How To Tuesday

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Today design team member Laura Craigie shares a fun technique for creating pleated borders.  Here's what Laura had to say ... "For today's how to, I want to share something simple that I just love to do!  When I'm making projects and I end up with strips of cardstock or patterned paper, I usually do a quick stapled pleat and tuck it aside to use on a later project.  I love doing this as it saves those long scraps from the recycle box for me, and makes for a easy quick element on a future card or page."

First, cut paper into a one inch strip.

Next, I like to score my paper to make the pleats all the same size, but there is certainly a whimsy in just folding by eye too.  For the score pleats I score the width of the pleat I want, and then the next score is half of that size, and repeat.  So if I want a one inch pleat I score at one inch, and then half an inch later, then one inch, etc.

Then, fold your scored lines to form the pleats.

A quick way to keep the pleats together is to staple them.  I love my Tiny Attacher for this purpose :)  I usually tuck the pleats under another element to hide the staples.

Finally, admire the pretty paper pleats you have made, and scraps you have saved, then put them to use on your next page or card.

Pebbles supplies used: 
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine (ProvoCraft)
Scoreboard (Martha Stewart)
Staples (Tim Holtz)