Making Lac'e Cards

Joanna Swinton · 07-10-09, 04:58 PM

I have recedntly come across Lac'e making cards but know little about them other than they look lovely and they are made using a templace and folding the cuts. Is there a tutorial anywhere as I have looked and can't find one. Does anyone have any knowledge of making one?
Thank you
Joanna

Sarah Edwards · 07-10-09, 06:19 PM

You have pretty much hit the nail on the head and answered your own questions

You use metal templates and cut the slits with a craft knife, then fold the cuts you have to create pretty folded designs.

Here are a few links you might like to check out:

http://www.craftideas.info/html/incere.html

http://www.imacrs.com/foldem-temps.htm

Apparently Lace templates have been discontinued from the manufacturer, so if you want templates then buy them now because once the shops / websites sell out they will not be able to buy any more.

Hope this helps!

craftybren · 08-10-09, 07:18 AM

I love using these templates and also Hot of The Press make the plastic ones which have full instructions on. The ones I have are "Lattice Folds" and they make lovely folds up the spine of a card, see my album and "diamond Folds". I have found quite a few Lace' Templates cheap in the shops now so look around you might get a bargain.

Carol Lepard · 08-10-09, 01:20 PM

This type of cutting is also called Cut and Fold and templates can be found for this as well. Kamya is a good place to find them (as well as Lacé templates)
http://www.kamya.com/amtradtemplates.html
http://www.kamya.com/lacetemplate.html

craftybren · 08-10-09, 02:50 PM

Sarah and Carol thanks for the links, very useful

Jolis DeAngelis · 08-10-09, 03:26 PM

You can find similar templates under "Incire" although their templates seem to be a bit more complex, with more folding. If you google incire and look at the images, you'll see some amazing stuff!

Jolis DeAngelis · 08-10-09, 03:27 PM

Check out this lady's stuff: http://marianneweb.50megs.com/pons.htm

Dawn Hill · 19-10-09, 01:38 PM

Thanks for sharing these links, they are all wonderful - Ive never seen these before

and will have to get some templates (something else to put on my to do list)

Fran Howell · 01-11-09, 07:19 AM

I had problems buying templates locally so I made lace cards without a template. choose one with only straight lines and photocopy the pic of the template onto the back of your paper. use a scalpel and metal ruler to cut the lines and fold.

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