Explosion Card III

One more explosion card.
This one makes more like a book or an album. Here is a great tutorial on how to make one if you DON"T have a cricut.

http://snsribbon.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/accordian-explosion-album-how-to/

My version you cut on the Cricut. It includes the score lines, so you can easily get the correct folds in the right place. It also cuts out the appropriate sized triangles and square. I used double sided paper from the  k and company specialty paper pack.

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I think the second one can be made larger....I don't think I resized it. It just cuts faster and once you make one, you may not need the dotted lines.

How it looks folded, before the triangles are added. Can you see tat the middle book section is folded the opposite of the first and last?  The middle goes "out" toward the screen, the othe two are folded in.

 Add triangles and squares and stamp messages.

 I cut the book cover 3.5 x 3.75 inches using the paper cutter.  I glued a ribbon inside the cover in the middle, then glued the folded up card, on top of the ribbon, letting the ribbon hang out on each side for closing.

People make these with photos in them too.

Check out this great valentine's version someone made!

Valentine explosion card by Nickie