Specialty Card Folds eArticle
Specialty Card Folds eArticle

Tired of your basic 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ single fold card? This eArticle explores: Tri-Fold Cards (including Slanted Panel, Stepped Panel and Angled Panel variations), Twisted Cards, Gate Fold Cards, Easel Cards, Twisted Easel Cards, Closed Gate Cards, Gate Fold Cards with a Flap, Triangle Tri-Fold Card, Double-Gate Card, Iron Cross Card, Accordion or Concertina Card, Double ZigZag Card.

Unlike many card construction tutorials you typically find online, these aren’t just “score here and fold there” directions. Instead, we explore how the different cards work so you really understand the card format. Charts with sample measurements follow most of the card types covered, so you can easily create specialty cards of various sizes.

UPDATED 8/2/14 and 2/17/16.

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Specialty Card Folds (pdf version)
Specialty Card Folds (pdf version)

70 half-sized pages designed to view comfortably on your computer screen.  Best for reading on larger screens like desktops, laptops & larger tablets. Also printable! (pdf version) Color photos of technique steps. 16 beautiful stamp art examples of the techniques covered. (File size about 4.2 MB.)

Specialty Card Folds (epub version)
Specialty Card Folds (epub version)

This file is formatted for vertical viewing on non-Kindle 7″ color eReaders and tablets (like iPads or Galaxy Tabs). You can also read it on larger tablets (like iPad) and other computers using appropriate ePub reader app/software. This large file may take a while to load. (File size about 11.8 MB.)

Specialty Card Folds (mobi version)
Specialty Card Folds (mobi version)

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