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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Christmas Day Pull Tab Accordion Card

Created this More Than One Fold Card, a Pull Tab Accordion Card, using StitchyBear Days of Christmas digis.

Used Kraft cardstock for base, krafty Christmas cardstock for scallop border, Kraft green cardstock for strips & Kraft red cardstock for Days of Christmas digis tickets.

Printed the digis on Kraft red cardstock & cut out using paper trimmer & scissors. Chose the "Do Not Open Til Christmas digi for front & back since the card is a card to complement the pull tab accordion style card.

1. Card stock is 4" x 11". Score at 2 3/4", 5 1/2" & 8 1/4".
2. Crease with bone folder and bend so it is in the shape of an M. 
3. On both of outside score lines, make a mark at 2". Use Stampin' Up 1" square punch to punch out a small slit or cut with scissors.
4. Use SU scallop border punch to make design on krafty Christmas cardstock along length of both 3/4" x 11" strips. Apply to top & bottom of card.
5. Score 1" x 11" Kraft green cardstock at same scoring in step 1, folding in shape of an M. 
6. Attach ribbon using adhesive to Kraft green cardstock.
7. Attach adhesive to one side on 1/2" x 2" scrap of Kraft green cardstock and slip it between one of the outside folds of the long strip above.
8. Insert both ends of long strip into one of the slits in Kraft cardstock base from the back. The small scrap of Kraft green cardstock will act as a stop to keep the long strip from pulling through to the front.
9. Inset the second outside fold of the long green strip through the remaining slit in Kraft cardstock base from the front. Apply adhesive to final 1" x 2" scrap of Kraft green cardstock and slip it into the fold of the long strip in the back to keep that side from pulling through to the front.
10. Decorate long green strip with Christmas Days digis tickets.  


















adhesive: glue dots, red tape
digis: StitchyBear Christmas Days I, II, III
paper: cardstock - Kraft, krafty Christmas, Kraft cardstock - green & red
ribbon: Craft Narrows Ribbon Bow-tique
Stampin' Up: 
punch - 1" square, Border Scallop Edge

Entering this into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Ch82 Traditional Christmas Colors unlim 12/11-30
Clear It Out Christmas Theme unlim 12/4-31
Crafty Boots Ch Christmas unlim 12/10-23
Crafts and Me Ch114 Why So Blue? - No BLUES ALLOWED! unlim 12/12-18 
Crafty Ribbons Ch34 Label/Tag big or small unlim 12/6-19
Cutie Pie Ch #33 Cute Christmas unlim 12/10-1/5
Divas by Design Ch65 Use something Red lim2 2nd 12/12-18 
DLART Thankful Thurs Anything Goes Dec Linky Party unlim 11/29-12/31
Do You Stack Up DYSU102 Christmas lim3 3rd 12/13-18 
Hooked on Craft Ch27 Christmas unlim 11/26-12/29

Kraft Journal Anything Goes Ch unlim 12/10-16  
Little Miss Muffet It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas unlim 12/13-24
One Stitch At A Time Ch143 More Than 1 Fold unlimSBDS SBDSChristmasDay 12/9-15
Penny's Paper-Crafting Ch106 Something New lim3 3rd the style of the card is my new 12/12-18
Perfect Sentiments PSC59 Anything Goes w/ Christmas lim3 3rd 12/12-31
Pin & Tack Ch4 "Spark Your Creativity Now" Anything Goes unlim 12/1-31
Ribbon Carousel RCC75 Holiday Spirit unlim 12/4-31
Simon Says Stamp Ch What's Your Fav? unlim my Favs are Kraft cardstock & digis 12/12-19
Stampin With The Dragon Ch Anything Goes unlim 12/7-13
The Pink Elephant Ch TPE178 Christmas 12/10-16
Tues Alchemy Ch44 Anything Goes unlim 12/11-17 
Use It Tues Ch45 All About Christmas/Hannukah unlim stash item the ribbon 12/11-21
Victorine Stamps Ch49 Non Traditional Christmas unlim 12/10



21 comments:

  1. That card is totally adorable! Looks like a lot of work! You did a great job! Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the camera advice. I made a copy of the advice to take downstairs to the "camera shooting room" lol - I will try it out! I will make a copy of these directions as well and see what I can come up with on a card creation. Not sure when, but maybe soon - thanks for sharing! Enjoy your day!

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  2. Melissa - Just noticed this when I printed off the directions and re-read them - please look at directions on number 8 - some typo's there - I hope this was helpful and not offensive for me to post this here. It Bugs me when I do that stuff! Love it when someone points it out so I can correct - love your reindeer projects too! Have a great day!

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  3. Gail, no offense taken. Thanks for the heads up on step 8. Made corrections.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  4. Fabulous card.

    Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week, and good luck!

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  5. Great card. I love fancy folds, and I really love Kraft with any other color.
    thanks for joining our Christmas/Hanukkah challenge at Use it Tuesday this week.
    Tammy DT

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  6. Fab accordion card. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  7. Fantastic! Fab design. Thank you for joining us at OSAAT this week. Good luck. Hugs, Jill x

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  8. Hi Melissa: What a fun folded card. Thanks for sharing this with us at The Kraft Journal. It's always so nice to have you play along with us.
    Blessings,
    Karen, Design Team Member
    The Kraft Journal

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  9. what a lovely creation you've made here Melissa, it's really good! thanks for joining us at "challenges4everybody" Good Luck!
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Amelia

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  10. Oh super cute and creative!!!! :)

    Thank you so much for joining us at the Simon Says Challenge this week!!!

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  11. What a fab card - I love it!! Thanks for playing along with The Perfect Sentiment!

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  12. Oh my, you have been a busy bee! what gorgeous work, so many sweet cards! thank you for joining in with the cutie pies xx

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  13. I like what you did with those fabulous tickets! Thanks for linking up at UIT!

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  14. Gorgeous card Melissa :-) I love red and kraft and the tickets are fab :-)

    Thanks for joining us on the Crafty Ribbons Challenge :-)
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  15. Great Christmas card. Love that stamped edge. Thanks for sharing at Little Miss Muffet Challenges. Good luck and hope to see you again soon. Hugs Frea, DT Member LMM Challenges

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  16. Love your fabulous card especially those tickets.

    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamps Challenge.
    luv
    Debby

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  17. Fun idea for a card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Clear it Out!
    ~sandy
    visit my blog @ sandy's crafty creations

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  18. Fab card. Thank you for joining us at Divas this week.
    Sarah-Jane xx

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  19. Melissa, your holiday tickets look wonderful on this fun accordian card. So glad to see another entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps digi team's "Why So Blue? = No Blues Allowed!" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose

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  20. Melissa, once again you're so creative! I'm so glad you included directions so I can try it, too. It's such an attractive, unique card. Thank you for sharing your Christmas art with The Perfect Sentiment Challenge.

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  21. Great card.
    thank you for joining the Cutie Pies Cute Christmas challenge x Susan x

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