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Hi, Iím Kristen, and today Iím going to talk about a simple tool you can use to score
your own card stock at home. So what is a score line you might ask? A score line is
a professionally made crease that we apply to some of our papers so that you can get
a crisp, accurate fold every time. So why would you want to score your own cards at
home? Well, we donít recommend folding any of our card stocks without first scoring them,
and let me show you why. Now Iím going to fold this very heavy 113 pound cover stockóGmund
Reactionóto show you what happens. Just line it up hereÖ And you can see Iím already
having trouble getting it to stay aligned and getting it to fold in a nice, crisp manner.
And although it is folded, if you zoom in here, you can see how the card stock is all
cracked which doesnít look very nice at all. So as I mentioned, the benefit of a score
line is that you can get a crisp, accurate fold, even with very heavy card stock like
this. So let me show you how to do this. Here I have a bone folder which you can get at
any local craft store. Theyíre really affordableóusually under ten dollars or soóand Iím going to
use a ruler to get a nice straight line and a pencil to mark where I want to put the line.
So I will just measure where I want to make the score. In this case, I want to fold this
8 Ω by 11 sheet of paper in half so Iíll score it 5 Ω. And Iíll just make a mark
on both the top and the bottom to make sure Iím getting a straight line. 5 Ω here, 5
Ω on the bottomÖ So I will just hold my ruler up to them using it as a straight edge.
Now, I just have to guide my bone folder along the straight edge of the ruler. You might
want to go over this a few times to make sure the score lineís really there. And thatís
it. As you can see, I made a nice, crisp score line. So now when I go to fold it, the score
line will give me a nice, accurate fold. It also sort of guides you on its own. See, much
nicer than the folder that was made without a score line. Now you know how to score your
own card stock at home. If you have any questions about the process that I just showed you,
leave a comment. Weíd be happy to hear from you.