A Fun Diaper-Fold Card TUTORIAL

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today, I am sharing my first ever tutorial, showing you how I made this card...using the 

February Stamp of the Month, Thoughtful Tidings. 

Many of the images in the stamp set coordinate with shapes on the Art Philosophy cartridge!

The card is actually a 3x3 card, great for using up those smaller scraps! The pouch is a Diaper-Fold...so let me show you how you can create it too! (Click on pictures to enlarge for more detail)

First, start with a square piece of patterned paper, preferably printed on BOTH sides...so you can take advantage of 2 different prints! For this project, I used a 8x8 piece of Roxie B&T.

Next, take 2 opposite corners and fold them together, making a triangle...the more precise you do this step, the better the end product comes out.

Then, take one of the tips from the long end of the triangle, bringing it across to the middle of the opposite side, keeping the open ended edge straight across from side to side.

Repeat the last step again for the opposite side, again, keeping your open edge straight across from side to side.

Finally, fold down one side of the upper triangle, and place adhesive on the underside of the tip to secure. You just created the pouch!

Now, it's time to embellish!

I used Bling Assortment (Z1466, $4.95), Red Sparkles (Z1326, $2.95) and shapes from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge (Z1686, $99)...just cut your shapes, and stamp! No cutting by hand...gotta love it!

Here's another idea: Make the pouch from a 12x12 piece, which creates a much larger pouch. Fill a cellophane bag with a special treat, tie it up with a ribbon bow, put the cello bag in the pouch and give to a friend...imagine the smiles you'll receive with such a fun presentation!