Glittered Candles

It's the 1st Rudolph Challenge of the Yr

over on Scraps of Life By Scrappy Mo

but before I show you my card 

Maureen had asked on a previous post on her blog

how to prevent a tent fold card from pulling open

with the weight of extra layers on the front .

Here is my solution to the problem.

I will show you using a ready made card base 

and also if making your own from cardstock

as the method for the folds is slightly different.

Using a ready purchased blank card.

Here I have used a 6"x 6" card.

You will end up with a finished card size of  6"x 4.5"

Trim back of card to 5.5" and score at 4.5"

Leave front of card at 6" and score at  4.5" & 5.5"

Mountain and valley fold as shown here.

Adhere d.s. tape to the 1" fold and peel  back 

a third of the backing strip 

Line up with the .5" fold and adhere.

You will now have a tent fold that will stay

in the same position . 

Instead of using the inside of card for greeting 

you can use the back.

Using Card stock.

Trim cardstock to 6" x 11.5".

Score at 4.5", 9", 10" & 11"

Mountain and valley fold as shown here.

Adhere d.s. tape to the .5" fold and peel  back 

a third of the backing strip 

Line up with the back of card and adhere.

You now have a tent fold to decorate as you wish

which will stay standing.

Finally here are the two cards that I made from above.

I have used sheets of heavy  glitter paper in 5 colours

and die cut  'Glowing Candles'  by Memory Box

from 3 of them and then mixed and matched 

piecing back together in a different  colourway

for each card.

Sentiments are by Britannia dies .

Even though I have  layered up several sheets of the  glitter paper

to the front of the cards they still stay up without sliding down.

Entering the 1st card only into the following challenges:

Scraps of Life By Scrappy Mo. 1st Rudolph day challenge.

A Snowflakes Promise #15 christmas /winter theme.

Crimbo Crackers #99 Anything goes.

Jingle Belles # Bling on the holiday.

Crafty Hazelnut's #266 Anything goes.

Fab'n' Funky #289 Christmas.

Crafting With Friends #13 Anything goes.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #214 Use your snippets.(used the infills from the fall outs)