Accordion Card

Create an extra long and special card for any occasion.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Adhere Patterned Paper piece to the front and back of your Nestaboard™ or chipboard covers.

   

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3. Step 2 (Optional)

   Sand over the edges of your patterned paper for a softer look.
   
   

   

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5. Step 3

   Score your 3 1/2" x 10 1/2" piece of Patterned Paper at 3 1/2" and 7".
   
   
   

   

6. Score your 3 1/2" x 7" piece of Patterned Paper at 3 1/2".
   

   

7. Step 4

   Prefold your score lines mountain/valley style.
   
   
   

   

8. Step 5

   Add adhesive to one of the outer panels of your longer paper strip.
   
   
   
   
   

   

9. Adhere one of the panels from the shorter strip to the longer one to create a four panel strip.

   

10. Step 6 (Optional)

    Fold your pages together and round each corner.

    

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12. Step 7

    Decorate your pages.
    

    

13. Step 8

    Apply adhesive to the back side out the outer panels.

    

14. Step 9

    Adhere the outer panels to your cover pieces.

    

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16. Step 10

    Cut a piece of ribbon and place it around your card.

    

17. Step 11

    Stamp a center piece for the card cover and adhere it over the ribbon to hold it in place.

    

18. Step 12

    Tie ribbon. Your accordion card is done.

    

Video!

Variations

Different Sizes
Try a matboard cover of 4 1/2" x 3" and pages sizes of 4 1/4" x 11" scored three times at 2 3/4", 5 1/2" and 8 1/4". Or make your card big enough to hold pictures. Be creative!

Decorate
Decorate with charms, eyelets, fibers...whatever you have at home.

Glitter Puzzle Window
Add a glitter puzzle in the card window.

Stamp Pages
Instead of using patterned paper for your pages, try using cardstock and stamping the pages instead.

Add Pages
Try a different amount of pages. Make your card longer or shorter just by adding or leaving out extra page strips.

Creative Covers
Use fabric on your matboard or chipboard covers, or stamp them instead of covering them with patterned paper. Or, use solid background paper for the cover and distress it with sand paper.

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Accordion Card. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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