Flap Card Tutorial

Hi all,well here it is my first tutorial and i have a feeling its going to take me longer to do this post than it was to make the card....lol. Thanks for all the lovely comments on my previous post (April friendship card) and as several peeps have asked for info on how to make it,here goes

You need to first either get two 5 x 5 inch card blanks or like me make your own by cutting two pieces of card at 10 by 5 inches

Score and fold each card in half if making your own card blanks

Then add double sided tape to one of the card blanks where shown and adhere both cards together into one long one

You then once joined need to cut off 2 and a half inches of one end and this will be your top flap of card then.
i have drawn the line in pencil to show it more clearly

You now need to make a smaller card blank to go inside and for this you need to cut a piece of card at 9 x 4 and three quarter inches and again score in half and fold

Now you add double sided tape to the back of the card blank and adhere to main card as shown, making sure you line up along the crease fold so when card is stood up its not floating in air :)

and then viola a completed flap card already to decorate.

The sizes i have used for my paper and card mats on my below completed card are 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches and 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches.

Now you have the fun bit of decorating your flap card and for me this is the best bit, i hope you found this tutorial of use and would love you to let me know if you have made one so i can be nosey,x

one other tip is to either before you decorate or after score a 1cm line in at the top,this will ensure your flap when closed will allow for embellishments and have a neater finish ( see pic below )

Scroll down for my completed card which i am also using for the tilda challenge i am hosting over at docrafts

Well here is the finished article which will be winging its way to a docrafter later but i had great fun making this. I used a cuttle bug swirls folder for the top flap which i then added faden jeans distress ink too and also used on the rest of the card. Stampin up scallop punch for flap and also my fave MS branch for my tilda to sit on who was coloured with my promarkers using my new storage which made it so easy. used card from stash and papermania sweet nothings paper,gems and ribbon from stash and also stamped greeting inside and out.

Right thanks for taking the time to read this long post and i am off to eat some chocolate,x