Criss Cross card question?

[Pipergirl]

I'm going to try to make one of these and reading thru the tutuorial and I'm a little confused over one part. It tells you to cut 2 pieces of cardstock at
41/4" by 11", cut and score, then tape the 2 pieces together. This is the part I'm not getting. Why do you need to cut 2 pieces and tape them together? Isn't 1 piece scored and folded thick enough, or am I just missing something? Why do you need 2 pieces?

If someone here can explain this please I would greatly appreciate this.

Thanks, Anne

[lmspengler]

Hi
An 11" piece of paper won't cross over itself twice and still be 5 1/2 inches wide. The way that the tutorial has you do it will give you nice, folded edges on both sides, but wastes paper, IMHO. I usually cut one piece at 4 1/4 x 11. I score it at 5 1/2 and then slice one of the halves on the diagonal. I only get one "nice folded edge", but I flip the triangular piece of cardstock and attach it to the cut side with tape, brads, etc. (I hoard paper, so this is my answer to the problem.) This way, I can get two cards from one piece of cardstock. Hope this helps.

[Pipergirl]

Ok, I went and tried it and now I get it! (The light bulb is coming on) I see how you have to use both pieces as one piece is not enough. This is a fun card but I know what you mean by wasting alot of cardstock. I love to hoard paper too! Thanks for the advice to use your other piece of triangular paper. I'll have to try that to conserve paper.

Anne

[lmspengler]

Glad its working for you. I'm very visual, and sometimes written instructions just don't help. Have fun!
Linda