Venetian Blind Card Tutorial by Nancy: Materials Needed
Venetian Blind Card Tutorial by Nancy: Materials Needed
Venetian Blind Card Tutorial by Nancy: Materials Needed
Try a fun mechanism card… love it! This project can be a little tricky, so I have taken pictures of step-by-step directions
so you can easily and quickly put this card together. Enjoy!
Materials Needed
- Back coordinating card stock 4-1/4” x 11”;
Score at 5-1/2” I used Melon Mambo
- Top card stock 4” x 10-1/2”; score 5-1/4”
I used Whisper White
I took another piece 4” x 5-1/4” for inside of
Melon Mambo
- Linen Thread cut at 41”
- Adhesive and Sticky Strip
- Stamp-a-ma-jig
- Crop-A-Dile
- Button Latte
- Stamps used: For All You Do
- Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White
- Ink: Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Directions… Step-by-Step
1. I start with my Melon Mambo card stock. Put your
“Hallmark” on the back. Take a 4” x 5-1/4” white piece
of card stock and stamp to put inside for your note.
3. With top of card facing up, measure and score the 5. At the bottom of this piece, make a 1/8” hole both
top half of the card horizontally at 1/2" intervals, 1/4" from the side and 1/4" from the bottom.
flipping as you go, starting at the fold.
8. Go across the back and back through the bottom 10. Now’s a good time to put your sticky strip on the
right side to the front. back. Be careful to leave thread free from tape. Since
this card gets a lot of movement, I am assured with my
sticky strip that it will stay safe and snug on my Melon
Mambo card.
11. Here’s what the front of the card looks like when 13.Now remove your sticky strip and mount on your
you smooth down your blind. Melon Mambo bottom card. I used Button Latte
buttons to tie on my thread. Finished card. Wha-la!
12. Here’s what the front of your card looks like when 14. Here’s what your finished card looks like with the
you take your threads and pull straight out to the sides. blind pulled upward.
Nancy Legate
Sr. Supervisor of Stamp-N-Nuggets… We’re lovin’ it!
305 N. Cedar St. -- Abingdon, IL 61410
stampn4u@frontiernet.net
http://www.stampnnuggets.com Or http://www.nancylegate.stampinup.net