score grooves 7 and 8. Place scored lines 7 and 8 into grooves 2 and 4. Hold card firmly in place and score groove 3 to produce central gusset crease.
4. Position card with bag FLAP at top of scoreboard and long edge to Base Lightly pencil mark groove 3 on bottom edge of card (bag BACK). Rotate card to place the opposite long edge to Base Bar and bag BACK at the top of board.Lightly pencil mark groove 3 on edge of bag BACK.
5. To shape the bag BACK: Line up a pencil mark and the end of central gusset crease on groove 9. Hold card firmly in place and score the diagonal.
6. Partly rotate the card to place opposite end of central gusset crease and other pencil mark on groove 9. Hold firmly in place and score the corresponding diagonal.
7. Cut along scored diagonal lines to remove the triangle shape created at each side edge of bag BACK.
8. Place bag FLAP at top of board and side edge to Base Bar, score groove 3 down as far as FLAP crease. Rotate card to place opposite side edge to Base Bar and score up groove 3 as far as FLAP fold.
9. Cut along these short scored lines as far as FLAP crease then continue cutting diagonally to edge of central gusset line to shape bag FRONT. Draw these diagonals in pencil if you wish before cutting.
10. Fold and flatten FLAP crease. Mountain-fold central gusset crease and Valley-fold side gusset creases. Fold in and flatten triangle at each side edge.
11. Punch small holes in bag back just below flap crease and thread through 'handle'.
12. Shape the bag FLAP if you wish. Chose a method of closure.
13. Sample shown has a medium size punched circle partly attached to underside edge of flap. Close bag and mark circle at its widest points on bag front. Cut a slit between marks.
DECORATE INSIDE!
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MR Frosty!
Need a quick but effective Christmas card?
Try this simple 'Pleat' fold.
Get ready ...
You will need a piece of White 'hammer effect' cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5".
Go!
- Place a short edge to the Bar of the IMP board and score grooves 3 and 5.
- Rotate the card to place opposite short edge to Bar and score grooves 3 and 5.
- Valley-fold scored lines 3 and Mountain-fold scored lines 5.
- Decorate as you wish.Use IMP groove 1 to create presentation box.
Note Card
This shape is so simple to achieve and can be themed for any occasion so it's a great design for guy's cards too!
Get ready ...
1 piece 8.5" x 5.5" green cardstock
1 piece 6.25" x 5" decorative paper
1 piece 6.25" x 5" vellum
Stamp shown: Collecting Sea Shells #50031 - Stamps Happen, Inc
Black Stazon inkpad
Colouring pencils
Small floral stamps
Green inkpad
Sentiment stamp - or computer generated quote
(sample shows words by Else Holmelund Minarik)
Ribbons, Tag, Gemstones, Glitter Glue,
Border peel off, Butterfly peel off
Flower Soft
Corner Rounder punch
Go!
* Place a short edge of card up to the Bar of the Multiscore
IMP board and score groove 3. Fold and flatten the crease. Round off corners with punch.
* Stamp up small floral designs in lower Right of large panel also at lower edge of narrow front panel.
* Apply double sided adhesive tape alongside fold on large panel. Round off corners of decorative paper piece and adhere to large panel.
* Stamp up image onto vellum and color. Adhere on top of decorative paper using double sided tape along fold edge as before. Apply a decorative border peel off alongside crease to hide tape.
* Wrap ribbons around narrow front panel and fix at the front. Cover joins with bows.
* Add a little tag that has been stamped, colored and embossed with UTEE.
* Fix a peel off butterfly to a piece of acetate and cut around. Bend the wings and fix to tag using silicon adhesive.
* Finish decorating with a little glitter glue and Flower Soft.
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Pretty Pleat Card
Another really simple card that can be free-standing
or matted onto a backing card as this sample shows.
The Multiscore
IMP really makes light-work of card shaping -
saving you time measuring - so more time for the fun part...
decorating!
Get ready ...
1 piece 7" x 8.5" white cardstock
1 piece 7" x 7" pink cardstock
extra pink for matting and sandal
extra white for sentiment
small piece silver patterned cardstock
Funky Heart punch
Paper flowers, Silicon adhesive
Fine border peel offs
Sentiment stamp: B6524 - Alesa Baker Designs/Impression Obsession, Inc
Black Stazon inkpad
Background stamp & pink inkpad
Decorative paper
Mother & Child Toe Tapper Template by Coppernob Card Craft Ltd
Go!
* Place a short edge of the white cardstock up to Bar of the Multiscore
IMP and score grooves 3 and 4.
* Rotate the card to place opposite short edge upto the Bar. Score grooves 3 and 4. Valley-fold lines 3 and Mountain-fold lines 4 to produce box-pleat shape.
Flatten creases well.
* Emboss stitch lines onto both side panels. Add border peel offs to embossed lines.
* Background stamp the centre panel. Add border peel offs to panel edges.
* Stamp or write message on back of pink card.
* Apply liquid adhesive or double sided adhesive tape to side panels of white card.
Adhere white pleat card to pink backing card leaving a narrow border of pink showing.
* Stamp up sentiment and matt onto pink. Add gemstone to corner.
* Punch funky heart from silver cardstock. Create posy of paper flowers, using silicon adhesive to adhere to funky heart. Attach to sentiment. Adhere decorated sentiment to top of card using sticky foam pads. Add a little sparkle to flowers with glitter glue.
* Make up child's sandal from Toe Tapper Template. Decorate and adhere to centre panel using liquid adhesive or double sided tape.
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