This weekend I shared this amazing technique with the ladies at the Scrappin’ Escapes Retreat in San Diego, CA. We certainly had fun putting these cards together. This is a great way to give someone a gift card!

TO MAKE YOUR SLIDER CARD:

All you need for this is:

TOOLS:Paper Trimmer, Exacto Knife or scissors (maybe if you can’t do it with your trimmer), tape runner or strip adhesive, Scoring tool (if you have it)

SUPPLIES: 12 x 12 piece of card stock (heavy duty – bazzill or thicker), a cellophane bag 4″ to 5″ inches wide, and it has to be taller then 2 inches, and  scraps for decorating

DIRECTIONS:

Click Here for the template. The template has been created to scale, and can be printed on 8.5 x 14″ Paper.

Start by cutting your paper to 6 inches wide. Keep one piece this width.

The other piece, you need to cut out TWO – 5 5/8 x 2 5/8 inch rectangles.

Now with the remaining piece… starting at the bottom with the bottom being a 6″ long side, measure up and mark a line at 2 7/8″ here you will make your first fold. Then 3/8″ from there you make your second fold, then repeat this from that fold line making another 2 7/8″ rectangle, with a 3/8″ fold after. Then make one remaining fold at 2 7/8″ from the last fold line. This top piece, you need to trim as shown with a taper, and a smaller middle portion. The smaller middle part needs to be a tad smaller then the bag you will be using. I cut my middle part about 4 3/4″ inches.

Next you need to make the super secret slider!

Take your baggie… and cut a strip 1 1/2″ wide… see the photo for the orientation. The middle piece in this photo will become our slider. Note that the edges of the bag are still SEALED. The bag now makes a “loop.”

Next I decorated the two rectangles I previously cut out. I left one edge on each one (one left side, and one right side) with a slightly larger margin, about a 1/2″ since we will not see this part and will be gluing there.

Next we need to install the slider mechanism. This part can be a bit tricky, so look closely. Place your inside cards as shown below. This will help you get the slider placement correct.

On the right hand card, start by placing a strip of adhesive in the middle of the card in the wide margin area,  just wide enough for the plastic to adhere to. Use your strongest tape runner or “strip” like adhesive.

Adhere the seam of the bag to the adhesive.

Now take the left card and flip it to the left (be sure the paper you glued on the front still has the top of the paper facing up!). Now on the back of the left piece, put a strip of adhesive on the LEFT side of the cardstock in the middle. Then scoot the right side over and adhere the seem to the adhesive strip.

Now you can turn the left card back to the right, and the plastic “slider” should be sandwiched inside and the patterned papers should be facing the same direction.

Now look at the back side (or the side you want on the inside) of your template, and the back sides of your “sliders” and slide the plastic piece over the notched end of the template.

Now flip the whole piece over and push the sliders in and it should look like below.

Fold the card inward, so you can not see the decorative paper on the sliders, as shown below.

Now add a final strip of adhesive along the remaining edge of the card. This will hold the whole unit closed.

Now if you pull the little tags on the inside it will look like below, and should “slide” freely.

Now the outside is ready for decoration… here is what I did. I also put a bit of string on one of the sliders to “encourage”  and make it easier for people to pull.

Good luck! This card is a lot of fun. And just think you could put a gift card in here on one side and a message on the other! Now isn’t that cool.