Quarter-Fold Cards: What They Are and How to Fold Them

By Jan K., The Proofer

© Copyright 2006

 

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This tutorial shows how to fold a quarter-fold card. You can make these cards using plain computer paper and your card-making software or you can use the free printable quarter-fold cards offered by Jan's Reading Room, Mom's Break, and The Craft Cafe.

A quarter fold card is made by printing on one side of a piece of computer paper, plain card stock, or pre-scored quarter-fold card stock, and then folding it twice.

A quarter-fold card is made up of four equal segments. As you can see here, each "side" of the card will print be one-fourth of the piece of paper. The "outside front" and "outside back" print as shown at the bottom of the picture. The "inside left" and "inside right" of the card print the other way as shown at the top of the picture.

Of course, not every card will have something printed in all four segments of the card. This just helps to show you where each of the sides of the card are after the card is printed, and before folding it.

Step 1.

To make the first fold, fold the paper exactly in half.

Step 2.

With the paper folded in half, fold it in half again, so that the "outside front" of the card is on top.

These two folds create the card.

Step 3.

When you open the card, anything that is printed on the card will be show up in the right places.

Remember that not all cards will have something printed on the "inside left" of the card. This is just for illustration purposes.

Step 4.

This shows the back of the card.

This completes the tutorial for folding quarter-fold cards.

To learn how to make an envelope for a quarter-fold card, please go to:

Envelopes for Quarter-Fold Cards: How to Fold Them

This elegant Mother's Day quarter-fold card is available as a free printable that you can download from Mom's Break.
You can find more free printable quarter-fold cards on sites like The Craft Cafe.

This is one of the many Wedding/Wedding Shower cards that are offered.

For this, and more, go to:

The Craft Cafe

  If you have enjoyed this tutorial, then you might enjoy the other free tutorials that are available in Jan's Reading Room. Each tutorial is presented in the same easy-to-understand language, and most come with step-by-step illustrations.

Learn the tricks for making your own cards without needing card-making software by inserting clipart (pictures or other graphics) into Microsoft Word documents and Microsoft Paint pages.

You will also find tutorials for how to making labels that can be used to create matching cards, envelopes, and mailing labels. This is especially useful if you are sending out invitations to a birthday party, wedding shower, or baby shower!

Go to Jan's Reading Room and explore the Tutorials section.

 
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