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| Diamond
Zig Zag Border by Diana Swensen |
| Materials
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2 Coordinating colors of cardstock |
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Fiskars ShapeCutter™ |
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Fiskars cutting mat |
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Fiskars Diamond ShapeTemplate™
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Fiskars 3-in-1 leaf punch |
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Fiskars 12” paper trimmer |
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Pencil |
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Ruler |
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| Instructions
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1. |
Position your 8 ½” x 11” background
cardstock with 8 ½” across and 11” down. Measure
in from the left edge of the cardstock 5/8” and draw a vertical
line the length of the page. Measuring from the top of the page
mark on the line at 3”, 5½” and 8-1/16”. |
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2. |
Measure in 2-3/8” from the left edge of the
cardstock and draw another vertical line the length of the cardstock.
Measuring from the top of the page mark on the 2-3/8” line
at 1-3/4”, 4-1/4”, 6-3/4”, and 9-1/4”. |
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3. |
Turn your page so that the 8 ½” side
is down and the 11” side is across. The 1-3/4” tick
mark is in the lower left side. |
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4. |
Using the diamond template, position the 3.75 x 2.0
diamond so that the gridline (a) is at the top of the diamond matching
the 1-3/4” mark and the horizontal line on the paper. |
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5. |
Using the ShapeCutter™, cut the top half of
the diamond starting 1/8” below the elbow on the gridline
marked (b) creating an inverted V shape (see photo). |
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6. |
Realign your template and repeat steps 5 & 6 for
each tick mark on the 2-3/8” inch line. You should have 4
inverted V shapes in all. |
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7. |
Rotate the paper so that the measurements are now
at the top of the page. |
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8. |
Using the diamond template, repeat step 4, 5, and
6 on the 5/8” line. The point of the diamond will be centered
between the V shaped lines you have already cut. |
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9. |
Using the leaf punch, punch a leaf into each point. |
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10. |
Cut a strip of coordinating cardstock, 8 ½”
x 1-3/4”. Slide the strip under the V shape. |
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11. |
Using the leaf punch, punch out leaves to use as inlay
in the points. |
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