Midweek Make: Flip Folds
I was sent these dies, together with the star version, for a commission last year for Die-Cutting Essentials magazine. They are really useful for creating quick, interactive cards. You can make your own inky or stamped card for the mats or for an even quicker make, use patterned paper. When folded, they fit nicely in a 5” x 7” envelope but you do need a wide platform die-cutting machine as the largest die is 7” square. This card was for one of the veterans from Project 71 who was celebrating his 99 th birthday. His sight is very poor now so I thought a card with some movement might be appreciated. I also chose bold colours and a metallic card for the lettering as that might catch the light. To begin, I cut the card base from red card and the mats from a very old, long retired Stampin’ Up! Paper. These were simply glued in place on the card base. The flip around section needs decorating on both sides and the back side of it is actually the front when the ca...