2009-09-24 Fall Side Step Cards…after the play date with tutorial & template

Yesterday I made a fall theme side step card as a template. This was so when my stamping friend Maggi came over we could start with an idea to look at and work from there.

Maggi used the basic layout, but since I had already made one like that I switched up mine to be a scarecrow. Take a look:

Here is a close up of Maggi’s so you can see it:

I really liked how she used the DSP (decorative scrapbook paper) for the fence. It looked so nice I used that idea too and then carried the same DSP to the background of the sentiment.

Due to my design change in using the scarecrow, the words didn’t fit in the same place as on my original version. So I took a stamp positioner and with my breath held went ahead and stamped onto the nearly finished card. Whew! It worked! It was centered where it was supposed to be and wasn’t crooked!

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I’ve had a couple of comments and also a number of email’s asking me to add the measurements on the side step card. As I mentioned earlier…I just googled and then found some instructions I could understand. That being said, here is the template that I created to show my stamping buddy on how to create our side step cards.

Edit to add template:

Start with piece of card stock measuring 5.5 x 8.5. Insert it into your trimmer (or use a craft knife)

Measure in 3.5″
Now measure down 1″
slice or cut from the 1″ mark down to 6 3/8″

Now to score.
Score the whole piece at 4 1/4″

The rest of the score’s are only on the 3 1/2″ section as marked.
Score at these measurements: 1″, 2″, 3 1/8″, (the 4 1/4″ is already done), and now the last score at 6 3/8″

Here is the photo for you. The solid line is the cut; the dotted lines are score’s.

It’s to hard to describe how to fold it, so look at the photo….