February 14th is right around the corner, and what could be better than a handmade Valentine? A pop-up Valentine, of course! Yesterday, I had the good fortune to spend the morning teaching eight delightful young men the fine art of card engineering. Templates for the heart and card were printed on card stock, scored with a bone folder, and cut out. We used patterned and colored paper, cardboard hearts, stickers, rick-rack, googly eyes, markers, and colored pencils to embellish our cards. It was a blast!
scored with a bone folder
What the heck does THAT mean ?
JT! Where’ve you been keeping yourself?
A bone folder is a dull edged tool used in bookbinding, cardmaking and origami. It’s not a torture device, although now that I think about it….