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DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

We’ve got another awesome DT Thursday project from Sandiebella for you today! Enjoy!

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Napkin Fold Card

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!
Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Supplies

Edna Loves the Ocean. Also available as a Stamp/Die bundle, saving 15%, HERE
White card
Patterned paper
Scoring board and bone folder
Pencil and ruler
Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

How To:

Cut one piece of white card measuring 8″ x 8″ and score at 2″ on all four sides. Crease all the score lines with a bone folder.
Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Taking a pencil and ruler, find the centre and mark with an X

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Fold each of the outer corners towards the centre, using the pencil mark as a guide. Crease well with a bone folder.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Pinch in the corners. The folds meet at the center of each side As the fold will go against the direction they were originally folded in, make sure they were creased well.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Repeat on all four sides, creasing well as you fold. Gently push in each of the four sides of the square as shown. You will end up with a smaller square that looks like it’s made of four squares.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Next, you need to open the center. The four corners of the 8 inch square are now all meeting in the center. Take each inside corner and fold it back to the outside corner as shown.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella! Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

This is how it should look at this point.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Opened up

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Cut 6 squares of patterned paper measuring 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″ and cut diagonally. You will also need one piece of white card measuring 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ and one piece of patterned paper measuring 3.75″ x 3.75″, for the inside centre panel.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Adhere all the pieces of paper in place.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

When closed, none of the white card shows. You can also arrange the patterned paper so that the card shows in the centre when closed. An example of that is shown at the bottom of this post.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Cut a piece of white card measuring 3 5/8″ wide. Stamp your image onto the card, aligning it to the right – this will leave space to write a personal note. Colour with your desired medium, and trim the length to a maximum of 3.75″

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella! Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Adhere the image onto the centre panel.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella! Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

To make a belly band, cut a piece of white card measuring 11″ x 1.5″ and score at 3.5″, 3 5/8″, 7.75″ and 7 7/8″

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Fold on the scorelines and adhere the ends

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Cut 2 pieces of coordinating patterned paper measuring 4″ x 1 3/8″, for each side of the belly band.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella! Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Stamp the sentiment onto some white cardstock, and cut to your desired size.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Adhere the sentiment to the front of the belly band. Slide the belly band over the card, into the centre to hold all 4 sections closed.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella! Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

To arrange the patterned paper so that the card shows in the centre, you need to cut two pieces of patterned paper at 2 7/8″ square, and cut them diagonally, for each corner. For the triangles on each side of the centre panel you will need one piece of patterned paper measuring 3 7/8″ and cut it on both diagonals. The centre panel remains the same – card measuring 3 7/8″ square and patterned paper measuring 3.75″ square.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella! Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

You can also use ribbon to tie the card, instead of using a belly band.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Napkin Fold Card with Sandiebella!

Over To You!

If you try out the techniques shown in any of the posts with your Stamping Bella stamps, be sure to share! We would love to see the results and hear how you feel about them. Show off your creations in the comments below and even better, share your own favourite tips with us. Let’s talk stamping!

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Until next time, HAPPY STAMPING!

MWAH

Elaineabella

4 Comments

  1. Jane says:

    Just gorgeous, love it.
    Jane the Craft Bucket x

  2. Nancee Purdum says:

    Oh this is awesome! I love them both! 🙂

  3. Laura P. says:

    Oh Sandie, you are uber talented!! I want to run to my craft table and make this right now!

  4. Laura P. says:

    Hi Sandie, I am making this awesome card right now but want to check a measurement with you! I cut the design paper squares at 2 7/8″ and cut them in half diagonally but they are too big to layer on the white card. Should the squares be 1 7/8″ to start? I’m following along with the yellow Edna card. Thanks!!

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