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Hello and welcome! It's Kim from
Katydid Cards popping in with some mid-month inspiration. In keeping with this month’s
Beary Sweet challenge theme, I thought I’d share with you this adorable little Bear Book. In
this instance, though, I made it as a thank you card instead using the
Bear Book cut file by My Scrap Chick.
Here's what the card looks like, opened.
And I have to show you the back of the card as it's also finished...the tail is so
stinkin' cute.
I used Stamping Up’s Basic Black, Soft Suede and
Very Vanilla card stock and Soft Suede Patterned DSP. For the ears and
pads of his little feet I used pink scrap. For stability on the front
and back covers, I cut the Soft Suede card stock and layered it between
two layers of DSP as I wanted the same pattern on both sides of the card
stock. I sponged around the edges of all the Soft Suede pieces with
coordinating ink.
Using this Bear Book as inspiration, I wanted to
share a way to turn any regular card into an accordion card, photo
album or book.
If you already have a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card base waiting
to be used, cut it in half (where you would normally score it) and that
will become the front and back of your accordion. Depending on how many
folds you have on your accordion inside, you may want to double your
card stock or use chipboard covered in card stock or DSP.
You’ll
want to make the accordion slightly smaller than your covers. In this
case, I would suggest 4” x 5 ¼”. From 8 ½” x 11” card stock (you’ll need
two pieces), cut 3 pieces to 5 ¼” x 8” and score them 4”. Cut additional
pieces if you want more panels in your accordion.
You
will adhere the three pieces as shown here using your preferred
adhesive…the the front of the first piece to the back of the second
piece and so on. I used Scott’s Quick Drying Liquid Glue it gives you a
little bit of wiggle room to make sure you have everything aligned for
proper folding.
Now
the fun part...decorating the interior of the card. It's best to do
this before you attach it to the front and back panels as it's easier to
handle this way. You have lots of area to embellish...four panels. I
have the center fold slightly lifted so it's clear which side should be
embellished.
When
you're finished embellishing the front of the card, turn it over and
apply double sided tape to the two outside panels as shown here.
Now fold the panels and attach them to the center of the card front. Then attach the back, aligning it over the card front.
Last
step is to decorate the front as desired and there you have it! If you
decide to make one, why not make it with a
Beary Sweet theme and enter
it in the challenge; you still have 'til the end of the month. And if you have a chance, come visit me at
Katydid Cards and say hello!
Oh, and one more thing before I go. I was inspired to try making a tear bear by the video Daphne shared with us earlier this month. I went looking for a free pattern as I didn't want to spend money on an experiment. I didn't find any I liked, so I made my own. It was pretty easy actually, just ovals and circles for the most part. I thought I would share it with you as well. If you'd like to try it, you can find the pattern
here.
