Singing Butterfly Adornments
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 8th 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.
