How to Make a Center Step Card – Happy Birthday

The purpose of this post is to provide a tutorial on how to make a center step card. The card shown in the post is a Happy Birthday card that I made for my little angel granddaughter.  I refer to her as my angel, thus I thought the Spellbinders Holiday Angel of Peace Dies would work perfectly for my center step card.

How to make a Center Step CardThe following pictures are closeups of card sections.  You will note that the angel’s wings are covered with a tinsel glitter, which is Martha Stewart’s Crystal Tinsel Glitter (discontinued).

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These pictures are closeups of the Happy Birthday sentiment on the left and right sides of the card and the Spellbinders Angel of Peace Dies.

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TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE A CENTER STEP CARD

STEP 1: Using a paper trimmer/cutter, cut an 11″ x 5-1/2″ piece of card stock.

How to Make a Center Step Card

STEP 2:  Leave the 11″ x 5-1/2″ cut piece of card stock on the trimmer, moving the right side to the 1″ mark on the right side of the cutting mat (i.e., the rubber channel that the blade slides through when cutting).

NOTE:  The terms used for a trimmer depends on the type of trimmer used (e.g., Guillotine cutter, Bypass trimmer, etc.).  Thus, in this tutorial,  I have used terms that are applicable to my paper trimmer. Follow the directions for use of your type of trimmer.

How to Make a Center Cut Card

STEP 3:  Using the ruler on the cutting arm, move the cutting blade down to the 1″ mark. Lay the cutting arm down on the paper.

How to Make a Center Step Card Happy Birthday

STEP 4:  Cut from the 1″ mark on the cutting arm ruler down to the 6-1/2″ mark.  This provides a 5-1/2″ slit on the card stock.

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STEP 5:  Turn the card stock over with the 5-1/2″ slit on the left side.  Place the card stock at the 1″ mark that is to the right of the cutting mat.

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STEP 6:  Before cutting, move the cutting blade on the cutting arm down to the 1″ mark (same as STEP 3).

STEP 7:  Cut from the 1″ mark down to the 6-1/2″ mark.  This provides a second 5-1/2″ slit on the card stock.

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STEP 8:  Put the trimmer away and get out your paper scoring tool to score the piece of card stock.

STEP 9:  Place the card stock onto the scoring tool with the 5-1/2″ side and slits to the far left on the tool.

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STEP 10:  Score at the 1″, 2″, and 6-1/2″ marks, but ONLY from the top of the card stock down to the slit at the top, and from the slit at the bottom to the edge of the card stock. Your score lines will be 1″ long at the top and bottom, avoiding the area where the two slits are located (see picture below STEP 11).

STEP 11.  Score at the 5-1/2″ mark beginning at the first slit down to the second slit.

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STEP 13:  Remove your card stock from the scoring tool and fold it according to the following:

  • Fold at the first score marks (i.e., the 1″ score line on both sides) into a mountain fold (i.e. the folded crease is facing up).

How to Make a Center Step Card

  • Fold at the second score line (i.e., the 2″ score line on both sides) into a valley fold (i.e., the folded crease is facing down).

How to Make a Center Step Card

  • Fold  the 5-1/2″ score line into a mountain fold.

How to Make a Center Step Card

  • Fold the 6″ score line into a mountain fold.

How to Make a Center Step Card

How to Make a Center Step Card

STEP 14:  Now you can create a center step card base and decorate it according to your desires.

Hopefully my tutorial is easy to follow.  If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comment area (i.e., either at the end of this post or at the conversation bubble to the right of this post title).


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Stamping With Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

How to make a Center Step Card

HOW TO MAKE A CENTER STEP CARD

Hearth & Home Framelits Dies & Happy Scenes

Thanks for stopping by!  🙂  My share for you today is a Center Step Card that features Stampin’ Up!’s Hearth & Home Framelits Dies and Happy Scenes Stamp Set.  I refer to my card as a Window Frame Wall Mural.  The reason for that is the complete window and frame are a scene instead of a scene outside the window.

Hearth & Home Framelits Dies & Happy Scenes

This card is the first one that I created with the Stampin’ Up! Hearth & Home Framelits Dies.  I ordered the dies many weeks ago and just received them recently.  BTW, if you have this set of dies, notice on the package they arrive in that the dies are called Framelits. However, in the on-line store and the mini catalog the dies are called Thinlits. I don’t know which they are, and it really doesn’t matter to me.  Just a tidbit!

The two columns on the sides of the Center Step Card are enhanced by a wreath that is covered with tiny leaves.  I made the leaves with the Spellbinders Leafy Squares Dies (S4-332). Stampin Up Happy Scenes-Bohemian DSP5 and Spellbinders Leafy Squares  The pictures below give you a closeup of the wreaths which I covered with Stampin’ Up! Crystal Effects.

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The picture below is a closeup of the window that I created with the Stampin’ Up! Hearth & Home Framelits Dies and Happy Scenes Stamp Set. It gives you a better idea why I call the card, Window Frame Wall Mural.  🙂
Hearth & Home Framelits Dies & Happy Scenes Stamp Set

 Hearth & Home Framelits Dies & Happy Scenes Stamp Set

 I hope you enjoyed the card.  Have a wonderful, blessed week.


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Hearth & Home Framelits Dies & Happy Scenes Stamp Set You can see in the above picture the inside of the card.  It includes a stamped image from the Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set.

HEARTH & HOME FRAMELITS DIES & HAPPY SCENES STAMP SET