As with all SSAT conventions, there will be demonstrations galore from many of the vendors! For example, this FLIP Card is just one of the projects that Wendy will be showing at the Repeat Impressions booth:
Repeat Impressions has a collection of FLIP Stamp Sets that are made especially for creating these fun cards:
Wendy has instructions for the FLIP Card posted on her website, but we also wanted to show you step-by-step photos.
Start by stamping your four images on white cardstock and coloring if desired. Punch out each image using a 1 1/4" square punch. Mat each square onto a colored cardstock square punched with a 1 9/16" punch. Then mat each square again onto a white cardstock square punched with a 1 7/8" punch:
If you don't have the punches, you can also cut out all the squares by hand. (Or save time cutting and scoring by using a FLIP Card Kit, which is available in 11 different colors.) Set aside your matted squares...we'll get back to those in just a moment.
Now you're ready to create the spine, which is the mechanism that will allow your matted squares to flip up and down. Here's the one from the FLIP Card Kit:
The spine isn't really gray on the bottom half; please excuse the shadows. But you can see the four score marks o the lower portion of the spine.
If you don't have a kit and want to make your own spine, cut a piece of cardstock to 1 7/8" wide x 8 1/4" long. Score at 1 7/8" from the bottom edge. From that score mark, measure and score at 5/8". From that second score mark, measure and score at 5/8". And from that third score mark, measure and score at 5/8". You should now have a strip that is scored into four sections, three that are 5/8" apart and one at the bottom that is 1 7/8" square.
At this point, you're ready to begin assembling the spine. Fold all the score marks in the same direction. Place the spine on your work surface so the 1 7/8" square panel faces up. Then open the folded strip to reveal the long 4 1/2" portion. Stamp your verse in the center of this 4 1/2" area:
Take the matted square image that you want to show last, and glue it to the 1 7/8" panel. Next, glue the matted square image that you want to show second to last onto the 5/8" portion of the strip immediately above:
Here's a little tip: When applying the glue, make sure to put it on the spine portion rather than the matted square so you don't get any extra adhesive on spots that might hinder the card movement:
Here Wendy attaches the matted square so it's nice and even with the score mark:
Glue the matted square you want to show third to last onto the next 5/8" portion of the spine immediately above the previous one. Then glue the final matted square (this is the image that will show first in your series) to the last 5/8" portion of the spine:
Your assembled spine should look like this:
Next we'll glue on the anchor strip. Apply adhesive to the bottom half of the 1 7/8" panel on the reverse (wrong) side:
Pull out the anchor strip from your FLIP Card Kit, or cut one from colored cardstock so it measures 4" wide x 1" tall. Place the anchor strip onto the adhesive so it's centered:
When you turn over the assembled spine, this is what it'll look like:
Now for my favorite part, putting it all together! Set aside the spine while you make your card base. This is an A-2 size card with a 4" x 5 1/4" colored panel on the front:
Fold the spine so that the 4 1/2" verse portion is on the inside, and position it on your card front so the folded and matted square images are centered:
Apply glue to both outer ends of the anchor strip on the reverse (wrong) side where Wendy is pointing in the photo, and adhere to card front:
You'll want to make sure that the 4 1/2" portion of the stacked spine moves freely under the anchor strip:
Finish the card by adding a ribbon pull to the bottom:
And that's it! These may look complicated to make, but they're really quite easy. We hope you'll stop by to visit Repeat Impressions (along with all our other terrific vendors, of course) for even more ideas and inspiration.
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