No wonder my cardstock often cracks! I've been folding it in the wrong direction and I haven't scored it multiple times to get a better stretch on the paper. Thank you so much for such a clear explanation!!!! WOO HOO, I can't wait to try it.
Thanks, Gina! You are one of the few instructors to explain, clearly, which way to actually fold the card once it is scored. I'm going to remember that that ridge goes to the inside, and now my cards are going to look much better. By the way, I really like your sweater! Thanks for really good teaching and inspiration and your fantastic heavy cardstock!
Your explanation on what happens to the paper when creating a divot was helpful in understanding why you need to fold away from divot. I learn best when I know why I am doing something! LOL! It was also helpful to know to go over the score line more than once.
It is so basic I guess that no one thought to share which way to fold it ...... 🤔 BUT YOU DID!!!! Thank you soooo much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️ Yay! No more cracked lines!!!!!!!! 💜 ❤️ ♥️
Thank you so much, Gina!! I always use 300gsm (UK) and couldn't fathom why I was suddenly getting cracked creases. You helped me realise that I'd changed the way I was holding the scoring tool. No more wasted cardstock and hair pulling ♥
i tried to fold 300gsm cardstock for giftboxes for a friend's bday by hand and it came out not good but still worked i never knew there were things like scoring tools :'D very helpful
Hi Gina. Thank you so very much for this tutorial. I like to buy my card stock in 300gsm (around 110lb) but i get so many scoring problems crack, ruckles and cut on the fold line I have just tried this and WOWWWWEEYYYY its incredible. All of you please try this Gina know what she is talking about. Luvs, Hugs and Thank you so much xxxx
I love your heavy weight card stock. It is great to work with. I never have a problem with it. Your other card stock is also high quality. It my fave !!!
Thank you for the tip Gina, I have been using your card stock since I have been making cards, which I started in 2009. It's the best and the only card stock I use for card bases and layers. I only score it twice and I've not had a problem, and I only use the Scor-Pal.
Problem solved!! I love your heavy weight base cardstock and was just having this issue yesterday while making my Thanksgiving cards. Can't wait to go home and try your tip!
Very helpful......thank you Gina. It is disappointing when making an envelope or box and the paper cracks and ruins the project. I use a lot of patterned paper and it is hard to tell how it is going to react, even when using good quality card stock. I enjoy all of your videos so much.
When putting together a small booklet does one need to score each page or just the outer cardstock and then fold All the inner pages along with the outer cardstock?
Hi. I have success with regular cardstock. But right now I've tried a few times using 300g hot pressed watercolor paper and it cracks every time. Am I pushing my luck with this extra heavy duty cotton rag?
Hi Gina. I know this video is 5 years old now but I hope you still see comments. I’m looking for another video you did some time ago where you explained the difference between LB and GSM measurements for cardstock/paper. If you could link to that video that would be great. Or if not, would you consider doing a quick tip for it as it was such great info. :)
Gina? I love your videos! You always work at MY pace...lol! That said....I know this is an old video, but I was wondering....Do you use the same method for the cheap WHITE CORE paper you get at Wal-Mart? TIA!
I do this exact procedure, but I ALWAYS end up with a crooked card! It's always slightly longer on one side, and slightly just off enough to make it look like I didn't fold it straight. Anyone have any tips or advice for me?
You said it could be folded in either direction but you did not demonstrate a fold along the length of the card, only across the width of the card. Others say the fold should be parallel to the paper grain. If folded the wrong way the card will not sit flat.
Gina, this is opposite to what book binders say if you look down on the top of a book the spine is rounded meaning if you scored it, you then fold up the ends closing in the scored line. How do I know which is correct? Trial and error? ...dee
The way I explain in this video is the correct way to score and fold card and cover stock of this weight. Card stock is much thicker than the pages of a book. You can try both ways, however, the makers of the Scor-pal explained the proper way to use their score board and explain why one should fold away from the crease.
Your cardstock is hardly extremely thick, it's more like half a millimeter thick. Thick cardstock begiins at two millimeters thick and is extremely thick when cardstock is three millimeters thick.
Thank you so much, Gina!! I always use 300gsm (UK) and couldn't fathom why I was suddenly getting cracked creases. You helped me realise that I'd changed the way I was holding the scoring tool. No more wasted cardstock and hair pulling ♥
I’ve sent this short, super video to so many people over the years - thank you!
No wonder my cardstock often cracks! I've been folding it in the wrong direction and I haven't scored it multiple times to get a better stretch on the paper. Thank you so much for such a clear explanation!!!! WOO HOO, I can't wait to try it.
Thanks, Gina! You are one of the few instructors to explain, clearly, which way to actually fold the card once it is scored. I'm going to remember that that ridge goes to the inside, and now my cards are going to look much better. By the way, I really like your sweater! Thanks for really good teaching and inspiration and your fantastic heavy cardstock!
Thank you, Gina K., for explaining what actually happens to the paper when we score it.....
Oh if only I watched this last night lol. I have cards with cracked fold edges.
I’ve learnt something now. Thanks Gina ❤️
Your explanation on what happens to the paper when creating a divot was helpful in understanding why you need to fold away from divot. I learn best when I know why I am doing something! LOL! It was also helpful to know to go over the score line more than once.
It is so basic I guess that no one thought to share which way to fold it ...... 🤔
BUT YOU DID!!!! Thank you soooo much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️
Yay! No more cracked lines!!!!!!!! 💜 ❤️ ♥️
Thank you so much, Gina!! I always use 300gsm (UK) and couldn't fathom why I was suddenly getting cracked creases. You helped me realise that I'd changed the way I was holding the scoring tool. No more wasted cardstock and hair pulling ♥
I never knew what side got folded after scoring. Thank you for this video.
Thank you so much!! I was having a lot of trouble with this, and your tutorial did a perfect job explaining both what to do -and- why you do it.
AMAZING. Thank you I ordered it the moment I saw your video, I always think how to make it clean and classy when folding .
Thank You for your explanation of what happens to the paper when scoring and folding it!
thank you this part has always been a mystery and or other people have different ideas, I'm going to make sure to do it this way from now on.
i tried to fold 300gsm cardstock for giftboxes for a friend's bday by hand and it came out not good but still worked
i never knew there were things like scoring tools :'D
very helpful
Hi Gina. Thank you so very much for this tutorial. I like to buy my card stock in 300gsm (around 110lb) but i get so many scoring problems crack, ruckles and cut on the fold line I have just tried this and WOWWWWEEYYYY its incredible. All of you please try this Gina know what she is talking about. Luvs, Hugs and Thank you so much xxxx
I love your heavy weight card stock. It is great to work with. I never have a problem with it. Your other card stock is also high quality. It my fave !!!
thanks a bunch Gina and blessings to you and your family
Thank you for the tip Gina, I have been using your card stock since I have been making cards, which I started in 2009. It's the best and the only card stock I use for card bases and layers. I only score it twice and I've not had a problem, and I only use the Scor-Pal.
Problem solved!! I love your heavy weight base cardstock and was just having this issue yesterday while making my Thanksgiving cards. Can't wait to go home and try your tip!
Thank you so much for this! I have been folding it the wrong direction. No wonder!! Thank you for making it so clear. xoxox
Thanks for these great tips! Happy Stampin'!!
Thanks so much for the tips. Now I know some of the mistakes I was making. Love your video's.
If you don't have a scoring tool, use the cutting grove on your cutting board.
I don't have the tool. I will order it later, but I just tried your suggestion and it worked like a charm. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this. I’m making packages and my paper kept cracking . I tried it the way you explained and no more cracking .appreciate it
Wow, I've been folding my cards wrong this whole time. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for doing this video. It answers all my questions.
Thank you for your video. You have made life so much easier for me know. with love, lisa
Thank you Gina I will definitely be trying that way.
I love it. Always cracking mine
What a fab. Card. I can't wait to try it :)
Thank you for your tip, it has definitely helped.
Who is here because of Gina’s FB response in 2020? Still a great tutorial!
Very helpful......thank you Gina. It is disappointing when making an envelope or box and the paper cracks and ruins the project. I use a lot of patterned paper and it is hard to tell how it is going to react, even when using good quality card stock. I enjoy all of your videos so much.
This absolutely did help. Thank you!
Will this technique work for scoring heavy weight cardstock when making boxes?
Thanks for the great tip. Since I'm still a beginner, I often wondered if there was a correct way to score and fold cardstock.
A very useful video.
Thank you!! Much needed but so simple:))
Two videos prior to yours says to fold into the divot/crease and not away from the divot/crease. Who is then correct?
Great tip. Thank you.
When putting together a small booklet does one need to score each page or just the outer cardstock and then fold All the inner pages along with the outer cardstock?
I would always get confused which side to fold after I would do my score mark. Thank you!
Hi. I have success with regular cardstock. But right now I've tried a few times using 300g hot pressed watercolor paper and it cracks every time. Am I pushing my luck with this extra heavy duty cotton rag?
Oh, I always folded it the wrong way. Thank you!
Thank you for that i am new at this so this was great
hi Gina, is there any way to fold cardstock twice so that there are 4 quadrants? I can't seem to do that without it looking horrible.
You might be able to do it with a Scor-buddy or other scoring tool. Have you tried that?
How do you know which size to use to score for different sized paper?
Hi Gina. I know this video is 5 years old now but I hope you still see comments. I’m looking for another video you did some time ago where you explained the difference between LB and GSM measurements for cardstock/paper. If you could link to that video that would be great. Or if not, would you consider doing a quick tip for it as it was such great info. :)
really helpful, thnx for sharing
Gina? I love your videos! You always work at MY pace...lol! That said....I know this is an old video, but I was wondering....Do you use the same method for the cheap WHITE CORE paper you get at Wal-Mart? TIA!
Great video thanks a lot!
where do you get your cardstock?
Thanks for the tip.
Thank you, I looked this up cause I could not get my card stock to stop ripping. Kina
Holiday card making here I come!!!
Thank you!
I guess I was just working too fast and not scoring enough times. Thanks, Gina; I can use the paper someone gifted me now!
Can you please tell me how much GSM this paper is? and the thickest cardstock GSM that you would score?
razbaz2685 she said 120.
You prob should use anything BELOW 80.... 100-110 should be good .
Simply amazing to me a novice.
hi. where can I buy that thing? please
Suggestion: Use a card stock that has print on it for better visibility.
That would probably make it lesss noticeable bc it camoflages
Thank you! (I've been folding it in the wrong direction!)
Glad to help!! :)
Pam McKenzie ME TOO!!!
@@GinaKDesigns-StampTV is it a must to fold with the grain??
Isnt it possible to fold against the grain??
I do this exact procedure, but I ALWAYS end up with a crooked card! It's always slightly longer on one side, and slightly just off enough to make it look like I didn't fold it straight. Anyone have any tips or advice for me?
Also, why does this card stock look SO much thicker and sturdier than my 110 LB card stock? It's only 10 LB's difference.
Cards homemade and folded do not lay flat as store-bought cards do -- how do I achieve the 'store-bought' flat effect...
I get it now!
You said it could be folded in either direction but you did not demonstrate a fold along the length of the card, only across the width of the card. Others say the fold should be parallel to the paper grain. If folded the wrong way the card will not sit flat.
i don't have scor-buddy :(
Fantastiic thanks
buying one
And when the cardstock still cracks?????
thank you as I have paper that cracks
Gina, this is opposite to what book binders say if you look down on the top of a book the spine is rounded meaning if you scored it, you then fold up the ends closing in the scored line. How do I know which is correct? Trial and error? ...dee
The way I explain in this video is the correct way to score and fold card and cover stock of this weight. Card stock is much thicker than the pages of a book. You can try both ways, however, the makers of the Scor-pal explained the proper way to use their score board and explain why one should fold away from the crease.
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Jeeze I feel like a goober, I was scoring and then folding on the wrong side, no wonder my ink was feathering... Jeeze.
Your cardstock is hardly extremely thick, it's more like half a millimeter thick. Thick cardstock begiins at two millimeters thick and is extremely thick when cardstock is three millimeters thick.
I’ve never seen 3mm thick cardstock in cardmaking. That’s like chipboard.
Thank you so much, Gina!! I always use 300gsm (UK) and couldn't fathom why I was suddenly getting cracked creases. You helped me realise that I'd changed the way I was holding the scoring tool. No more wasted cardstock and hair pulling ♥