Top Tip Tuesday

Hi everyone!
At Top Tip Tuesday we're having a THANK YOU challenge and it's my turn to show you how to make a Centre Step Card! Pop over and check it out, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

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Before I proceed with this weeks tutorial I want to tell you of a very important date...

***6th September***

...TTT 1st Birthday!

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Have you voted yet on what the Birthday Bash Challenge should be?

The last time I looked Easel Card was in the lead.....if you'd rather 'Recycle' or 'Anything but a Card' make sure you vote now as it is closing very soon! Pop over to Top Tip Tuesday blog to vote.

My tutorial:

I’ve prepared a tutorial on

How to Make a Centre Step Card.

You’ll need:

Piece of card measuring 6x9.5inch.

Scoring tool and scoring board – I’ve used a box maker by Crafter’s Companion

Craft Knife and a steel edge ruler

This is the box maker. The score lines are approx. 1inch apart.

 I’ve used a ‘Box Lid’ side of the box maker. Put your piece of card on the scoring board ‘right side’ down.

Score the second and the eight line from the left.

4^th, 8^th and 10^th line from the left but make sure you DO NOT go from one edge to the other.

Using your craft knife and a steel edge ruler cut where it’s marked in RED.

That’s what you should end up with after cutting. 

Turn the piece of card upside down. (The right side up!)

And fold where you can see score lines. The first set of score lines should be a mountain fold. 

The second a valley fold.

The remaining two mountain folds.

This is it! 

 My take on Thank You challenge:

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Punches & Die Cuts - http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2011/08/dies-and-punches-on-crafty-sentiments.html

Stamp It - http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-165-stamp-it.html – Thank You sentiment

Shaped card - http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-71-shaped-card.html

Anything Goes - http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-29-anything-goes-with-summer.html

No Pattern Paper - http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-50-keinno-patterned-paper.html

Shaped Cards - http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-68-shaped-cards.html

Shaped Cards - http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-68-different-shaped-card.html

Anything Goes - http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2011/07/ch-53-anything-goes.html

Anything Goes - http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/red-alert-dont-forget-to-add-3-to-your.html

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Top Tip Tuesday

Hi everyone! 
At Top Tip Tuesday we're having a Shaped Cards NO SQUARES ALLOWED challenge! It's Carol's tutorial so pop over and have a look at all the fab card she created!!

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My take on the above challenge:

I'm entering the following challenges:

Butterflies - http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/craft-challenge-111-butterflies.html

Things With Wings - http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/11-week-28-things-with-wings.html

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