Haute Couture...

At http://tandastamps.blogspot.com/ this week the theme is high fashion. Alongside the lady in the snow image that I used yesterday I also already had this image of a very glamourous lady looking out of the window printed on acetate and if her outfit wasn't high fashion in its day I don't know what was.

The card is a very unusual fold up design that I got the instructions for on another blog and now I feel incredibly guilty because I can't thank her or provide a link as I can't find the blog again. Anyway as she had very kindly provided all the measurements and instructions on her blog I'm sure she would be pleased that they had been used. One day I will find the blog again and be able to thank her properly.

As the card is a birthday card it is also perfect for the challenge at

http://thankgoditsfriday.wordpress.com/.

Materials used:

• plain white card as base
  
• patterned turqouise retro paper
  
• black embossed paper
  
• black organza ribbon
  
• turqouise embossed card
  
• image printed on acetate and mounted on to glitter card in blue haze
  
• computer generated words

I've had quite few messages asking how I did this card and as I said above I can't take the credit for the design but I can pass on the instructions that were on the other clever crafter's blog.

You need two pieces of card 15cm x 30 cm.

Score the first piece of card at 15cm and fold - this piece forms the tallest part of the card - the bit I have put the birthday verse on.

Next score the other piece of card at 3cm, 12 cm, 21cm and 25.5cm.

The 3cm section is the part that attaches to large card - if you put this in place it becomes fairly clear how to fold the other sections. At this point it is a good idea to cover the sections with the papers you choose - far easier I think than trying to do this after fastening the cards together.

When covered you can then add bows and flowers etc to the small front section, an image to the middle and perhaps a verse on the back. So many possibilities.

When folded the card should fit in a normal square envelope - however I used very thick card for mine and found that due to the many folds and additions it was a tight fit - luckily I trimmed a touch off the main section before fastening it all together. It is worth checking before going too far with the making up of your card.

Hope these instructions help and if anyone spots the original blog with these instructions on (her card had a party girl on and a big number 30 at back) please will you let me know as I really would like to thank her. Thanks in advance.