Double-Slider Page Tutorial
Free downloadable tutorial for a double-slider page: one of my most requested tutorials. Looks great added to mini album pages.
Hi ladies,
In the past 2 weeks I’ve had several questions about the double-slider that I add to my mini albums. I created a youtube tutorial last year, but I know many of my readers are on slow internet connections that prevents them from viewing videos. (My internet is just barely above dial-up so I can appreciate what that’s like) :c( For that reason, I wanted to start creating step-by-step tutorials as blog posts and include a downloadable pdf as well. It’s been quite a long time since I’ve done one of these, so it’s not yet the quality that I am aiming for. Also, I’d like to apologize in advance that some of the photos are dark. It was a pretty cloudy outside when I was creating it, and even with 3 lights on in my craft room, it was darker than I would have wished. At any rate, I do hope that you find it useful, and if you have any questions or notice any errors, please do let me know. I would truly appreciate it.
This is a 6″x6″ mini album page that I’m working on. You can see that the slider takes up quite a bit of space, but it also adds a nice element for photos and journaling.
(Sorry about my awful lighting today)
I’m working on a a mini album kit that I won in a giveaway on youtube from tencraftyfingers, and decided to create a garden album with the gorgeous kit that Christy sent me. (Thank you again Christy!) I really love all of the bright, cheerful colors in the paper – so beautiful!
Feel free to download the PDF of the tutorial HERE. (download will open in a new window)
NOTE: When I uploaded the tutorial to this blog post, it got all jumbled, and no matter how long I tried to fix it, it just wouldn’t be good for me. The pdf version is in proper proportion though. Sorry about that.
Double-Slider Tutorial
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Needed Supplies:
Step 1
The color cardstock that you want to be your base must be 12 inches in length. You will need to now trim the width so that it measures 3 7/8” x 12”. (Sorry about the glare).
Step 2
Score your 3 7/8” x 12” piece of cardstock at 3 ¾”, 7 ½”, and 11 ¼” and then fold and burnish your score lines using a bone folder or the back of your finger nail.
You will need to add a strip or two of your red liner high-tack adhesive to the mountain side of this section (or the underside flap as shown below).
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When finished, set this aside for a moment.
Step 3 – Creating the inserts
We will now cut our 2 inserts that will be our sliders. I used an ivory piece of cardstock, but you can use whatever colors you would like. These will need to be trimmed to 3 ½” x 3 7/8” each and you will need to cut 2 of them; one for the top and one for the bottom slider areas.
Step 4
Stamp and decorate your inserts as desired. Keep in mind that you do not want to add any “bulk” or dimension to these panels. (this step is optional)
For my inserts, I like to stamp a journaling area on one panel and a photo mat on the other, but it is simply a matter of preference. You may also choose to ink your edges as well, if you like a more distressed-type of look.
Step 5 – Creating the slider mechanism (as shown above and below).
For this step, you will need a section of plastic grocery store-type bag measuring approximately 2” x 10” (You will need to trim the length once assembled.) Wrap your strip of grocery bag around the right side of your base panel with them meeting along the bottom of the panel as illustrated in the photos. Add your red liner adhesive as shown. This is what your base cardstock piece should look like.
Step 6 – Adding the top slider insert
You will want to adhere your top slider page FACE UP just on top of where we just added the strip of grocery bag. Your stamped image should be facing you and in top of the insert aligned with the top of the base card. You will be adding your adhesive right over where you just added your red liner tape at the bottom of the page section. Be careful not to let your adhesive go over the side of the plastic strip or your slider will not work properly. I use a medium tack tape runner for adhering the panels. For clarity of this step, please see photo below.
Step 7 – Adding the bottom slider insert
Now fold this section over so that the insert you just adhered is now facing and touching the middle section of your card base.
We will be adhering the bottom slider section FACE DOWN with the adhesive on the TOP of our page (only add adhesive to the plastic strip or your slider will not function properly. See below for illustration.
Step 8
Now is the time to punch out a “finger pull” slot. This is optional, but it makes using your slider much easier. This can be any shape, but I like to use a 1 ¼” circle punch.
Step 9 – Assembly
You are now ready to close up your card. Fold up the 3 panels so that you are left with the end flap that you have your red liner tape on. Once this is lined up properly, you can remove your tape liner and tuck this flap between the slider panel (Ivory cardstock) and the backing. I missed taking a photo of this step, so if you have any questions about how to close up your card, please feel free to e-mail me at injoy_stampin@me.com and I will be happy to help you. Also, if you would like to see a video tutorial that I have created, you can check out my youtube channel at www.youtube.com/injoystampin.
Your card should now have this look to it. Test it to be sure that your slider functions as it should. I’ve added a pull tab using a punch that I have, but you can add ribbon, or flowers if you do not own a tab punch.
Step 10 – Decorating
You’re now ready to decorate your card. If you would like to add a photo mat, you are welcome to use the measurements below. It is fully customizable as you wish.
The layers I used for this card are as follows:
Bottom layer: 3 ½” x 2 ½”
Top layer : 3 ¼” x 2 ¼”
If you have any questions, or find any errors in this tutorial, I would be very grateful if you would e-mail me to let me know. Thanks for playing along. :c)
End of tutorial.
