{"title":"How to Make a Bendi Card (Bendy Fold Card Tutorial)","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/card-making/how-to-make-a-bendi-card","category":{"slug":"card-making","name":"Card Making"},"creator":{"name":"Sam Calcott UK - Mixed Up Craft","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVzExvwnw-Cg7t-l2bRqP1Q","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqZWLi0fQ_4"},"tldr":"Make a bendi fold card that pops into a 3D scene and folds flat for a 6x6 envelope. Exact measurements and ten photo steps.","quickAnswer":"Make a bendi fold card that pops into a 3D scene and folds flat for a 6x6 envelope. An easy project: about 1 hour. Materials cost about $1 to $3. You need 9 things, including white cardstock, 6 x 6 patterned paper and black ink pad. The 10 steps start with score the Bendi Card Base Down the Middle, score Both Ends of the Bendi Card Strip and stamp the Sentiment on the Bendi Card Strip.","totalDurationSeconds":458,"videoDurationSeconds":458,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":60,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":60,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":1,"max":3},"yield":"1 card"},"tools":["scoreboard and scoring tool","stamping platform","small craft scissors","fine tip glue bottle"],"materials":["white cardstock","6 x 6 patterned paper","black ink pad","clear stamps","colored pencils"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Score the Bendi Card Base Down the Middle","text":"Cut a 6 by 6 inch square of sturdy white cardstock for the base. Lay it on a scoreboard and score a line down the middle at 3 inches. Fold it in half along the score and crease it well. This is the whole back of the card. A square base fits a standard 6 by 6 envelope once the card is finished and folded flat."},{"number":2,"title":"Score Both Ends of the Bendi Card Strip","text":"Cut a strip 7 inches long and 1.5 inches tall. This is the piece that bends. Score a line half an inch in from each end and fold both tabs back. The strip can be taller if you want more room for a sentiment or a bigger design. Lay it across the base to see how it looks before you go further."},{"number":3,"title":"Stamp the Sentiment on the Bendi Card Strip","text":"Stamp your sentiment across the middle of the strip. Sam stamps Father's Day in black ink, then adds small images at each end to fill the white space. A stamping platform holds the stamp in place so you can stamp again if the first one is faint. Color the small images before you glue the strip down."},{"number":4,"title":"Glue the Bendi Strip Tab to the Card Base","text":"If you plan to cover the base with patterned panels, peel back their corners or wait to add them. Put glue on the back of one end tab of the strip. Press it onto the card base along the outer edge, level with the bottom. The panels later go over the tabs, which hides them and makes the card look like one piece."},{"number":5,"title":"Line the Bendi Strip Up Flush With the Card Edge","text":"Glue the second tab the same way on the other side. The fold of each tab must run flush with the outside edge of the card and sit right along the bottom corner. Take a minute here. When both ends are in place, open the card and watch the strip bow forward into its curve. Shape it gently with your fingers."},{"number":6,"title":"Score the Inner Support Tab for the Bendi Card","text":"The inner tab gives your main image something to stand on. Cut a piece 4.5 by 1.75 inches. Score it at half an inch, 2 inches, 2.5 inches and 4 inches, then fold it into a small bridge shape. This piece is optional. You can stick everything onto the bendi strip instead, but the tab lets a tall image stand in the middle."},{"number":7,"title":"Glue the Inner Support Tab Into the Bendi Card","text":"Add glue to the two outer tabs of the support piece. Set it in the middle of the card base so the half inch center section hangs over the center score line. Keep it flush with the bottom of the strip. Sam's tab comes up a little higher than the strip, but the main image will cover it from the front."},{"number":8,"title":"Glue the Top of the Bendi Card Support Tab","text":"Put a line of glue along the top front of the support tab. This is where the main scene attaches. Sam sticks her fussy cut tree stump here, so it rises up behind the curved strip when the card opens. Press it on and hold it for a moment. Open and close the card once to make sure the stump moves with the fold."},{"number":9,"title":"Add the Gnome to the Front of the Bendi Card","text":"Now add the star of the card. Sam glues her colored gnome on top of the tree stump so he sits right in the middle of the scene. Add the toadstool next to him. Press each piece in place and open the card to check that it pops up the way you want before moving on to the smaller pieces."},{"number":10,"title":"Trim and Add Fussy-Cut Garden Pieces to the Bendi Card","text":"Trim around the rest of your stamped pieces with small scissors, then glue them around the scene. Sam adds a wheelbarrow, plant pots, a bird and a wishing well, and decorates the inside back with more stamped bits. A touch of glossy accents on a few spots catches the light. Fold it flat and slip it into its envelope."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-11-15T15:36:30.742Z","published":"2026-11-15T15:36:30.486Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. 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