Thursday with Sandiebella: Create a Pull Tab Message Reveal Card

Supplies:

Teal card

White card

Selection of papers

Circle dies

Curved border die

Scoring board and bone folder

Pencil, ruler and craft knife

White twine or ribbon

Embellishments

1x  5.25″ x 10.5″ (teal)

1x  5″ x 5″ (white)

1x  4 7/8″ x 4 7/8″ (paper), or layer as desired.

1x   4″ x 4″ (white)

1x   3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ (teal)

1x   3.75″ x 3.75″ (paper)

1x   3.25″ x 3.25″ (white)

1x   3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″

1x   3″ x 3″ (white)

1x   3 1/8″ x 9″ (teal)

1x  3.75″ (white)

1x  3.5″ (paper)

This card is very much influenced by, and based on, the waterfall card mechanism but is a cute way to add an element of surprise to you cards.

Score the 5.25″ x 10.5″ piece of teal card at 5.25″ on the long side, or fold in half, to make a 5.25″ square card base.

Assemble all the panels, adding paper layers as desired.

Score the flip mechanism at 3 1/8″ and 3 5/8″. Fold and crease well, both ways, to loosen the card so that it flips smoothly.

Use a curved border die to curve the end of the flip mechanism (optional)

Take the small flip panel and stamp the sentiment into the centre.

Apply adhesive to the mechanism to the 3 1/8″ scoreline and adhere the small flip panel to it, ensuring you don’t go over the scoreline.

Apply a strip of double sided tape in between the scorelines.

Apply double sided tape to the back of the small flip panel, just on the left hand side (this will be the right hand side when you turn it back over. Set the mechanism aside.

Take the card front and measure approx 7/8″ down from the top and up from the bottom. Measure in to 2.5″ from the side and draw a pencil line both sides of the 2.5″ mark, about 1/8″ apart.

Use a craft knife or paper trimmer to cut along the lines, until you meet the perpendicular lines.

Remove the 1/8″ strip.

Fold the mechanism back over and adhere the large flip panel to the strip of adhesive, ensuring you’re right up to the scoreline.

*note: I added a layer of patterned paper to the back of the large flip panel to add some colour. 

Slide the pull tab through the 1/8″ strip.

Fold over the front of the mechanism and centre the large panel on the card front. When you’re happy with the position, carefully remove the liner from the tape on the back of the small flip panel and adhere it to the card front.

When you pull the tab, the front flips over to reveal the message.

On the back of the card font, apply some foam tape or dots as shown. Do not put any on the pull tab.

Adhere the card front to the card base.

Pull the tab fully and punch a hole at the top.

Stamp the Swimming Gnomes onto some white card and colour using your desired medium. Cut the Gnomes out using the coordinating die, or fussy cut with a precision scissors.

Adhere the 2 circles together and adhere it to the front of the large flip panel. Adhere the gnomes to the circles, popping them up on foam tape.

Thread some white twin through the hole at the top of the pull tab and embellish as desired.