FAQ Uneven Card Bases When Scoring and Folding

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@pamfernandez2995 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I thought I was doing something wrong and I’d just trim it off.

@vernasummey1573 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip! I often thought that I did not have my cardstock aligned correctly. Also the tip scoring on both sides of cardstock to prevent cracking is priceless. Thank you soooo much.

@rebelsher1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I struggle with that all the time. That tip should help. About the frayed edge at the fold, Gina K said, after you score fold backwards instead of forwards like we usually do. That works too. Thanks again.

@lesleyware83 3 жыл бұрын

I always make sure that I have got a longer layer on the top of the card as this makes it easier to open. So often you see people struggling to open a card when they are the same measurements. It is called a *leading edge* and I really like it. (I may be the only one, but that is fine with me!)

@tammyshaffer8836 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! As a relatively new cardmaker, this ALWAYS happened to me. I thought it was my scoreboard! Now, I see it's the "scoreboard operator" that's responsible!! Another commenter said she always cut that little edge off - me too!! Not any more!!

@dmckinney8400 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this May May, I as many of the others in comments below thought that I was just doing something wrong lol. It's comforting to know that I am not the only one to experience BOTH of these issues! Again, thank you and GOD bless.

@sheilastyrebriere 3 жыл бұрын

No more chopped or ripped card bases, thank you so much for sharing 🤗❤️🤗

@hildaburton9255 3 жыл бұрын

Both of these problems have frustrated me in the past. Thanks for showing us how to eliminate these issues with your easy fixes. Great video.

@gailottow5325 3 жыл бұрын

I don't mind the difference as I use the slightly longer side as the front of the card. It makes it easier to open the card.

@janedoe6704 6 ай бұрын

The cards the stores sell do this too! You just have to build the card so the difference makes it easier to open the way you want it to open.

@azwife35 3 жыл бұрын

I've always folded my cards so that the bump is on the inside and that's how I teach as well. But I have watched you push your card into the side of the scoreboard and force it to fold where you want it to, and I've been doing that for quite a while now. That's a great tip!

@coloradoleen 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad I saw this video. That pesky edge has been driving me insane and my cutter has been getting a workout trimming it off. THANK YOU for not only explaining where it came from but how to get rid of it!!

@maryroe1125 3 жыл бұрын

Game changer! Thank you MayMay for sharing this valuable tip with us. Blessings 💞

@stopthemadness4006 2 жыл бұрын

I’m making my first card, bless you girl…this is exactly what I needed. I love your channel. I hope you’re doing okay, as you work through that hard one day at a time without your mom. I’ve been thinking about you. 😘

@marshafreemon9381 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip! I needed this!! Thank you so much for sharing! Hugs and have a blessed day!

@jenniferbreaux1327 Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH. I’ve got a stack of folded bases w that crazy gap and I started thinking both of my score boards were off! 😅 Such a simple fix but I hadn’t thought of it, so I appreciate your help! ❤

@deblepley7755 3 жыл бұрын

I feel so much better now ❣️ thanks Maymay ☺️

@lindathrogmorton1427 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have an issue with my cards having the gap, nor do I have an issue with SU card stock tearing when folded. But, I do have an issue with cards not wanting to lay flat, when I use the really heavy, nice card stocks. The tip of scoring on both sides of the card stock is great, I'll be using it from now on!

@lynngavula446 3 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful. I was looking for a solution to my uneven cards and here it is. Thank you so much!

@memessweett4005 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you MayMay. I hope you and Everyone is having a wonderful day ❤️

@tammyshearer7087 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Light bulb moment! TY Maymay!!

@glendademorest5324 3 жыл бұрын

When scoring, I flip the card base over (end over end) then score the second time. This allows me to really butt up the two ends and fold where I want. This sort of tip really helped me get even bases. :D

@ElsaInCa 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I’ve run into that tearing issue making pockets - what a great tip for the fix!👍🏼

@Marilynlovesebiking 3 жыл бұрын

I love both these tips. I always score and fold the way you do. The double score is good for the thicker paper is a great one.

@misscheesecake1952 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you MayMay ...that's a big help!

@deskjockie4948 2 жыл бұрын

I actually kinda liked the extra little bit hanging over the edge of the card, and made that longer edge the front of the card. It helped me to be able to open the card easier. BUT, if I do want both sides to be perfectly even, yours is a great tip! Thanks!

@brad305251 2 ай бұрын

Just also saw someone who said to fold paper the other way, downwards instead of towards you, after making crease

@kimmiecheeks10 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I was just trimming it off.

@camarietanner3510 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much!! This is a problem that I have had with my cards for YEARS and you just fixed it for me in 6 MINUTES!! You are simply amazing!!

@deniseharwood9521 3 жыл бұрын

I've been using your tip to fold on the scoreboard for a while now and randomly started doing this "force the edge" technique. I also find it helps if I score, turn paper over and rotate 90* then score again. Thank you for these tips.

@elisebb8423 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Maymay, especially for the tip to score the card on both sides! Brilliant! I will be doing that from now on! Until I watched you fold your cards right in the scoreboard, but was also having problems with the gap on the edge. Now I know why you do that!

@twana1729 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have always hated that little bit hanging over the edge, try to make even and made it worse. I will defintely be trying these great tips. Thanks MAYMAY for all you do and by being you!!

@silverpromidi 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips, especially the one about flipping the cardstock over to score then flip it back to fold. Thanks Maymay :)

@gsdmama2 3 жыл бұрын

I had that problem a couple of years ago and I used the stop to line up cardstock and then gently pressed down on the score line and the use the bone folder to get that nice crease. I love the idea of scoring on the backside of thick cardstock.

@lauramartin7300 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I was having that problem of uneven folds. Now I understand it all "about score-fold lines."..

@kittymauger7041 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I have dealt with both of those problems!

@debbiejorgensen6527 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! Thank you! I really thought I was doing something wrong or my rulers were off. This really helped, as did your tip of scoring both sides of heavy cardstock! So obvious, but you are the angel to help! No more jagged edges! 😁 That really bugged me. You deserve an award for "best tips ever" in my book! Thank you!

@cynthiaborah2348 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I always have a problem getting the fold straight at the edge of the card base!

@uyvonnepage7137 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing those simple awesome tips.

@jillhughes7904 3 жыл бұрын

When I saw the word "gap" in the title, I thought of Great Britain. In the subways, there is a strip in front of the track, that as the trains come in, a voice comes over the loudspeaker and tells everyone to "Mind the Gap." So, now I know we need to "mind the gap" with cards too. I wonder if G thought of the same thing. :-)

@elainefiveland1462 3 жыл бұрын

Same thing in New Jersey/NewYork City. “Watch the gap” the voice says.

@lindahott9125 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips!!! I did have the problem like you fixed on the first one, but I started doing what you just showed cause mine was always uneven, too. So I looked at it to see what I could do to change it. I have had the second, also, but didn't know how to fix that one. TFS :) Big hugs!

@terihuntley4597 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I had that trouble with each and every piece of the 3" x 6" pieces for the Mini Album Ornaments, and I made a dozen of them. Thank you so very much, once again. That tearing happens a lot with Carta Bella Cardstock. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

@bonniep6012 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously this frustrates me too! Great tips! Thank you

@labradoodledandies4697 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks! I have struggled with those 2 issues a lot.

@maggiedudley8756 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great tip! It was always frustrating with the ruff fold. ❣️

@cindybengston4847 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maymay. I'd given up on scoring because I always had to trim the edge and this was a problem with heavy cardstock.

@sherris5289 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks MayMay for this wonderful tip, that happens to me all the time.

@winifredthorn8871 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this tip I have been having trouble getting my card folded straight

@juliebusch6839 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you for these tips! These solve many frustrations I've run into!

@patchwerks11 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I could never figure out how to fix the cracking on my paper. Great tip. Can you give tips on cutting card bases? I always seem to be slightly off when I cut the paper regardless of what paper trimmer I use. Should I put the paper at the edge of the line, in the middle, in front.... Please help?

@deniseharwood9521 3 жыл бұрын

Yes please! I have one with the wire guide and my cuts are usually a bit off. Line placement is the perfect question, I just never knew how to phrase it. 🙃

@bethjeans3780 3 жыл бұрын

Scoring very gently multiple times can help too. Otherwise instead of stretching the paper fibers, we’re cracking them. Paper quality has an effect too, in my experience.

@Delta1Duck 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing these great tips!

@vero727cm 3 жыл бұрын

🧐🤓 I love it! Thanks I hate jagged edges I am a newbie and have ruined so many cards

@suearcher8708 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I always thought my card stock was not always square. So, with that in mind I seem to have the same issue with my trimmers. Thank you also for tip on how to avoid the cracked fold!

@jennifermcdaniel3808 3 жыл бұрын

Love love those scoreing tips. Always wondered if it was me. Lol. TFS

@gregsgirl23au 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Maymay ive always struggled with this

@aadixon-pearson2280 3 жыл бұрын

I was beginning to think my scoreboard was off! Thanks Maymay, such a simple fix. 😘

@rebeccaritchie5920 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!! I didn’t know what I was doing wrong!

@prentzess 3 жыл бұрын

These tips are SO helpful!

@beckyplayer8835 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Maymay! Great tip.

@mcortichiato 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I have struggling with this for a while!!!

@Debbierucus 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips! Thank you!

@catherinemorales4266 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great tip! Here I’m thinking what am I doing wrong!

@carolah4687 3 жыл бұрын

This has been driving me crazy for ages. THANK YOU!!!!!#

@kimwise2102 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you MayMay you are the bomb!

@vickiereiss1597 3 жыл бұрын

This has frustrated me for years. Thank you so much.

@ginamosleybivens3760 3 жыл бұрын

This will save me from having to do additional trimming and losing my mat borders**Thank You

@donnamovesian6345 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that when you scored you were supposed to turn it over and fold away from the score line. That’s what all the other card makers I watch do.

@MaymayMadeIt 3 жыл бұрын

I have always been backwards. I know it is a topic of discussion. But, in my opinion. When you press the fibers away from the score and fold this way you don’t have that bead in the card. I do not like to have the fold bead line inside the card. I find my cards don’t lay as flat as I like when I score that way. I have done my cards this way for years and many people tell me I’m doing it wrong but I just do things the way that works for me. It has never made sense to me to build the bulk inside the card. It doesn’t work when I double score but when I single fold it does. I’ll do a video on it to explain it. Hope that explains it!

@Marilynlovesebiking 3 жыл бұрын

@@MaymayMadeIt I agree with you, Maymay. It makes sense to fold the card where the valley is inside and the bump on the outside. Looks much better.

@bethjeans3780 3 жыл бұрын

Yes - mountain fold (the bump) inside, valley outside. It’s SOP. And for top-folding cards they may stand up more easily that way. But Maymay’s hint still works perfectly. : )

@denisebrunton5180 3 жыл бұрын

It also helps to stop cracking on the fold! I score and turn the card over to fold and have no problems. Found this trick on a few videos also.

@bethjeans3780 3 жыл бұрын

@@Marilynlovesebiking Every instructor I’ve had, including pros in the field for decades, shop owners, etc., have taught mountain fold (bump) on the inside. It’s the industry standard, and cards have been done that way at gallery and museum shops I’ve visited where handmade cards are sold. I think that little bead - when done well - actually looks really neat. But there are no fold police so doing it the way that makes each person happy is fine.

@amykitzmiller9987 3 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhhh!!!! That is good to know. I have struggled with this.

@patriciatwitchell628 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tips, Maymay. Love all your videos. Can you give any tips when working with card layers. It seems almost every time I have a layer to place onto another color on the card front, it always seems to end up crooked. Thank you! Hope you and family are having a great week.

@tammytennison8047 3 жыл бұрын

I love this tip! I also have an issue with my card stock tearing when I’m using embossing folders.

@myrtlemaude47 3 жыл бұрын

Try misting the front of your card stock very lightly with water before embossing.

@lynenaya2690 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I was having this problem.

@deniselothrop70 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great tips!

@sheilaperl4155 3 жыл бұрын

Super tips, thank you!

@lyndabrown8310 3 жыл бұрын

TY I tried it and love it.

@vampme3 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thank you!

@wordscrafter 3 жыл бұрын

These are great tips. Thanks! Also, I've found that some of my heavier cardstock isn't cut to exact size. For example, I have a pack of recollection 110lb that I use for bases. I noticed that it was coming out wonky on all the sides. After going through several sheets and making sure I was doing everything correctly, I got a ruler and started measuring. Between the top and the bottom, the width was off a 1/16th of an inch. And it makes a huge difference. So instead of using it just for coloring stamped images (cause it's really good for that), I'm still using it for bases and just trimming slivers as needed.

@AnitaMarie620 3 жыл бұрын

You're amazing!! Thanks for this!

@debbienoblesknowles 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning MayMay, I love watching your videos and all your creations and wonderful tips on how to make life easier while crafting 😁 Saw your tip this morning on folding and I'm wondering if you could please give me a tip on how to make my cutting cardstock better or making sure it is even...I always use my cutting board or either my guillotine but for whatever reason I'm off by a fraction...PLEASEEEE help...I only started making cards when the pandemic started❣🤗

@AngryCatCrafts 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you! I thought I was going crazy!

@kymharris8990 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks that was so useful, I started cutting the bottom off. I don’t mind the bead inside it’s how I place my insert.

@diannebartolotta9641 8 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, thank you so much.

@reneebanbury7066 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing!

@donnataylor5671 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you that would help a lot my question is how do we store and organize our stamps thank you for all you do for us God bless you and your family

@bournonville13 3 жыл бұрын

I have always used the edge of the scoreboard to Line up and then fold.

@dyannacoleman7092 3 жыл бұрын

me too!

@scrappingscootergirl 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@twylajohnson4708 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you May May! That will help a lot. One thing I am struggling with now is making Christmas cards A2 size, but they are so thick, they don’t fit in an a2 envelope I make on my punch board. So, I am making them individually by using a diagonal square 8x8 and trying to get them centered well. They never are and my flaps aren’t even. Ugh!

@angaramacrafts8564 3 жыл бұрын

Mooost Excellent vid! Super duper helpful!!! Thanks!!!

@lauriecr3690 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you. 😍

@enea6490 7 ай бұрын

I can’t thank you enough for this!

@sharonpendleton6549 3 жыл бұрын

Maymay, could you do a wooden jewelry box with Mintay paper,

@debbiehuck5474 3 жыл бұрын

I love this tip!

@rosaliecaldwell8667 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips.

@ashleyswan3871 3 жыл бұрын

BEST. 👏🏻 TIP. 👏🏻 EVER. 👏🏻

@patriciapatricia4005 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this ...great tip...one of my issues is that using liquid glue with dies sometimes leaves residue on the cards...shiny and sticky

@scrapnstitchtawnya5423 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Any tricks for lining up card mats?

@jeanetteelliott9527 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I thought I was losing my mind. Lol.

@marlenenicholl6825 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that same problem lately - I score with my Stampin’up trimmer, turn and push against the left edge of the trimmer where there is a little kind of lip and then I fold over and burnish - same thing as you do only that I use my trimmer