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T-Slide Cardby Kim Score

Create a slider card with a surprise message.

Supplies

Paper cutter with scoring blade

Craft knife with cutting mat

Sticky Strip or other strong adhesive

5 1/4" square of cardstock, or heavy

patterned paper (card base)

5" square of cardstock, or heavy

patterned paper (card front)

3 1/2" x 1 1/4" piece of cardstock, or

heavy patterned paper (Inside sliding

piece)

4" x 1" strip of cardstock, or heavy

patterned paper (T-Slide mechanism)

4 1/4" x 1" strip of cardstock, or heavy

patterned paper (T-Slide mechanism)
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Round tab punch or circle punch

Additional cardstock, stamps, Ink and

Embellishments to finish your card

Step-by-Step

Step 1

To begin, you will be cutting a "U" into the

inside of the cardstock square at 3/4" fromthree sides of the square. To do this, line up

the 5" piece of cardstock at the 3/4" mark of

the paper cutter. Cut from 3/4" to the 4 1/4"

mark.

Turn the cardstock clockwise to another side

and follow the same steps. Turn the cardstock

clockwise again, and follow the same steps. At

this point, you will have 3 cut sides.

Step 2

Switch the blade on the paper cutter from thecutting to the scoring blade. Score the fourth

side to complete the frame.


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Step 3

Line up scored side of frame on the right side

of cutting track (while the extended

measurement arm of the cutter points to your

left.)

Line up the left edge of the cardstock at the 2

3/4" mark and score between horizontal cut

lines (3/4" to 4 1/4").

Move left edge of cardstock to 1 1/4" and score

again from 3/4" to 4 1/4".

You should now have three scored sections on

the inside of the frame. One 1/2" wide section

adjacent to the cut side and two 1 1/2 wide

sections.

Step 4

Put the cutting blade back in your paper cutter.

Place the scored side of the frame to the LEFT


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of the cutting track. Line up the left edge of the

cardstock at 3 3/8". Cut from 1 3/4" to the 3

1/8" mark.

Slide the left edge of the cardstock to 3 1/4".

Cut the same slit as before.

Step 5

Use a craft knife to cut away the section

created by the 2 parallel slits.


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Step 6

Score the 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" piece of

cardstock at 1/2". Add strong adhesive to

the 1/2" scored end (right side up).

Stamp your greeting on the strip (if you dont

want your greeting to peek out when the card

is closed, you will need to keep the greeting

closer to the end with the score).

Step 7

With the right side facing up, slide the greeting

strip into the front slit as shown.

Turn the cardstock over and attach the end of

the strip at the score line of the frame.


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Step 8

Create a T-shaped slider by placing the 4" x 1"

strip at the top and glue the 4 1/4" x 1" strip

at the center. Attach a pull-tab at the end of

the T-slide (sample uses the round tab

punch, you can change that to a circle or

scallop circle).

Step 9Turn your 5 square piece of cardstock over

and add adhesive along the 1/2 score line as

shown.

Step 10

Attach the T-slide by lining up the left edge of

the slide at the score line (make sure the side

you want to show is facing down, try stamping

another greeting on the slider as well).

Put strong adhesive around the outer edges.

Make sure to leave a small gap on each side of

the pull tab for clearance.


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Note:

To prevent the pull tab from catching the edge

of the cardstock when sliding back into place,

add a thin dimensional or pop dot on each side

of the pull tab before putting the backing piece

in place. This will raise the cardstock slightly so

the tab can freely slide in and out.

Step 11

Attach slider card front to the 5 1/4 x 5 1/4"

piece of cardstock. Attach card front elements

over the slider front on either the left or right

section. Dont attach to both sections, or the

card wont open properly.

Step 12

Your card is now finished.


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Video!

Variations

Triple T-Slide Card:

Follow the directions for making the basic T-

Slider card. When you get to step 4, score 3

slots. Cut from at 1 1/8" to the 1 7/8", from 2

1/8" to 2 7/8" and from 3 1/8" to 3 7/8". Slide

the whole piece 1/8" to the right on the cutter

and repeat. Cut away the 3 slots.

Cut 3 pieces 3 1/2" x 5/8 and score one end

at 1/2" on each piece.


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Alternate card size:

For an A2 card, you will need the following size

pieces:

5 1/2" x 4 1/4" backing piece

5 1/4" x 4" card front

2 3/4" x 1" slider mechanism

4 1/2" x 1" sider mechanism

1" x 3 1/2" message piece for the inside (youcan vary the width as long as you have enough

of a margin on each side)

Score a 3/4" margin all the way around for the

frame.

Score at 2 1/2" (from the edge of the scored

side) and 4 1/4". There will only be a 1/4"

scored section left vs. the 1/2" section in the

written instructions. If you want a 1/2" section,

you could adjust the score marks by 1/8". I

recommend doing that, as my sample doesn't

seem to slide as nicely with only that 1/4" little

piece on the end.

Cutting and Scoring Template for A2 card

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for T-Slide Card. Try this

technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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