While attending the Stampin' Up! convention I participated in an extra event for demonstrators. We spent one of our free evenings learning new techniques we can use to make cards and other projects. I was allowed to demonstrate the box pleats seen on this card. It was loads of fun and I think the evening was a great success. I promised to post the details so participants wouldn't have to take lots of notes, so here we go. . .
I used an entire sheet of 12" x 12" DS paper . I scored the 12 x 12, then cut it into 1.5 strips.
Score: These are the actual locations, not the distance from one mark to the other: .25" .5" .75" 1" 1.75" 2" 2.75" 3" 3.75" 4" 4.75" continuing at the inch and inch + .75 all the way across the 12" width of the paper. The first three measures are to wrap around the edge onto the back of the card, but putting a pleat at the very edge of the card.
Fold: usually we "fan" fold, creating alternating "mountains" and "valleys." But to create "box" pleats, you must fold "mountain" "valley" "valley" "mountain" "mountain" "valley" "valley" "mountain" and continue across the length of the DS.
I used sticky strip tape to hold the pleats to the card, by applying the tape all the way across the 12" strip of DSP after softening the folds.
Then apply sticky strip to your 1/4"grosgrain, and stretch the grosgrain across the top of the pleats.
There was about an inch left over at the opposite side of the card to wrap around to the back.
Enjoy!
Dee Tollaksen
www.stampwithdee.blogspot.com
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