Scoring & Folding Card

For a crisp & clean fold line, score your paper or card before folding.

For scoring and folding paper or card, helpful items are:

• Craft mat
• Scoring tool
• Bone folder tool
• Ruler
• Lead pencil

SCoring TOol Options

There are heaps of different choices when it comes to scoring tools

• Purpose built scoring pens

• Embossing Stylus

• Scoring board set

• A ball point pen that has run out of ink will also work well. Anything with a small round / ball tip will score paper well.

Bone Folding (Paper Creasing) Tool Options

• Plastic - Bone Folding Tool such as the Fiskars Traditional Bone Folder

• Genuine Bone Folding tools such as the Ecohu Square Bone Folder or Traditional Bone Folder 

• Teflon - Bone Folding Tool

I have a plastic Bone Folder which works well, although it has worn down a bit over the years with frequent use!

Scoring Paper

The first thing to do is to mark where you need the fold. 
Mark and score the card on the REVERSE side (ie the score line will end up inside the fold).

In this example, I'm making a card base and need to neatly fold the piece of card in half.
I've marked where I need the score line with a light lead pencil mark. You could also use your scoring tool to make a small dent in the card to mark the spot.

Using your scoring tool and a ruler, mark a dent along the card along the intended fold line.

Gently fold the card along the score line and then use a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.

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