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To round up our week on the Scor It board, here is a nice easy tutorial on how to make quick accurate blanks for your ATCs. An ATC or Artist’s Trading Card measures 2.5 x 3″
You will need
- A4 cardstock in the colour of your choice
- Scor It board
- Steel Ruler
- Self healing cutting mat
- Craft knife with sharp blades.
Method
1. Place your card stock onto the Scor it board with the Short edge right up to the ruler guide at the top of the board. Move your cardstock until it lines up with the 2.5″ mark on the ruler and score a line.
2. Move the cardstock across so that the line you just scored now lines up with the 2.5″ mark on the ruler guide and score a line here.
3. Move the cardstock across so that the line you just scored now lines up with the 2.5″ mark on the ruler guide and score a line here.
You will have scored three lines and have a short piece left. We will be cutting that short piece off later but for now ignore it.
4. Turn your cardstock so that the long edge of your paper now lines up with the ruler. This is know as the ‘Landscape’ orientation.
5. Move the card stock so that the edge of the paper lines up with the 3.5″ mark on the ruler guide and score a line.
6. Move the cardstock across so that the line you just scored now lines up with the 3.5″ mark on the ruler guide and score a line here.
7. Move the cardstock across so that the line you just scored now lines up with the 3.5″ mark on the ruler guide and score a line here.
You will have scored three lines and have a short piece left.
8. Place your cardstock onto a self healing cutting mat and cut along all your score lines.
9. You will now have nine blank ATCs and a couple of narrow scrap pieces of cardstock. We crafters never throw anything away, so put the scrap pieces in your scrap box and they can be used to create boarders and for smaller stamped pieces.
There, I said it was a nice easy one to finish on. I hope you have enjoyed our week with the Scor It board and it has given you just a taste of what can be done with the board. If you have any questions or comments I would be pleased to hear from you, just fill in the box below and I will get back to you.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie xx
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