Birthday Birdy Never-Ending Hexagon Stamp Set & Die: 11234MC Birthday Birdy Clear Set IAD-002 Never-Ending Hexagon Die Cardstock: White 1-148 Watermelon Sensation 3-345 Marmalade Blast 6-685 Grape Delight Other Supplies: Black Dye Ink Pad Colored Pencils Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits & Blending Stumps Scor-Tape Scoring Tool Piercing Tool 1. Cut a 5 1/2 x 6 3/8 piece of Grape Delight cardstock, and score at 2 1/8 on the long side to form card base. Place 1/8 or 1/4 Scor-Tape along the edge of the 2 1/8 section on both sides, as shown below. Peel off liner from Scor- Tape pieces, fold the 2 1/8 section upward, and adhere to form pocket of card base. 2. Stamp confetti image repeatedly onto 1/2 x 5 1/2 white cardstock. Color with pencils and blend with Gamsol. 3. Layer colored confetti strip onto 3/4 x 5 1/2 Watermelon Sensation cardstock, and adhere onto front of card base pocket. 4. Stamp party hat image onto 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 white cardstock. Color with pencils and blend with Gamsol. 5. Layer colored party hat piece onto 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 Marmalade Blast cardstock, and adhere onto right front of card base pocket, over the confetti strip.
6. To make the Never-Ending Hexagon base, cut a 2 1/2 x 12 piece of white cardstock (if you re using 12 x 12 paper) OR a 5 3/4 x 11 piece of white cardstock (if you re using 8 1/2 x 11 paper). Die cut the white cardstock with the Never-Ending Hexagon and remove piece from die. 7. Pre-fold along each of the score lines in both directions to prepare the Never-Ending Hexagon base. As you fold each side over into the adjacent triangle, keep the triangles centered over each other so they are as even as possible. 8. For illustrative purposes only, this Never-Ending Hexagon base has been numbered on the score lines in blue ink and lettered on the triangle faces in pink ink: [2]
The photo below shows how the numbers and letters are both facing the same direction. (In other words, the Never- Ending Hexagon base was turned around sideways, not flipped upside down.) 9. To assemble the Never-Ending Hexagon base, start by making a fold away from you on score line #5. [3]
10. Next make a fold toward you on score line #2. It will look like this when score line #2 is folded all the way down: [4]
11. Then make a fold away from you on score line #8. You will be tucking triangles A and B underneath the rest of the Never-Ending Hexagon base. [5]
When folded all the way down, triangle A will touch triangle J (and triangle B will be touching triangle C). 12. Adhere triangles A and J together using 1/8 or 1/4 Scor-Tape. (If you re using 1/8 Scor-Tape, we suggest placing two strips side by side along each edge for added strength.) Before pressing down, you may need to pull and adjust the triangles slightly so that the sides match up evenly. The edges of the triangles cannot overlap, or the Never- Ending Hexagon won t work properly. [6]
13. Re-fold along each of the score lines in both directions again to break in the assembled Never-Ending Hexagon base. Practice opening it to ensure smooth operation. 14. To decorate the Never-Ending Hexagon base, stamp images and sayings as desired onto three 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 (or very slightly larger) pieces of white cardstock (oriented horizontally). Color images with pencils and blend with Gamsol. 15. Prepare the clear plastic pattern for first-time use by using a piercing tool to poke holes as indicated by the black dots. [7]
16. Place the clear plastic pattern over the first decorated cardstock piece, and make marks through the holes with a pencil. 17. Remove clear plastic pattern and set aside. The pencil marks have been enhanced with a black marker in the photo below for illustrative purposes. [8]
18. Using pencil marks as a guide, cut apart the decorated piece into six triangles. (In other words, cut the decorated piece in the same spots as the solid lines of the clear plastic pattern that you just removed. You can follow the pencil dots to see where those lines would be positioned on the decorated piece.) 19. Adhere the six triangles onto the first side of the Never-Ending Hexagon base. When adhering the smaller pieces to the base, place them almost flush with the two inner edges of the triangle, with a thin border showing around the outer edge. [9]
20. Open the Never-Ending Hexagon base to the next side, and repeat steps #16-18 for the second and third sides. Here are the pieces used to decorate the second and third sides: These photos show all three sides of the completed Never-Ending Hexagon: [10]
21. Place the completed Never-Ending Hexagon into the pocket of the card base. [11]