Revamped Tutorial - Criss Cross Card

I'm sorry.  I have had so many questions about my snowflake criss cross card, and so I redid the tutorial with more pictures.  I will also be linking it with that card, so it will be easier to find.

  You need a piece of CS to be the pocket, measuring 5.5 X 8.5.  You will need to score it at 4.25, and then mark the center 2 inches down from the top.  Cut it out from the mark toward the corners, and then sponge the edges that will be the front.  I know I cut over a bit, but the belly band will cover that up, so I don't worry about it.

Now here's the way you fold it.

You can see where I have the sticky strip.  You only need to do the 2 sides, so that you have a place to slide the pocket in.

Here it is folded together with the mat on it.  I cut the mat to 4 X 5.25, and then find the center again and go down 2 inches.  I mat it on, not worrying at all if the center looks perfect, since I will be covering most of it with the belly band mentioned above.

All products are Stampin' Up! unless noted differently.  I used white, bravo burgundy and always artichoke CS, as well as  the Recollections DP (now retired).  I crimped my artichoke paper, and added the moss gingham across the front/  I stamped the sentiment with burgundy on white, and punched it out with the 1 1/4 punch.  I punched the burgundy CS with the Three For You flower punch adn added it to the sentiment with a dimensional.  I then punched it with the 1/16 punch putting the brad through the center.  I then matted it on the artichoke (punched with 1 3/8 and the burgundy (punched with scallop cirlce).  I added this to the card with dimensionals.

Now, here is where I made my mistake.  I punched the holes for my brads, and added the hodge podge...THROUGH THE WHOLE CARD...ROFL!!  Oh well, I will make the pocket smaller, so it looks like it goes in farther...hehehe.  I then punched the burgundy with the large oval and added it to the hodge podge with dimensionals (Faith's Favorite).  I stamped the sentiment on artichoke with the same in from So Many Saying (glad I split that up), and punched it with the word window, adding it to the oval with dimensionals.

Hope this clears things up a bit.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

Comments

[Essay Writing]

That's cool I like it that..!

[Trish Wood]

Julie this is fantastic! I am going to try it right now. Love the paper saving idea.
Trish from Hastings, MI

[Melanie]

Julie, this is so awesome! I am in the middle of making 30 invitations for a church function and needed something elegant without blowing the budget. This was perfect! Here's a link to look at mine if you feel so inclined: http://melzspot.blogspot.com/2007/10/be-loyal-to-royal-within-you.html

Thanks for the GREAT idea!!!!

[Nance in Reno]

Several years ago, I learned how to make a criss-cross card but the cutting was slightly different. It also uses just 1/2 sheet of CS. We made it the same way as most people start to make a criss-cross card but use the "discarded" part to make the other part of the criss-cross. We cut the CS 11x4 1/4. Fold in 1/2 so it is A2. Draw a diagonal line from an outside corner to the opposite corner where the fold is. Cut on diagonal line and rotate the discarded piece so it looks like the criss-cross and tape the part where they meet.

When I learned it, we made it a card rather than a pocket, but you would just take the bottom and side to make it a pocket.

Nance in Reno

[bluemoon]

This is a great modification to the criss cross card. Super idea, thank you for sharing. One question ??? what do you mean "mat it" " mat on it" ??etc. ?? Not getting that part lol. Have not seen one in real, so am going to try yours! thank you so much...:)

[Suzanne]

Thank you so much for the updated tutorial. Now I feel like a total idiot for not getting it the first time. LOL! As we used to say when we were kids "Dawn breaks over Marble-head!" Can't say it enough -- love your blog!

[Pat Jandacek]

Oh, for heaven's sake! I was one who couldn't figure out the first explanation but I was measuring the wrong side....duh!! Thanks for the clarification and your patience. Hurrah for you, making it so easy.

[Lisa R.]

This looks so easy and uses much less paper. Thank you for the clarification.

[Dawn]

OMG! I love this too!! Very pretty. I can't wait to try one. Thanks for posting:)

[Laura]

Julie, I love this! I was always a little iffy about the other version of the criss cross card, because it used (I think waste) too much paper and was so bulky for an envelope! I think this is much better. I am going to try one right now!