Criss Cross Card Tutorial

Yesterday I told you about the old card my neighbor Sue brought over to my house.  She’d been trying, most unsuccessfully, to duplicate it.  So we worked together and made several cards using retired Designer Series Papers.  I challenged myself to make one using this year’s papers and products and now I’m here to offer you this Criss Cross Card Tutorial.

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

You’ll need:

And now follows lots of photos showing the step-by-step route I followed:

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Using your Stampin’ Trimmer, score a sheet of card stock at 5-1/2″ and then cut it lengthwise at 4-1/4″

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Remove two triangles as shown above.  Use your Stampin’ Trimmer, positioning the 4-1/4″ score line and the 5-1/2″ score line in the cutting trough.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Fold on score lines and lay the two pieces of card stock as shown above.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Apply Multipurpose Liquid Glue (aka “Tombow”) on the bottom piece.  The reason I chose Tombow is because I can move the card stock a bit, as necessary, to get it property lined up, before it sets.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Select your Designer Series Paper (DSP) and cut a 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ piece.  Be sure your final cut image will be right-side-up rather than side ways!  Set the other half aside for use at a later time.  I put mine back into the DSP package.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Select another DSP pattern and cut a 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ piece, again ensuring that the image will show itself in the way you hope to see it.  You wouldn’t want upside-down or sideways trees!

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Position your triangle as shown in the photo above and remove approximately 1/4″ from each ‘square’ edge.  Do NOT trim the diagonal edge.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

This image shows the pieces you have just sliced off.  TIP:  make sure your cutting blade is fresh and sharp.  You’ll be amazed at the difference that makes!

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Cut another piece of your DSP patterns to 2-5/8″ x 5-1/4″.  Apply Tombow adhesive and place it onto the large part of the card, before attaching the criss-crossed flaps.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Positioning of the 2-5/8″ x 5-1/4″ piece.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

This is how the finished card will look.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

Apply Tear & Tape as shown in photo above.  Yes, a picture is sometimes worth 1,000 words!  Burnish the Tear & Tape with your Bone Folder.  (Burnish = rub it firmly.)  Secure the right flap (the one with adhesive only on the bottom) first.  Then fold the other flap over and secure it.  You choose whichever image you want to be the dominant or top image.  I wanted the fuzzy little snow men, rather than the trees, to be the main pattern seen.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial Cut a piece of card stock (Garden Green here) to 5-1/4″ x 3-1/2″.  Cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to 5-1/8″ x 3-3/8″. Use the Detailed Trio Punch to round just two corners as shown above.  Attach these two layers to each other.

 

Criss-Cross Card Tutorial

If you want a little tab, to indicate that this card does pull out of the criss-cross card, select an image, punch it out, punch a larger piece of card stock for layering and attach it to the card.  Be sure you place the adhesive only on the area that will sit on the card insert!  I used 1-1/4″ and 1-3/8″ Circle Punches.

I wanted an additional decoration where the flaps overlapped.  I punched this cute little snow man and backed him with a bit of the red polka dot pattern.  I used 1-1/4″ and 1-3/8″ punches here.

Criss-cross card tutorial

 

If you have any questions, please ask me via the comment area (icon is to the right of the title) or in an email: blythe@stampingwithblythe.com.  You can purchase any of the items used in today’s project in my Online Stampin’ Up! store.  I sincerely hope you enjoyed my Criss-Cross card tutorial and that you’ll try it for yourself soon.  Consider sending me a photo of your card so I can post it here and show other stampers just how creative YOU are.

1 thought on “Criss Cross Card Tutorial”

  1. Your cards are lovely. This is the first tutorial of yours that I’ve looked at. I must try this card. You have shown & explained it very well & I won’t have any problem making it.

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