Never Ending Card

N
is for 
NEVER ENDING CARD.

I have looked at a lot of tutorials some which in my opinion have made this card look very complicated. It is Not!!

 All that is needed is four pieces of card stock and double sided tape to make the basic shape. How you decorate from then on is up to you.  Here I am going to show and explain the process using the card stock and tape.

1. Start by cutting four pieces of cardstock each 6" x 3".  N.b. These need to be in plain card which does not have a different pattern printed on each side. 

2.  Score all four pieces at 1.5" and 4.5". Turn card over and repeat on the other side. (This is so that the card will fold easily back and forward.)

3.  You should now 4 pieces of card cut and scored as below.  

4.  Just make a pencil mark line on the short sides at 1.5".  (This is so you will know where to place the double sided tape.)

  
5.  Now take 2 of the pieces of cardstock and lay out in front of you as below and adhere strips of d.s. tape where marked by the X's. (I have used the red tape here so that it shows up in the picture but regular d.s. tape will be fine. )  Tip. Do not go beyond the drawn pencil lines.

6.  Now take one of the remaining  (un taped ) pieces and adhere as shown below. 

6.  Repeat for the opposite corner. 

7. Card base should now look like this. 

8. Flip card over.  Reverse will now look like this.

9. Take the last remaining piece of card stock with the ds tpe on and adhere as shown below.

 10. Repeat for the opposite corner.

11. There you have it, a completed Never Ending card.

12. Turn card back over and you are ready to go ahead and decorate it as you wish. 



I have included below instructions for how to decorate the card and the pieces of card needed to complete the one I have made for challenge #130.

You need to begin with the card in this position so that it will start to open up as a gatefold card. (It is quite difficult to show how the card works from still photos but basically it will open up into 4 different positions before returning you to the beginning again.) 

Card pieces needed to decorate  the whole of the card are as follows.

6 pieces of card or design paper 2.75" x 2.75"
6 pieces of card or design paper 2.50" x 2.50"

12 pieces of card or design paper 1.25" x 2.75"
12 pieces of card or design paper 1" x 2.50"


8 pieces of card or design paper  1.25" x 1.25"

8 pieces of card or design paper 1" x1"

Adhere all the smaller sizes on top of the larger ones for a layered look. 

Decorate the front as shown below. 

Open up card as if opening a gatefold in the centre to reveal as shown below and decorate.  

Now open from the centre pushing the flaps top and bottom to reveal the next position and again decorate. (n.b. The extreme portions of the card left and right will already have a decorated panel from above.)

Now open from the centre again like a gatefold to reveal as below. 

Decorate with all of the remaining pieces .

Now when you finally open this up from the middle top to bottom you are at the beginning agin of this truly never ending card. 

Enjoy! 

#124 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with H for Hinged Card.

We are  now onto the 8th letter of the alphabet which is H. Winners results for #123  are in the post below.  Make sure you check back as it could be you. Can I please ask that  Winners do acknowledge their prize in the comments on the Winners post as well as emailing their details to me. This way I will know to expect an email.  Please state if you are only playing for fun so that it gives someone else the chance to win.

  Please note that this Challenge is now back to the  normal 2 wks.

      Come on in.

Lets Spin the Butterfly Wheel.

Each challenge will be a letter of the Alphabet with  a choice of 3 Colours and 2 Themes all beginning with the chosen letter.

New for this Yr. The 7th element of the wheel is a card shape.

(The discerning amongst you will notice that there is now an added page along the top under the Butterfly Banner called Card shapes.)

There will be a card shape for the letter being used for each challenge and I will be showing a tutorial on this page with hints and tips for making the cards. 

The card shape is not mandatory but if you do use it you will qualify for the top prize without having to combine all of the other 6 elements onto your card. You must of course  use your butterfly.   The shapes will all be easy ones, just a different way to either fold or cut your basic cardbase. 

If you don't want to use the card shape then 

You can either choose a Theme or a Colour from the wheel + Butterfly  to be entered  for the 1st Prize.

If you use a Butterfly + a Theme + a Colour from the wheel then 

you  will  be entered into the 2nd Prize. 

Please state in your post which part of the wheel you are using to play with.

So lets get started.

The wheel is

H

and 

Hinged Card.

Your 6 elements are Hunters Green/Hot Pink/Heliotrope/Heat Embossed/Hexagons + your Butterfly.

n.b Heliotrope = purple.

Here is my inspiration for you. 

First card uses Hinged fold/Hunters Green/Hot pink / Butterfly.

Second card uses Hinged card /Hot Pink/Heat Embossed/ Butterfly.

Third card is also a hinged card but uses a Hexagon die to make the card shape.  Uses Hinged card /Hot Pink/Hunters green/Hexagons/ Butterfly.

You can see more details of the cards here on my blog.

Also check out the Card shapes Tab at top of page  to see how to make a Hinged

 Card.

1st Prize

(for using either One Theme or One Colour with your butterfly/ies)

Please state in your post which part of the wheel you are using to play with.

2  Butterfly background sheets.

  Wooden butterfly tag.

 Peg Butterfly.

Gold  Butterflies.

Dragonfly brads.

Washi Tape.

2nd Prize.

 (for using both a Theme and a Colour + your butterfly/ies )

Please state in your post which part of the wheel you are using to play with.

Crafts - Too Embossing folder

'Small Alphabet'

+

 Dovecraft Butterfly die.

  Top Prize.

For using the Gate fold card element + Butterfly

(It is not mandatory to use any or all of  the other elements

but I'd love to see if you do. )

Craftworks

Butterfly stamp set.

+ 

Dovecraft 

Sentiment stamp.

There will also be a Special 7 Elements  Prize Draw

for those using all of the 7 Elements.

(This is in no way compulsory just an added fun extra. 

Please be sure to read all the rules on the tab above and the new prize requirements.

Enter your creations in Mr Linky below.

Please also state if you are only playing for fun.

Happy crafting and see you soon.

Challenge is back to 2 weeks.