Edit: the giveaway has now been closed & winner picked. Comments still open though, in case of question and stuff :)
Mkay, not quite sure what to call this card other than, a simple card – is it a tri or twofold? Hm. Does the “fold” part for a card mean how many folds there actually is (two here), or how many “pages” (three)? Hm. Someone enlighten me please :p
Regardless, figured I should just do a quick and easy tutorial for today – it’s by no means revolting or anything, I just find it…somewhat cute. More like a tip, kinda.
This card is made outta a 12x6 inch long strip. Simply put – just cut a 12x12 sheet in half.
However, don’t fold it the “usual” way. Fold it like this diagram: 
Anyways. Slap a 5x5 (or 5 1/2 x 5 1/2) embellished square in front which will hide your smartass comment/greeting on the shortest flip when closed. On my card it’s just a cute “hooray for you” quote + an adorable little monster hiding behind the square. But I sort of imagine that a snarky/sassy comment would be fun to have on this spot (given that you actually know the recipient that well :p)
Materials used: Fancy Pants Designs – “Rough and Tough”, Kraft letters, little monster from “Trick or Treat”, Adornit miniletters.
Hope you enjoyed this simple card-tip.
Here’s another peek of what’s in the giveaway – you guessed it – Fancy Pants Designs goodies:
To enter this giveaway – just comment away (dunno what to comment? How about suggesting a book to read for me? :) And while I´m on the topic of books, let me just declare that I *love* Neil Gaimans penship (penmanship?). Check him out if you haven´t already.)
Thanks a lot for playing along, and come back tomorrow for the last tutorial before the drawing of the giveaway on Thursday ♥ :) (and if you haven’t entered the giveaway before, feel free to check out the other posts – scroll down :) )
And yeah I love reading all the comments ♥ to those of you who commented on my worktable – yes – it’s cluttered and messy. I’d like to say it’s because it’s small, but it’s really not – my whole part of the office (shared office w/hubby & the kids, where I have 1/2 part of it and they the rest) is terribly, embarrassingly messy *blush* My excuse? “Hey, I’m actually using this space, that’s why it shows”. It’s a poor excuse though :p
And using mailtape as grownup-bangles - that´s an awesome idea (not sure why I didn´t think of it myself), I´ll have to check it out asap - thanks! :) And yes – I’m a Fiskateer – and that scissor is one of my total tool-faves!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ :)
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thanks for the quick tute - I am always trying to figure out ways to make some nice boy (and man!) cards. This is awesome :)
Hmm... Jeg leser Knausgård for tiden og liker han som forfatter verldig godt. Antar du har lest American Gods og Anansi Boys?
Thanks for the tutorial, I have yet to tried out such a card.
Artig ide til et litt annerledes kort!
Bøker, hm... Har ikke lest annet enn bøkene om Harry Hole og Wallander på lang tid!
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That is such a cool card for a guy! As for a book I could recommend, try "Plain Song" by Kent Haruf!
How adorable! I love the masculine card...so hard to find good examples of those!
Har brukt denne bretteteknikken før, men ikke slik.
Takk for tipset Ania ;o)
What a cool card =D I love it.
About a book sugestion...I really like Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Thanks.
Now even I could manage that card. It's lovely. Book wise I recommend anything by Tad Williams although my favourite is the Shadowmarch trilogy of which number 3 has just arrived.
Kjempestilig kort, med morsom bretteløsning. DIGGER arkene og fargevalgene dine.
I don't think I've ever made a tri-fold card. I'm definitely giving this a try soon. Thanks for the tip! ;)
ohh, i love that card! i love that collection, too. Super cute! I'm not really a card maker, but i've been trying recently...thanks for the inspiration! And you should read...Well, I'm not a sci-fi fan, but my fave book ever is Ender's Game/Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card. He's a great author, anything by him is great!
That card is super stinking cute! I love it! And...yes, Gaiman is pretty awesome! I love the stuff he does for children!
Hi, what a super-fun "boy" card!!! I'm always need ideas for the guys.
Thanks for your tutorial and inspiration!
Så flott kort! Har brukt teknikken før, men uten å "gjemme" bretten bak forsiden. :)
Og jeg tror det heter trifoldkort etter hvor mange sider, ikke etter antall bretter...
Ha en flott tirsdagskveld! *klem*
Vi er jo ikke helt på bølgelengde på bokfronten; det har vi vel funnet ut av *fnis* Meeen - kortet er fiint (der ser du; flere enn meg som syns det og. Er det nå jeg skal si hva sa jeg? ;) )
HOw about the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson with a kick a** heroine and a twisty turny plot whats not to love. Its as funky as your card!
Super cute card!!! Thanks for the tutorial and the measurements! I'm definitely going to try making one!
Another great tute! This really is a lot of fun.
Such a cute idea! Boy cards can sometimes be tough, for me.
I've become a follower :)... just too many new & cute ideas to miss! Thanks!
Thanks for the tutorial ... cute card! My favorite book I just read "The Happiness Project" ... it was incredible!
WOW!!!!! Super flott!!!
Raising Happiness by Dr. Christine Carter is a great book! It's all about how we can help raise our children to be on the path to happiness. It's a fun and easy read. Check it out on Amazon! Love, love love the card by the way!
I am an eyeballer too!
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Just found your blog through Kenner Road on Facebook :) Horray! Another fun blog to add to my list!! Super cute card!
Love seeing a "boy" card! Girly cards are more fun to make. I sort of get stuck trying to think of one for a boy. Great idea!
What a cool card!
As for your "messy creative space" I am so glad I am not the only one with a messy space :)
Cool card and great colors on it!
If you haven't read Steve Augarde, I can recommend him! =)
Hugs, Elenor
No matter if it's called two- or threefold - it's a card I might be able to actually *create*! (Me, not being a distress- or PM-goddess... ;) ) It's lovely - I like "simple"!
Läckert! Smart med vikningen!
Kult kort! Virkelig et skikkelig tøft GUTTE kort :D
Funky kort, i kjent Ania-stil!
Vil anbefale deg å lese City of Bones, første av tre bøker... Hvis du liker sjangeren, så er det helt supre bøker (går for å være Buffy i bokform)...
Stilig kort!
Jeg har begynt å lese Henning Mankell sine Wallanderbøker, men de er jo ikke akkurat nye. Jeg leser mest krim - favoritten er Jo Nesbøe sine bøker om Harry Hole.
totally awesome card, ania! i *think* this is a two-fold card :D not sure as well, lol! thanks!!
and no need to excuse the messy table.. totally love it heehee
Flotte kort!
Bøker ja - her går det mest i krim (Harry Hole for eksempel) eller chick-lit (Marion Keynes for eksempel). Akkurat nå leser jeg Stephen Fry in America, som gir et inblikk i et litt annet USA enn det man ser på TV og film - spennende!
cute card! thanks for the tutorial. I love to read James Patterson books.
I just finished reading the latest Sophia Kinsella book. 'Twenties Girl'. It was so funny! laugh out loud funny. My family kept asking what the joke was. LOL