Thursday, April 7, 2011

Fold Note with accordion insert tutorial


I’ve got multiple requests to post a tutorial on how to make this envelope like fold-note with accordion insert. It is quite easy to make.
You will require:
  1. One 11x11 inch sheet of patterned paper for the envelope.
  2. One 5x11 inch sheet of plain paper for the accordion insert. 
  3. Bone-folder. 
  4. Glue stick.
  5. Embellishments/stamps to decorate the cover and insert. 
  6. Ruler.
Steps:
1. Fold the 11x11 inch patterned paper in half along the diagonal and crease with a bone folder. I have used 11x11 inch hand-made paper, if you use patterned paper place the patterned side of the paper facing down while folding.  

2. Measuring from the left, make pencil marks at 5.5 inch and 10 inch. Fold the right point over to the left pencil mark and crease heavily, then unfold. Now fold the left point over to the right mark, crease heavily and unfold. Erase your pencil marks.
3. Fold both points over again with the left point on top. Then take the tip of the left point and fold it back to the left so that the new vertical fold is at the bottom of the V formed by the overlapping sections of the fold-note. Crease this hard with your bone folder.
4. Take the left point and raise it to a standing position. Holding both sides of the point open between your thumbs and forefingers, push the point forward to create a diamond pocket. Crease the folds with your bone folder. 

5. Fold the remaining top point of the fold-note down to the bottom center of your fold-note and crease heavily. Now lift the top flap and stick the point into the diamond pocket. 
 
6. To create the accordion insert to write/print your message lay your 5x11 inch plain paper in the center rectangle of the triangle and begin accordion pleating. No measuring is necessary - the sections of your accordion letter can be different sizes as long as it all fits inside the fold-note. The first fold is the biggest followed by progressively smaller folds. Stick the biggest fold onto the inside of the fold-note.
 
7. Embellish/stamp it as you please and your fold-note with the accordion insert is ready.

Please get back to me if you have any difficulty in following the tutorial.

22 comments:

  1. Good Morning Juhi,

    This is a wonder card!! You have made it look so easy, to replicate. I can't wait to make this card myself. Thank you for sharing!!!

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  2. This is so fab!! Thanks for putting up the tutorial girl!! I have always loved those envelops on your albums and cards.

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  3. Thank you so much!!
    p.s. instead of using up a whole 11x11 paper, would it make sense to use half of it? as in like cut it up after you fold it on the diagonal..you'd get two envelopes!! or is there a reason why you use the whole sheet?
    Besides tucking in the flap?

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  4. lovely card and thanks for sharing with us. envelopes makes card more attractive and different

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  5. thanks Juhi, i have always adorned these. Might try them soon. just one ques - can use any size rectangle?

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  6. This is so sweet! Thanks for sharing Juhi! :)

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  7. wow!.. thank you soo much for the tutorial! :)

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  8. Thanks for the lovely tutorial, Juhi!! I am sure we can use it in mini albums now :)

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  9. Juhi...
    I love these tutorials. All I can say is WOW. Please look at my blog (theartsierblog.blogspot.com). I recently featured your layered flowers post for mother's day on it. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  10. wow juhi! I wish I were u this is just fabulous . I also liked ur black and white cars. Especially the white embossed paper. How did u do it? please give a tutorial on that as well.

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  11. edit:black and white CARD

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  12. wonderful card and thanks for sharing the tutorial..


    i have a started a blog
    http://vcraft.blogspot.com/
    included ur blog link in my sidebar
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  13. thanks
    i love this card

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  14. could you use a smaller square than 11x11? like 8x8 or something??? just wondering. :D

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  19. this is just awsum..I tried this card nd the envelope...it turned out realli gud..thnks 4 sharing the tutorial..made it reali easy for us

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  20. u knw wat juhi...u r just fabulous..i really luv ur creativity ..its original and superb..keep up!!!!!

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