Mini cube holiday cards

 Holiday mini cube cards

This card design is a little involved but once you figure out the ins and outs it becomes easier.  You can put colored cardstock on all the sections or just some of them ... I decided to do some of them. 

Measurements:

white cardstock

cut two at 1 3/4" x 7 1/2"

cut at 3 1/2" x 7 1/2"

cut four at 1 1/4" x 1/4"

color cardstock

cut at 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (as many as needed)

refer to photo

Start with 8 1/2" x 11" white cardstock cut at 7" x 7 1/2".  With 7 1/2" across the top score at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5 1/4" and 7".  Turn to 7" side across the top and cut at 1 3/4" and 1 3/4".  You should be left with a piece at 3 1/2"

Use the leftover piece of white cs from 8 1/2" x 11" that you cut first to make the four squares.  Four squares at 1 1/4" x 1 1/4".

Next cut 1/2" strip and then cut two at 2" ... this will create the hinge for the inside saying.

Cut 1 1/2" squares of colored cs to go behind stamped 1 1/4" squares.

To assemble card:

1.  fold all score lines.  tape short end to make cube.  repeat for all white pieces.

2.  adhere smaller cubes to big cube to form the card.  when taping together face all seems to the front. refer to photo

3.  apply glue to bottom section of small cut and tape to bottom of bigger cube.  repeat for second small cube.

4.  adhere all the stamped squares to the cube card.

5.  for hinge:  fold hinge strip in half ... and tear and tape to one side of each of the folded hinges ... on the seam of the center of the inside of the card of the card adhere the folded edge of one of the hinges. refer to the photo.

Then adhere the other folded hinge in the same way ... making sure the folded side of the hinges are facing each other.  adhere the saying to the hinges on the inside of the card.  finish decorating the card to complete it.

I first saw this card on Dawn's stamping thoughts but since then it has been popping up all over.  You can go to you-tube for videos.

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