Card or Image Folder Tutorial

Good morning, today I finally got a chance to take some pictures to show you how I made my folder with the gorjuss girls for my friend Joy. I will do my best to show you step by step details. There are quite a bit of photos but thought that this would make it easier to follow.

1. The supplies that you will need include 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock, a pair of scissors, any ribbon of your choice, sticky tape, and a scoring tool (either a scor-pal or your paper trimmer and a scoring blade).

2. Turn your cardstock with the short side (8 1/2") at the top , just like the picture below. Score it at 5 1/2" all the way to the bottom.
3. You will turn your cardstock with the 11" going across the top like the photo below. Score it at the 5 1/2" mark. This will be the center fold of the folder.

4. Now, fold along all the scored lines that you have made in both directions.

5. The photo below shows you the pockets that you have just folded.

6. Now, take your scissors and cut on the flap that you folded up. You will be cutting directly in the middle of the 2 pockets.

7. Next, (see photo below) you will be taking your scissors and cutting a skinny triange on the inside of the pocket and on the outside. The pocket have angles tapering inward.

8. Next, (optional) you can fold a little flap over about 1/2" to 1" to give it a different effect.

9. To hold in the folded flap of the pocket and to adhere it to the folder, I have punched 2 holes for each pocket and placed brads to hold it all.

10. The photo below shows you what the folder will look like when it is closed. It comes out to a 5 1/2" square.

11. Take out your sticky tape and place a strip across the middle of the closed folder. You will apply sticky tape to both the front and back of your folder. This will be used to attach your ribbon for the closure.

12. Choose your paper which will then go over the ribbon. This will secure everything in place and will not show where you have the ribbon coming out of. Decorate as desired.

13. Here is the completed folder that you can either use for cards or for stamped images and give as a gift. I have also created folders that are smaller and larger depending on the type of cards I am making and the size of the images I am sharing.

This will finish as a 5 1/2" square and can easily be mailed.

I hope this tutorial was easy to follow and my directions were clear. If anyone tries this out, please email me your creation and I will post it here for all to see.

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