Howdy everyone .. Can you believe it . 2 Tutorials in 1 week ? YUP I was wondering how in the world I was going to upload over 15 photos for this tutorial so I was thinking I would post the directions here on my blog BUT have you go to my web shots gallery to see the finished card .. I also want to tell you all that I will not be posting tomorrow due to the size of my post today ..( I will be close to my allowed MB space and bandwidth with this post .. Plus I want everyone to be able to find these directions so it will remain at the top for the weekend .. I also wanted to do this tutorial on this card because when I 1st started stamping( over 3 years ago ) I never found a half way descent tutorial on the never ending card .. Sure HGTV had one from Carol Duval show But I was totally lost when following her directions so Hopefully this tutorial will help you create your own never ending card .. Just a FYI ~ you can click on each step for a larger view . Okey dokey .. Let get started shall we .
#1 you will cut your cs in to 4 pieces each piece measures 3X6
#2 score all 4 pieces at 1.5 vertical as shown in the photo
#3 Ok now score on both ends of each piece at 1.5 "
#4 Ok now butt 2 of your pieces together and have the both center lines going Horizontal( long ways ) . now apply your adhesive in the 4 corners ONLY as shown in photo. Make sure your 2 pieces are butted next to each other with out any gaps .
#5 Ok now take your 2 remaining pieces and lay them on top of your project you did in step 4 BUT have your remaining 2 pieces the center lines going vertical ( up and down ) make sure all pieces are lined up and are ONLY attached by the 4 corners with adhesive as shown in photo.Once you finished thats it .. NOW what? the never ending card begins
#6 always start with your never ending card with the front center lines going vertical ( up and down ) now open the center panels to each side as shown in photo with panels going to back and panels going to side ( the back panels should go all the way to backside leaving those 2 panels you opened on the sides )..and SCORE the folds very good.. These next steps remember to score all panels you open this makes it much easier to glide through the never ending card . Because as 1st its a little stiff..
#7 Now take the center of your card and open to top and bottom as shown in the photo . Making sure your scoring all along the fold lines when you open each section
#8 Ok this is what you card should look like now, like a cross some what and you can see by the center this will be the next panels that are opened .. So opening your center panels to each side ( like your opening a book ) This will take you to the next frame of the never ending card ... you still with me .. We are almost done
#9 This is what it looks like when opening step 8.. Keep going your doing great!!
# 10 this is the last frame of your never ending card before you open the center panels again and you will be back at the beginning did you remember to score all your panels folds .. this is very important to the never ending card . ok so open the center flaps one going up and one going down ..( flip the panel all the way to backside This is going to reveal the front of your card in step 11 below ) .
#11 Congrats you made it back to the beginning .. You made your never ending card YAHOO!
Now I usually always stamp my never ending card when it has been all put together, and scored .. This way it helps me to now where to stamp my images in each frame of the never ending card .. BUT remember there are overlaying panels so when you stamp , go to the next frame to see what all will stay so you don't have images somewhere floating out of the blue .. Ok next I have all the finished photos of my stamped never ending card on my web shots gallery which you can view HERE For my never ending card I used the retired set PERFECT PARTY in of course the purple family of ink colors ( orchild opulence , lovely lilac ) cant wait to see all of your never ending cards .. so fun to make and especially fun to give . your finished card measures 6x6 so you can mail these in SU! large sq envelopes that measure 6.5 X 6.5
Hope this tutorial helps you in your search for the never ending card ..
please let me know if you have any questions I will try to help and also your comments on this tutorial will be appreciated . Thank you all for peeking into today and I will see you all on Monday
Until later .. Happy stampin!!
My gosh Dawn, what a great tutorial. You are a born teacher. Now we need to see if the student (me) is smart enough to follow these directions. I will try this card at some point as it is totally precious. Thank you for this as I am sure it took many hours to do.
Love,Cheryl
Posted by: Cheryl | January 27, 2007 at 07:27 AM
Totally cool card!!! I was having trouble "seeing" how the card changes after the second side. I even used the slideshow feature on Webshots to study it.
I'm going to be totally bummed tomorrow morning when I can't enjoy reading your blog with my cup of coffee. But I will live. If my son will let me play, I will try the tutorial later today.
Posted by: Kathi S. | January 27, 2007 at 09:29 AM
I cannot wait to try this! Woohoo!
Posted by: Lorie | January 27, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Dawn, this is so cool, thanks. I don't quite get how it works, but if I make it and follow your instructions step by step I think I'll understand it, I think it is one of those things where you need to go aha and have the bits in front of you! So cool!
Posted by: Alli | January 27, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Dawn, Is this done with a 12x12 piece of cardstock?
Cheryl
Posted by: Cheryl | January 27, 2007 at 05:52 PM
Dawn, Is this done with a 12x12 piece of cardstock?
Cheryl
Posted by: Cheryl | January 27, 2007 at 05:52 PM
Wow...you are great at tutorials...Well, you already probably know that. Wait till my mom sees this! She is a fan of your blog and is always exclaiming over this or that....things that she reads on here. Thanks for all the time that you put into this blog!
Posted by: Dawn | January 27, 2007 at 07:14 PM
Wow...you are great at tutorials...Well, you already probably know that. Wait till my mom sees this! She is a fan of your blog and is always exclaiming over this or that....things that she reads on here. Thanks for all the time that you put into this blog!
Posted by: Dawn | January 27, 2007 at 07:14 PM
oh wow!!!
I have wanted to know how to do one of these ever since some company sent me one in the mail. I've kept it all these years thinking that one day I'd get inspired how they put it together.
You are the bestest, Dawn!
Rubber Hugs,
Renee
Posted by: Renee V. (aka: happystamper05 on SCS) | January 28, 2007 at 06:36 PM
oh i wanna learn how to do this too Dawn,,,, sadly I am still lost... I am going to try and see if anyone I know can teach me....
Thanks!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | January 29, 2007 at 07:58 AM
Thank you for the links yesterday. Seeing the two colors really helped!!! You are rocking girlfriend!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | January 30, 2007 at 12:29 PM
Great tutorial Dawn! Thanks for sharing this info, I am going to have to try this out!
Posted by: Jennifer G. | February 21, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Thanks for the tutorial! I think my boyfriend will love this card.
Posted by: Rosel | May 28, 2008 at 03:55 PM
Dawn- thank you for the FABULOUS tutorial. I made a card and linked it up to this on my blog. Hope you do not mind. HAve a great night!
Posted by: Chris Dickinson | July 01, 2008 at 10:47 PM
i was searching for a lovely card to make for my auntand i browsed throgh the net to get some ideas.i came across this never ending card in another site and i decided to do this but couldnt understand the instructions.then icame across the vedio u posted & it was much more simpler and easier..thanks a bunch.
Posted by: brinda | February 24, 2009 at 05:38 AM
Your blog is very nice, I love the never ending cards tfs Tonda
Posted by: Tonda Baldwin | March 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Thank-you for this tutorial it is wonderful ;)
Posted by: Linda | March 31, 2009 at 04:09 PM
Dawn, thanks so much for this tutorial. First I watched your video, then I sat down with the written instructions. The video definately helped prep me for the written instructions! I know how long it takes to document something, so please know how much I appreciate your efforts. Now that my card id folded, I'm off to go stamping!
Posted by: Allison | April 01, 2009 at 04:57 PM