Hi there ! Just returned from Monday night craft club in Desborough. What a fun evening ! Loads of giggles and lots of inspiration.
I was tasked with running the workshop and managed to take a selection of the Nimble Fingers stock along with me. Kay Rutter of Create & Craft fame, had asked me to run an Ultimate Crafter's Companion evening.
All the ladies took to the techniques really well and I love the way that every one has their own style and method so the variety of ways in which the scoring board was used was a real eye opener !
The one tip that came up however, and I realised that I needed to share with everyone is;
How to ensure that your card fold is perfectly square and even on both sides.
After watching many of my friends at the club hold their basic card blank up, after scoring it on the Ultimate Crafters Companion and saying - "theres a little gap at the back" or " my sides don't meet"
Now the really easy answer to this is DON'T TAKE THE CARD OFF THE BOARD BEFORE FOLDING AND CREASING.
Basic steps:
- Butt desired size of card stock up to the handle side of the Ultimate Crafters Companion.
- Scored chosen fold line using the flat end of the scoring tool.
- Hold the card flat and butted up against the handle edge whilst using the other hand to fold the card over at the scoring mark.
- Use the butt point as a guide to slide the folded side of the card up to.
- Hold both layers of the card, snug butt up to the side and NOW use the scoring tool to crease.
- You should have a much neater and more professional card blank.
