A4 Concertina Book Card
A Farmers Blessing
Side View
Book when fully extended
Book opened
1. Score an A4 sheet of card
in Half, and Stick the insert inside.
Stick the green 14cm by
20cm card to the front, stick the 13cm by 19cm gingham paper centrally on top.
2. Mat and layer the Prayer
on to green card then gold card, allowing a ½ cm boarder each time.
To make the book
1. Cut a Strip of card 10 cm
by 21cm, Score it on the A4 Tri-fold line, turn card over and score it again on
the A4 tri-fold line, This will give you a 1cm spine. This is your book card
2. Cut a piece of card 10cm
Sq with a ruler and a pencil, draw a line 3cm in, and another 4cm in from the
edge, (no 2 lines side by side on the Crafters companion board give to an
accurate 1cm Spine so this is the easiest way to do it) fold both scored line
and give them a nice tight crease. Using a corner scissors or punch, add some
detail to the flap end.
3. Cut a Gold Strip 2 ½ cm by
9 ½ cm. and add the same corner detail. (I found adding the corner detail was
easier before I cut it)
4. Cut a Green strip 2cm by
9cm and add a corner detail. As above.
Mat and layer the gold and
green strips to the flap of the book card. ( see picture 3)
Stick the 6 ½ cm panel to
the back of the book card.
5. Cut 2 9 ½ cm gold Square
panels and 2 x 9 cm Green Squares, and Stick to the inside walls of the book
card, ( not shown in picture 3 on the left hand side.)
To make the Concertina
Card
6. Cut 2 x strips of card 7cm
by 29 ½ cm. and Score it on the them on the A4 Half fold line and on the A4
gate fold line, turn card around and score it again on the A4 gate fold line,
repeat this on both strips. Join both strips together, and using your bone
folder Mountain and Valley fold the strip and give all scored lines a nice
tight crease with a bone folder, Stick the last panel to the right hand side of
the book centrally. (See picture 4)
7. Cut out all the different
small images, and mat on to Gold card
allowing a ½ cm boarder each time, repeat on the green card, ( you can decide
to stick an image to each panel or leave alternative panels blank to add your
own personal message for the recipient, using the remaining images to decorate
the back if you like )
Stick the Velcro dots in
place to close the card.
And mat and layer the
larger image on to green card then gold card allowing a ½ cm boarder.
8. Stick the book to the
right of card at the bottom about a 1cm in from the right, ( the book is quiet
heavy so the book needs to sit on the floor, to stand correctly.)
Stick a little green bow above the book.
A Farmers
Blessing
Thank You,
Lord, for all your gifts,
The sunlight
bright and warm,
The winter
snow and summer rain,
that helps
us on our farm.
Thank you
for the mild spring days,
so perfect
for planting seed.
And send a
little rain our way,
You know
exactly what we need.
Protect our
crops out in the field,
from the
raging summer storms.
And fill the
rows of tasselled stalks,
with golden
yellow corn.
Please help
us, too, at harvest time,
to gather in
the yield,
the
blessings of your bounty.
From a thankful farmer’s field.
But most of
all,
Bless my
Wife and Family
Keep the
Sheep and Cattle safe
Please
protect them on our land
Dear lord.
I love them all
you see.
Great tutorial Yvonne. Thanks for the tips and the straight forward instructions.
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