DIY Accordion Fold Invitation

Craft Time: 

30 – 45 minutes per invitation

Supplies:

• 1 sheet of chipboard, 8 ½ by 11
• Rotary cutter or paper cutter
• Ruler
• Satin fabric in white 1 yard scissors
• red-lined double-sided tape, available at most craft stores in the adhesive aisle
• 2 sheets of pink card-stock, 8 ½ '' by 11''
• bone folder
• 2 sheets of white card-stock, 8 ½ '' by 11 ''
• 1-in wide ribbon in pink, 12 in. long

Directions:

1. cut the chipboard sheet into 5 '' by 7 '' pieced using the rotary cutter and ruler or a heavy-duty paper cutter
2. from the satin and the beaded tulle, cut two 6-in by 8-in pieces. You will end up with a front piece and a back piece for the top and bottom covers of the invitation.
3. Place a chipboard piece onto the center of one of the white satin pieces of fabric. If your chipboard has a brown side and a white side, make sure the whiet side is facing the white fabric. You wouldn't want the dark brown showing through on your invitation cover.
4. Fold the corners of the fabric inward, diagonally, toward the center.
5. Apply a small strip of double-sided tape on the underside of the corner to hold it in place. Do this for all 4 corners, making sure the fabric is taut and wrinkle free. Fold in the sides of the fabric toward the middle of the chipboard. Again, use a strip of double-sided tape to adhere the fabric.
6. Now place the satin-covered chipboard onto the cenetr of the beaded tulle. Repeat steps 4 and 5. Set your covers aside and move on to creating the accordion. The accorion will serve as the abse for you to attach individual panels with your wedding information in a later step.
7. Cut 2 pieces of pink cardstock to 7'' tall by 10 ½ '' wide.
8. With a bone folder and ruler, score the cardstock at the measurements: 5'' score, score ½ '' from the edge, place double-sided tape. Do that for both pieces of paper, all together 20 '' long.
9. Using double-sided tape, adhere one of the two ½ '' pieces on top of each other. This creates a single piece of cardstock that's 7'' tall and 20 '' wide.
10. Apply a liberal amount of tape on the back side of the left-most 5'' by 7'' panel of the pink cardstock. Align the cardstock on the back side of the front cover of the invitation. Align the cardstock on the back side of the front cover of the invitation. Press it firmly in place, burnishing it with the bone folder to make sure it's permanently stuck in place.
11. Fold the 12'' long piece of ribbon in half. At the fold, tape it down onto the back side of the back cover of the invitation, centering it from side to side and top to bottom.
12. Apply a liberal amount of tape on the right most 5'' by 7'' panel of pink card-stock. Align the back cover panel and stick it down. You will now have a lovely fabric covered accordion-fold book that's empty inside.
13. Create a WORD document . From the Page Setup menu, select “Custom Page Size” from the “Setting” options. Set the custom page size for 5 '' wide by 7'' high.
14. Set the margin spacing to 0.25'' for the left and right margins. For the top and bottom, set the margin spacing to 0.25.
15. Using your favourite fonts, enter the invitation information, dedicating each page to a different section. The second page is perfect for for displaying the wedding invitation. The third is suited to travel information or other wedding-related events. The final page could be RSVP. Print the invitation onto the white card-stock 5'' by 7''.
16. On the back of the wedding invitation page, apply double-sided tape. Line the pages up to their corresponding spots on the inner pink panels of the accordion fold and adhere them together.
17. Close the book and bring the ends of the ribbon to the front and a tie pretty bow.
    
    
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