Hi girls .. Here is the Star tutorial  I really hope this  makes sense to you ..  1st of all you  will need  a 6×6 piece of Designer paper , Bone  folder, Cutter ( for scoring) Scissors   and   a long body stapler  and  some type of cord  or ribbon Thats it … Ok are you  ready to begin ?  Remember  you can click photo to enlarge .

Score your  6×6 piece of Designer paper  at 1,2,3,4,& 5 

  what ever side you want your  star  design  to be  you  will lay your 6×6 piece of DS paper  face down ( shown in photo )

Start by folding your DS paper  accordian  style  as shown in photo.   Continue folding by flipping  and folding   until you reached the end

This  will be   what  the TOP of your  star  accordian  fold  will look like  REMEMBER this is the TOP with the 3  mountain  tops  and  YOU will be cutting  the other side " Bottom " ( This is VERY important  girls )

Next you will Then insert your  accordian  folded strip into your cutter  and  score a light mark  at 3" this will be  the center of your  strip  ( This mark only  severs as a  reminder  for the next step .. If you  can eye ball the  center then skip this  step  Hee! Hee!

Ok Now  using the  long body  stapler  you  will staple   in the center ( as shown in  this photo ) over top of the  light score line  you made in previous step

Ok now we are ready for  cutting .. REMEMBER you  will always be cutting on the BOTTOM side ( Refer back to step 5) ok  place your thumb over the center  staple  and  this will serve as  your guide where to cut I am right handed so my  cuts and the   bottom  of the  strip is facing right ( Very important  girls )

Ok now  start  cutting  at an angle  to the   top left side .. start  cutting   just below your  thumb ( as shown in  photo ) If you need to cut more  you  can always  cut more off later  But you  can never  put it back on  so  until you   make your  1st one  it is always better  to  cut less  than to MUCH  KWIM? wink wink !

Next Flip  your  strip  upward  and  cut the  next  side the same way as shown in photo . Using your thumb as  your guide again

Ok once your  done  cutting your angles this is what  the BOTTOM of your  star will look like

Ok now  comes the folding .. Remember   once you get the folding part down  you  will just play around with your  finished star  making adjustments  to  postion your  star YOU will not need any adhesive

Ok  next fold  one panel at a time  upward making a crease  to have it  stand  up  shown in  the photo .  You may want to  fold the  accordian  strip in half to make this  part easier  just to  get the center   creased  so each panel will stand upward

OK  here comes the trick girls  I really think the photo explains this best  since I  find it hard to  put into words .. Ok I will try . once you have your panel standing upward  take  your panel and  lay it  down  to your table  making  sure to make the  triangle  Point in the center .. You see the star forming now dont  you ??

Continue   doing this to all the panels  as shown in previous step .

Once you have done all your panels  now  comes the playing … just postion your star panels  by  adjusting them  and pushing the  centers out or in  whatever  you  want your finished  Star to look like. Final step is punch a  tiny hole in  the top of one panel and add your  cording .. TA DA  you made your  Star  for  decorating  your  Home , tree  and or gifts . Dont you just love it ??

Dawns EXTRA Bonus TIP:  Now you  can make even smaller stars   using these directions  BUT   to make  a smaller star  cut your  piece of DS paper at 3×3 and score at  1/2" , 1", 1 1/2",  2" & 2 1/2" and follow the steps  above  this makes such a cute  tiny tiny  star. I hope you  had fun making your  stars  girls  have a fabulous day and thanks  for peeking in today ..

Until tomorrow … Happy Stampin!!