T-Slider Card

I tried a new technique tonight--a T-slider card! It is so much fun to make! It's pretty easy, too. Check out my picture and then try to make one for yourself! Below are the instructions.

Materials:

• Paper cutter with scoring blade


• Craft knife with cutting mat


• Sticky Strip™ or other strong adhesive


• 5 1/4" square of cardstock, or heavy patterned paper (card base)


• 5" square of cardstock, or heavy patterned paper (card front)


• 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" piece of cardstock, or heavy patterned paper (Inside sliding piece)


• 4" x 1" strip of cardstock, or heavy patterned paper (T-Slide mechanism)


• 4 1/4" x 1" strip of cardstock, or heavy patterned paper (T-Slide mechanism)


• Round tab punch or circle punch


• Additional cardstock, stamps, Ink and Embellishments to finish your card

Instructions:

• Line up the 5" piece of cardstock at the 3/4" mark of your paper cutter and cut from 3/4" to 4 1/4". Turn the paper clockwise and repeat this step twice.
• Put your score blade in your paper cutter and score the fourth side that is uncut to complete the square of your card.
• Put the scored side of your frame to your right. Line it up at 2 3/4" on your cutter and score from 3/4" to 4 1/4".
• Move the paper to 1 1/4" and score from 3/4" to 4 1/4" again.
• Place the scored part of your frame to your left. Line it up at 3 3/8" and cut from 3/4" to 3 1/8".
• Scoot your paper over to 3 1/4" and cut a line the same size as the previous cut.
• Use a craft knife to make a complete slit by connecting the 2 lines you just cut.
• Score the 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" piece at 1/2" and stamp your greeting on it.
• Slide your greeting piece into the slit face up and adhere the strip at the score line of the frame.
• Create your t-slider by putting the 4"x1" strip vertically and gluing the 4 1/4" x 1" strip in the center of it horizontally. Add you tab to the end of the 4 1/4" x 1" piece.
• Turn the 5" square frame piece over and add sticky strip along the 1/2" score line. Line up the T-slide vertical piece on the sticky strip.
• Put sticky strip around the back of your frame piece, leaving room for the tab, and adhere to the 5 1/4" piece of cardstock.
• Decorate a panel to place on the front and attach it to the card on the score side ONLY. Do not tape all the way around or your card WILL NOT OPEN correctly.
• Gift it!