My Very First Card Tutorial... Tri-fold Square Card!

Hey Family, Friends & Fellow Stampers!

Well I've finally accomplished the task of creating & designing a card, and taking photos along the way, so that I can do my very first card tutorial. YAY!

Here is the completed card...

Easy-peasy Directions:

1. Assemble pieces needed. (I stamped and pre-cut the paper in the picture below).
* 6" x 12" piece of neutral (or colour of choice) Cardstock.

* 6" x 6" piece of patterned paper.

* 1&1/8" x 3" piece of patterned paper (x4)

* Embosser of choice (Big Shot, Cutterbug, Sizzix, Paper Crimper, etc)

* 26" of Ribbon of choice

* Ink: I used 'Versafine Onyx Black' & 'Stampin' Up - Soft Sky'

* Stamp sets: Stamp sets I used; On Your Birthday, Seeing Spots,

* Card Embellishments - Brads, eyelets, etc. I used 'Colorbok Card Embellishments - Bright Metal Dots'

* Punch-out Paper Embellishments, or stickers of choice that match theme of card.

* Adhesive: Tape or Glue (whatever you choose - I'm a tape girl)

* Pop-dots (or whatever brand of pop-up adhesive you use)

* Sponge Dauber

* Stampin' Up Markers (or markers of choice)

* Paper Cutter of choice, and Scor-Pal (or score tool of some kind)

2. Cut a 12" x 12" piece of neutral (or colour of choice) Cardstock in 1/2. (Leaving you two pieces that are 6" x 12"). Take one, and run it through an Embosser of choice (IE. Big Shot, Cutterbug, Sizzix, etc), I used a 'Marvy Paper Crimper/Embosser'.

3. Take one of the CS pieces, and score at 3" and 9". (or 3" at both sides). Fold in like a gate-fold card. I guess it's more of a gate-fold card than a tri-fold card... but either way it's cute.

4. Take the 4 pieces of 1&1/8" x 3" patterned paper, and attach them to the tops and bottoms of the gate-folds as shown in the pic below.

5. Attach other embellishments, stamped CS to the front of card as desired. I sponged/distressed the edges of my stamped CS with Soft Sky before attaching.

6. Open the card. Attach the 26" piece of ribbon to the inside of card (only in the 6" x 6" square - not on the folds). (Step I forgot in my putting together of the card - but it was in the plans. My card still worked as you will see in the pics later, as I added another piece of the patterned paper on top of the ribbon. But you can skip this step if desired, if you want the ribbon showing when they open the card.)

7. Attach the 6" x 6" piece of patterned paper to the centre of the card. (between the score lines basically). (If I did the 6th step above, the ribbon would be hanging out from under the patterned paper in the pic below. OOPS.)

8. I used the sponge dauber again to distress the stamped piece of white CS, and then I attached it to the centre of the patterned paper.

Here's the proper shot after these steps... ribbon is under the patterned paper. I just cut a small piece of the left-over patterned paper to fit under the stamped CS image, and taped it over top of the ribbon. (You can't tell from the pic below.) Make sure the ribbon is out long enough on the sides for it to tie equally.
Close-up view...
9. Make a small slit where the arrow is on the pic below, and slide the ribbon through it to the other side. Make a slit on both sides of the 6" x 6" patterned paper, where the ribbon is to go through.

Here's my pic of before the extra piece of patterned paper was attached, so you can see the ribbon going through the CS. (pic below)

Here's the correct pic, where the patterned paper is over top of the ribbon, and the ribbon is going through the CS.

10. Attach more embellishments, like punch-out paper embellishments, or stickers of your choice on top of the stamped image.

11. You are almost done! YAY! You can leave the card like this if desired... but I like to add a little sparkle or shine...
Close-up view to see the paper embellishments are popped-up... and to show the ribbon tyed.

12. I added alphabet & number stickers for the birthday boy... can't believe my honey is 38!

13. I added some 'Colorbok Card Embellishments - Bright Metal Dots' to the outside of the card for some shine... (but you could add brads, or eyelets, or whatever embellishment you choose.)

YAY! That's it! You are done, and have a beautiful card. But obviously a 6" x 6" card is not a normal sized card. I made this one, because I found many large square envelopes in my envelope drawer.

So here's a BONUS item for you... the ENVELOPE! Many people just write the name of the person receiving the card on the outside (if you are just handing it to the person, and not mailing of course)... but the envelope is always an important piece of the card for me! You can decorate it to match the card, or with matching ink.

Here's my fun envelope for my honey... His initials are M.W.H., so I used my sponge dauber, and the Soft Sky ink (which I used on my card) with an alphabet stencil, and stenciled his initials on the envelope. I overlapped them a bit to make it unique.

I used the dotted circle stamp from 'Stampin' Up - Seeing Spots' and Soft Sky and stamped all over the envelope.

I used a stamp (not used in my card) from the same set (On Your Birthday) and added it to the bottom of the envelope. I used a Stampin' Up marker, 'Certainly Celery' I think, and doodled lines around the M.W.H.


HAVE FUN! Remember to STAMP OUT THE DEVIL!

I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE MY HEALER!

Heal: –verb (used with object)
1. to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
2. to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups, usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity; settle; reconcile: They tried to heal the rift between them but were unsuccessful.
3.to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul.
–verb (used without object)
4. to effect a cure.
5. (of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to become whole or sound; mend; get well (often fol. by up or over).

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009

A person who needs to be healed, is in sometimes desperate thoughts and actions. They dwell on what the doctor says, or what the media says, but they don't seek the Word of God. In the Bible, God did many healings, deliverances, and all-around miracles. He made the lame walk, the dumb talk, and He opened blinded eyes. He brought the dead to life, and delivered many from demonic powers. PRAISE THE LORD! But those things can still happen today... God is still in the miracle business! Don't ever think your problem, or your doctor's diagnosis is bigger than God! God says in His Word that He is the God that heals us. (paraphrased into plain English) I for one can speak from experience.

For those of you who don't know me, or know what has gone on in the past month (and in 2 times previous) I had been diagnosed with FACIAL CELLULITIS. It is a painful bacterial infection that flares up on the face. (Cellulitis iteself can flare up anywhere on the body, usually for adults it comes on the legs or the arms). The first time I got this bacterial infection, I was told by the doctor that it is a low percentage of people in the world that contract this infection, and an even lower percentage of people that it will reoccur with, so I wasn't to worry about it coming back. (Kind of like Chicken Pox, you may get it, but you usually only get it once) I was hospitalized, and put on IV antibiotics, and taken care of, and within a week I was sent home, and it healed. (Through antibiotics and prayer of course). However, five years later, it began to flare it's ugly self up again, and attack my face, and I was again hospitalized and put on IV antibiotics. (The medical staff and some of the University students used my infection for their medical studies, and a medical journal as they had never really dealt with Cellulitis before, and it shouldn't have re-occured.) Again, through lots of prayer by my family, my church, and others I was healed thoroughly, and went on living life normal again. Thinking it will never return again, I put it behind me, and prayed against the infection returning. However, again about five years later (which would put it to 2009), I contracted the Facial Cellulitis again! I was preparing for a "TWEENS" conference that I was a part of, and knew that I had to do stuff, and help get organized for the tweens that were coming to seek more of God. That is my heart, so I prayed, and didn't let the Cellulitis bother me. We went to the hospital, and I self-diagnosed that it was facial cellulitis, whereas the doctors and nurses on staff were thinking it was an allergic reaction or something. Once I told the doctor that I knew it was facial cellulitis, because I have had it twice before, he checked out the signs and symptoms, and diagnosed me with facial cellulitis. I was given IV antibiotics, and oral pills as well, and I returned to the church to be a part of the Conference. I had to return to the hospital the next three mornings for an IV dose. (As they now have a Cellulitis Clinic set up --- gee I wonder if I may have had a part in that.) Again, through much prayer I was healed. However, again just the end of April, I had a flare-up again on my nose, and I prayed against it, and used God's Word to curse the infection, and went to the hospital yet again, and was diagnosed again for the 4th time with Facial Cellulitis. The medical staff still cannot determine what is causing the flare-ups, and cannot determine why it is re-occuring. According to their study of Cellulitis, it happens most in those that are Homeless, live in a Shelter, or have poor living conditions. According to the internet, facial cellulitis happens mos to Children or Men over the age of 45. Neither one of these findings helps me out... I am neither a child, or a man, and I do not, nor never have lived in a shelter or on the street. We are believing in prayer that "NOTHING EVIL SHALL COME NIGH MY DWELLING PLACE" (Psalms 91:10) We are praying against the root cause of this infectious disease, and declaring that I am healed, I am whole, and I am restored in the name of JESUS! AMEN & AMEN!

For those of you who may not be believers in the HEALING POWER of God... try it for yourself. Look at your situation or circumstance (just briefly of course), call it out by it's name, and claim the following scriptures over your life. Do this for a month... and see what happens. If you do, and you would like to give a testimony, please comment as I would love to read how God is working in your lives. If you do this, and nothing changes, then you have not lost a thing. However, I know that my God can do anything, and through Him I can do anything by His strength! (Philippians 4:13)

Psalm 91
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a] And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.” (New King James Version - The Holy Bible)

MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU!