Last tuesday, Sarah Crawford posted her make & take project on the MemoryWorks message board. It is in the Creative Challenge forum for the May Creative Challenges. If you are not a consultant, no worries because I am going to share with you this fabulous CD Holder/Card.
"This week’s Make & Take project is a 6”x6” folded pocket card. You’ll feel like you’re making a paper airplane, but you’ll end up with a fun card with pockets to hold a cd, memorabilia, or whatever you’d like! It would make a great album class, too, if you make multiple “cards” and combined them to make a mini-album. You can make it as simple, or as elaborate as you’d like! I made this photo cd holder for my Mom for Mother’s Day using this technique.
The 6”x6” card requires the minimum following supplies:
-1 piece of double-sided patterned cardstock (or even just a sheet of Prism 12x12 cardstock would work)
-embellishments, as desired (I used paper, cardstock, and flower stickers from the April MemoryWorks Express Kit, plus a Tim Holtz adage ticket, a few American Crafts Thickers, and the American Crafts Sentiments Clear Stamp set.)
Tools:
-Paper Trimmer, preferably with scoring blade. Or, if not, a ruler and bone folder.
-Adhesive (wet and/or dry) -inks, etc, for embellishing as desired
1. Using paper trimmer with scoring blade (or ruler and bone folder), score 12x12 cardstock in half. (So, down the middle to make 6”x12” on each side.)
2. Then, rotate and score in the middle again, creating 4 6”x6” “sections”.
3. Fold down top two corners to center diagonally, creating a “house-shape”.
4. Turn over, so the point is facing downward
5. Fold point back to top, creating 2 diagonal pockets.
6. Adhere loose triangular flaps down (you can use wet or dry glue, it’s up to you)
7. Use tape runner along middle “seam” to make 2 diagonal pockets
8. Decorate “cover” of card, as desired
9. Decorate “inside” of card, as desired
To expand the card into a mini-album: create more than one “card”. Use binder rings or ribbon to “bind” the cards together (use a crop-a-dile to hole-punch several at once). Use lots of tags, etc, in album, to fill the pockets. The card itself costs only the price of a piece of 12”x12” cardstock –so this would be a great make & take for your next MemoryWorks event or party. You can make it as simple or elaborate as you want by providing scrap papers, inks, stamps, and other embellishments for your customers to try out as they “decorate” their card. Or, use these to share a cd of the new MemoryWorks catalog with your customers! "--Sarah Crawford
So go and create one, or more, of these cards. I have.:)
Let the creative juices flow!
