Folding techniques - Part 1

Posted by Jen Cramer

NOTE: Our free die entry is still going on.... see the March 11 post below.

As a kid I enjoyed folding paper and using my scissors creatively to make strings of paper dolls and ornate snowflakes. Now it's fun to use similar concepts in folding techniques to expand how I can use a single die.

I asked our in-house designer Traci Armbrust to come up with a couple examples of folding techniques to share with our blog readers and she came up with two great examples. Let's start with the easiest...

SHAPE CARDS AND GIFT TAGS

1. First, select a die to make a folded card or gift tag. Simple small and large shapes without perforation work best. For this example we'll use Coasters #1, which is a Creative Cafe die that has a 4" circle and 4" scalloped circle on it.

2. Fold a piece of paper in half making sure the folded paper is larger than your shape.

3. Place folded paper onto die with the fold located inside the blade on one side of the shape.

4. Roll through your Accucut machine. The resulting shape will be a folded card.

Here is how Traci finished this card. This is a great size to add to a gift.

In case you were wondering, the dies used in this project are good basic shapes for any die cutting center:

• Circle Accents Spring/Summer (S1007 Mini)
• Circles (CR100J)
• Coasters #1 (C2550LC)
• Flower #17 (F1443S)
• Flowers #23 (F1466LC)

Our next blog post will show you how to use a folding technique to make a stand-up shape.

Comments

[Tina Reed]

I have used this technique with many of our circle dies. I will have to get the scallop and try it with it. I really like the look of the folded tags.

I will definitely have to try this with many of our shapes for new fold over tags!

Thanks for the wonderful tip!

Tina