Baby Block Card tutorial

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Darcel Kirvan – An Independent Close to my Heart Consultant

Baby Block Card

Supplies Needed:

-         - Scoring board & tool        - Cardstock (1 sheet of 12” x 12” paper) for card base        

-          - Other cardstock or patterned paper to decorate your card    - Adhesive of choice

-          Paper cutter          - Scissors              - Small stamps     - Inks of choice

Cutting Instructions

Cardstock for card base (12” x 12” sheet) - One 12” x 12” sheet will make two cards.

Base – 4 ½” x 12”                                              Base support – 1” x 4 ½”

Blocks (made from plain or patterned cardstock of your choice) – 1 3/8” x 1 3/8” (need 15) and 1 piece of 1 3/8” x 4 3/8”

Alternate: If you want to layer the block pieces. Cut your frame/base at 1 3/8” x 1 3/8” and the top/decorative layer at 1 ¼” x 1 ¼”. (cut 15 of each)

Scoring Instructions

1.     1.  Card base (4 ½” x 12” piece) – Score every 1 ½”  at 1 ½”, 3”, 4 ½”, 6”, 7 ½”, 9” and 10 ½”.

 2.  Turn the card base vertically.  Score at 1 ½” and 3”.  (The scoring lines should cross each other and create a series of small squares.)

3.  Score the base support piece in half (1” x 4 ½” piece) at ½”.

Additional Cutting Instructions

4.  Cut out the bottom and middle square of the fourth row. (Paper is upside down and backwards in the image below.)

  

5.  Cut out the bottom square in both the third and fifth row.

6.  Cut across the top of the bottom square in both the second and the sixth row.

7.  Cut across the top of the middle square in both the third and fifth row.

Folding and Assembly Instructions

8.  Fold/bend back the squares that you cut along the tops of.  (Bottom squares in second and sixth row.  Middle squares in third and fifth row.)

9. Top row folds:  Mountain fold between the third and fourth blocks, and the fourth and fifth blocks.

10.  Entire 8^th column: Mountain fold between seventh and eighth blocks (entire length).

11.  Glue the flaps of the bottom row together and the flaps of the middle row together.

 12.  Fold the base support piece along the fold line/in half. 

13.  Glue the base support piece on the insides of both of the outer edges of the card base piece.  (The base support piece should be hidden on the inside.)  Your card can now stand up.

14. Stamp desired images or sentiments on the 1 3/8” x 4 3/8” piece.  Glue that piece to the bottom of the card. 

15.  Stamp images as desired on the block pieces (1 3/8” x 1 3/8” pieces). 

16.  Glue the block pieces onto the exterior of the card.

17.  Decorate your card as desired.