Tutorial - Diamond Point Card

Diamond point cards are easy to make and can be created from a square or rectangular card base of any size. The fabulous design also allows the inside of the card to show, so a piece of coordinating paper can add some great contrast. 

1. Begin with a square or rectangle card blank of any size, scored and folded in half. I have chosen a 51/4" square to create my card.

2. Open the card flat on the desk in front of you with right sides facing up. Find the centre of the bottom edge and mark it with a small pencil line.

3. Use your trimmer or a craft knife to cut between the centre fold and the pencil mark on both sides of the card. You will be left with two triangular offcuts and a card with a large triangle front.

4. Prepare some patterned paper for the front of the card, the two triangle offcuts and the inside.

(The easiest way to cut the triangle sections is to begin with a piece of patterned paper that is 1/4" smaller than the size of the card you began with - in my case that is 5" square. Mark the centre of the bottom edge in the same way you did for the card front, and then cut between the top, left corner and the pencil mark, and then the top right corner and the pencil mark. Note that the pieces will be just 1/8" smaller than the cardstock, so when you are cutting the square for the inside of the card, you will need to cut it to 51/8" to match.)

5. Adhere the patterned paper to the various sections of the card base and the triangle offcuts.

6. Secure the left hand triangle to the left hand side of the card front, keeping the adhesive on the areas that touch the front of the card... you don't want to glue it shut! For correct placement, manoeuvre the triangle so that each point remains inside the boundaries of the card. See the photos below.

7. Secure the right hand triangle in the same way, taking care to keep the adhesive only on the front panel of the card.

8. Embellish the card as desired. I kept it simple with an oval shaped sentiment panel, layered with matching paper and cardstock and one of the sentiments from the What's Up set of digital stamps.

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