Never-ending Card Tutorial

Oh my the new Backdrops papers and Worn Wallpaper from Tim Holtz Idea-ology are all so beautiful!  I wanted to make a project that really let them shine and appreciated them for their beauty, so I went old school and made a card type that I haven't made in years and years called a Never-ending card.

For the tutorial on the Never-ending Card, I thought it would be best to try and explain it through video, so I have reignited my Youtube channel and posted a video tutorial there. You can find it by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/N6ywzVN-qrQ

With the Never-ending card, you open it to reveal a second page, seen here, 

then a third page seen here,

and finally a fourth page seen here, 

before finally ending back at the very first page. That is why it is called a Never-ending card or also an Infinity card.

You begin with four 3" x 6" pieces of cardstock that is the same color on both sides.

Along the 6" side, score each piece at 1.5 and 4.5.

Then rotate the paper to the 3" side and score each end at 1.5 up to the 1.5" score line to make two 1.5 x 1.5 " squares on each end.

You will end up with 4 scored pieces. Two need to go vertically and two will go horizontally to make this card work.

Adhere glue only to the outer most 1.5 x 1.5 squares on the vertical pieces. 

Then adhere the same on the horizontal pieces, but you need to carefully align the horizontal pieces over the vertical pieces and only the corners should be glued together leaving the centers free.

Cut patterned papers as follows:

2 -  2.75 x 5.75" patterned paper that can go horizontally 

2 -  2.75 x 5.75" patterned paper that can go vertically

8 - 1.25 x 1.25” squares

8 - 1.25 x 2.75” rectangles (4 horizontal and 4 vertical)

Cardstock mats should be cut 1/8" larger than the patterned paper pieces.

**Thank you to reader Michele for these mat sizes. These are especially helpful if you are cutting them on an electronic machine.**

1.375"  x 1.375" for the eight squares

2.875" x 5.875" for the four large rectangles

1.375" x 2.875" for the eight small rectangles

Here is the front of the card I worked on in the video. A reminder that all of the paper pieces go on the various pages once they are matted, but the long horizontal and vertical pieces need to be cut in half before adhering them to the card so you can open the pages.

Add whatever flat embellishments you want to the card, metallic stickers, Engraved Layers, Paper Dolls, tags, tickets, so many wonderful, flat, paper options for you to include in your finished piece.

I hope this tutorial and the video tutorial were helpful. If you haven't had a chance to watch the YouTube video yet, I hope you will get a chance to check it out soon.

As always I am thankful for you stopped by and for your support. I never take it for granted.

Tami

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