Caution, Construction Zone

This week,at Card Crafter's Circle, we want to see your

CONSTRUCTION CARDS!

We're talking construction in the creation of your card. We would love to see what you come up with that is more than a single-fold or gate-fold card....  easel cards, step cards, spinners, sliders, shaped cards, waterfalls.... my goodness there are so many construction projects to create! Once you've constructed your lovely, go to http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.com/ and enter this week's challenge. Our gracious sponsor will give our randomly drawn challenge winner their choice of 3 Milk Coffee images! But wait.... there's more! Our sponsor will also provide one image each to our chosen Top 3! So even more possible chances to be a winner!

 

 

I am construction challenge -- ok, I admit that there are plenty of days that I think I'm creatively challenged, but I definitely know that constructing things is NOT my cup of tea. Don't put hammer and nails, sewing machine and thread, Tinker Toys or Legos in my hands -- your efforts would be totally useless. So, while my teamies were busy putting together lovely frame cards, spinners, purses, and the likes, I frantically searched for something that was labeled "construction card for dummies." I don't remember what this kind of card is called,** but it is essentially two "regular" cards combined to create a new format. The bottom "card" is the larger of the two, and is folded up about 1/3 of the way. The second "card" is smaller and is folded in half. The smaller card is then adhered to the bottom card in such a way that the front fits over the folded up part of the bottom card. The green circle with the large yellow flower brad holds everything closed. It really is rather cute all made up (and simple enough for the construction impaired such as I).

So, get out your Tinker Toys -- er, I mean your scissors and paper and let's see what you construct! In the mean time, do visit Card Crafter's Circle blog and see what my (less construction challenged) teamies have put together to inspire you.


**I went back and checked, and my card is called a "Joy Fold" card. You can find a tutorial for this at Splitcoast Stampers at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/joy_fold_card/