Begin by cutting two identical boards from 300gsm card for the back and front of the card.
NB:I buy just bulk plain white 300gsm card and if I don’t want plain white, I either sponge it with paint or ink or spray the card with aerosol adhesive and glue very thin patterned/coloured paper to the board before cutting.
Join the back and front with a folded piece of card glued to the inside then glue a larger piece of paper over the join to form a greeting plate.
Using an internal join means you can’t fully open the card flat without creasing the filigree edge, but who opens cards out flat anyway? Not opening it out flat also helps the card to stand upright without sagging.As long as it opens up enough to easily read the message inside, the next most important thing is that it stands up by itself and supports the decoration.
Becca Feekin at Amazing Paper Grace has an alternative tutorial on cutting filigree cards in one piece if you are interested. However, it involves cutting through two layers of card at the hinged part and I found that unless I used very thin card, the dies didn’t cut through the two layers very well. Thin card isn’t stiff enough to stand upright without bending out of shape and the weight of any decorations makes it bow even more. The other disadvantage is you need to skim off the top of the design to make the hinge, which is not as easy as it seems. You could get around it by cutting one folded joined card using Becca’s method, then cut separate back and fronts to glue over the hinged piece. However, you’ll still have the problem of bowing of bowing unless you cut the front and back from 300gsm card. It also means you can’t completely open the card out flat either and because the inside is not joined all the way along, the join is weaker. Having a greeting plate as the hinge makes a nice presentation and provides a stronger join.
NB:I buy just bulk plain white 300gsm card and if I don’t want plain white, I either sponge it with paint or ink or spray the card with aerosol adhesive and glue very thin patterned/coloured paper to the board before cutting.
Join the back and front with a folded piece of card glued to the inside then glue a larger piece of paper over the join to form a greeting plate.
Using an internal join means you can’t fully open the card flat without creasing the filigree edge, but who opens cards out flat anyway? Not opening it out flat also helps the card to stand upright without sagging.As long as it opens up enough to easily read the message inside, the next most important thing is that it stands up by itself and supports the decoration.
Becca Feekin at Amazing Paper Grace has an alternative tutorial on cutting filigree cards in one piece if you are interested. However, it involves cutting through two layers of card at the hinged part and I found that unless I used very thin card, the dies didn’t cut through the two layers very well. Thin card isn’t stiff enough to stand upright without bending out of shape and the weight of any decorations makes it bow even more. The other disadvantage is you need to skim off the top of the design to make the hinge, which is not as easy as it seems. You could get around it by cutting one folded joined card using Becca’s method, then cut separate back and fronts to glue over the hinged piece. However, you’ll still have the problem of bowing of bowing unless you cut the front and back from 300gsm card. It also means you can’t completely open the card out flat either and because the inside is not joined all the way along, the join is weaker. Having a greeting plate as the hinge makes a nice presentation and provides a stronger join.
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