I love an interacting card, but sometimes you want an easy construction and put all your time into decorating. I have been wanting to play with all the little extra tags, borders etc that you can find in the Doodlebug Designs pattern paper packs. And then I saw an exploding card over at instagram and I knew that would be the perfect canvas.
The pattern paper is filled with little letters, so I felt I really needed a teeny tiny envelope to add as decoration. So I went into illustrator and designed one. It took a couple of tries but I really like how it came out. And you can pick up the template and cutting files HERE.
Instructions:
Card: Cut three pieces of card measuring 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Score at 2 3/4″ at both sides. Score diagonally once. Burnish all score lines. Glue together the pieces, overlapping one of the unscored squares with another. See video for more details.
Bottom Layer: In your bottom layer color, cut five pieces that measure 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. Then cut six pieces that measure 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ and then cut those pieces diagonally so you have 12 triangles.
Top Layer: In your pattern paper, cut five peices that measure 2 3/8″ x 2 3/8″. Then cut six pieces that measure 2″ x 2″ and then cut those pieces diagonally so you have 12 triangles.
Layer all the pieces and decorate as see fit.
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