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| Sliding Card |
Create a card with a very personal touch, and relive those special moments in time.
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A children's book which uses sliding cards to reveal the pictures is the inspiration behind this craft project. In this card, the concept is used to great effect in displaying personal photos, especially those past and present shots!
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Three photos of the same size are to be used. Two of them have to be identical. To make the base photo (use one photo), cut the cardboard to fit the size of the photo. The measurements below, and for the templates that follow, all relate to a 130 x 180mm photo. Measurements will have to be adjusted if your photo size varies from this.
A 50mm border is needed on the top and bottom, and 20mm on the left side. No border is needed on the right side. Fix the photo to the card using double-sided tape.
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Divide the photo vertically into five columns and mark with a pen. Using a craft knife against a steel ruler, slice through the photo and card along the four lines.
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At the ends of each column, pencil a 30mm line at a 45-degree angle to the original column and slice with the craft knife.
On the left-hand border, cut out an indent in the card 90mm from the base and top, into the photo's edge, and set aside. This is the base of the sliding card.
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To make the sliding photo (use two identical photos), fix the two photos, as before, onto separate pieces of card. Allow a 10mm border on the top and bottom. One of these will also need a 20mm border on the left-hand side.
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Using Template 1, trace around one of the photos, and Template 2 to trace around the other photo (with the 20mm border on the left side) and cut out. Both photos will now be divided into five columns.
The tab is made by first cutting out a cardboard piece 220mm long and 70mm wide.
Turn column one over, so that its back is showing. Place its notch so that it is flush to the side of the cardboard length and secure with double-sided tape.
Fold over the cardboard strip to enclose the notch and stick down edge of strip with PVA glue.
Turn the strip edge to the back for neatness.
The photos are turned over so the picure is showing. Stick the notches of 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the strip, aligning all columns centrally, so that the edges meet. In this way the overlays are unseen and the photo is visible. This makes up the top sliding mechanism of the picture.
Take column five of the sliding top mechanism and place through the slice four, or base photo, so that it is covering column five of the base photo. Do the same for the rest of the columns: column four through slice three, etc. In this manner the two cards are threaded together.
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To make the frame for your sliding card, cut out a piece of coloured cardboard to cover the photo, including enough for a border. A rectangle is then cut out for your photo in the centre of the card.
Cut a line 35mm high in the centre of the right border.
Turn the frame over and place the tab (800mm long x 20mm wide) on the right border, which will be the back of the left border when the frame is face up.
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Place the sliding picture in the frame and make sure that it is lined up neatly. Stick the borders of the base photo to the frame with tape. Put the end of the tab through the "cut" line in the right border.
Stick the tab at the back of the frame to the sliding tab strip. This will prevent the tab from being over-extended.
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Place the card (same size as frame) to the back of frame. If desired, this backing can be made to double the width of the card, to make it self-standing.
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Materials
3 x photos (two identical, all the same size)
Coloured cardboard 1mm thick
Double-sided tape
Stanley knife (i.e. craft knife)
Steel ruler
Cutting mat
Scissors
Pencil
PVA glue
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Cost
Around $10
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More Info
Card and materials can be bought from any good craft store
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