And now for something different

 Remember that I said in the description of the card in a box that if a card is difficult, I would tell you.  Well, this card is difficult!  But it’s not impossible.

This is called a free standing card.    Shown above is the front and this is the back.

If you’ve never made one of these, you’re probably wondering how on earth you are going to mail it.  Basically, the box portion of the base slides up over the standing portion of the card so that it folds flat.

This is the card partially flattened.

And this is the card completely flattened.  And this is how it’s made.

First, take the large blue piece, plus the front and back sentiments.

Sandwich the blue piece between the two white pieces LINING UP THE BOTTOM.  That way you will be able to pull on the blue tab on the top to open the card.

Next, take the long white piece (I folded it in half so that it would fit in the baggie.). Fold it on the score lines so that you end up with a piece that looks like this:

Use your bone folder to crease well on each of the score lines.

Now, and this is where the tough part comes in if you haven’t made this type of card before, put a strong adhesive on the 2 narrow tabs of the large white piece but don’t stick them together yet.  Take the sentiment stand up panel and slide it through the slit and then attach it to one of the narrow tabs as shown in the picture below.

Then bring the other narrow flap over to meet the first one and secure it well.

Once the two narrow tabs are securely attached, decorate the base as shown.

The bottom is decorated with the blue anchor paper.   But now that everything is packed up, I realized I forgot to take a picture of the bottom.  But I know you’ll all figure it out!

Bye ‘til next week.