Delicate Vines Barn Star

Load the Delicate Vines Barn Star (Cut & More) file into your cutting machine’s software.

This design has two different cardstock colors. Proceed in the design software until the first color selection appears, and is ready to be cut.

Smooth the first cardstock color onto the adhesive mat with the right side of the paper facing up. Make sure the correct scoring tool is in place. Then load the adhesive mat into the machine.

Score the first color. Your cutting machine will stop and request you to replace the scoring wheel with the cutting tool. Replace the tool and cut out the first color.

When the first file has finished cutting, carefully remove it from the mat and remove all the excess paper.

Repeat to score and cut all of the paper pieces for the barn star out of the two colors.

First, fold the back piece (color 1) along the scoring lines, folding each of the glue flaps in the direction indicated by the scoring lines. Set this to the side for now.

Take one front piece (color 1), and fold the longer scoring line with wrong sides together between the two points. Then fold the shorter scoring line the opposite direction with right sides together. Repeat to fold all five front pieces.

Take the back piece, and spread glue onto the two tabs of one of the arms of the star. Place the tabs into the interior of one of the front pieces, so the tabs are getting glued into the inside of the star. Make sure to match up the edges and corners. Than repeat to glue the back piece tabs into all five of the front pieces.

Now glue the remaining tab on the front piece (color 2) and tuck it behind the neighboring front piece. Repeat this all the way around the star.

Fold the top pieces the same way you did the front pieces along the score lines.

Repeat to fold all five pieces.

Add spray adhesive, glue or double sided tape to the wrong side of a top piece.

Carefully place the top piece over one front piece, lining up the arm spines. Gently press only the tab half onto the front piece. Be sure to leave the other half of the top piece unglued for now.

Now place the remaining top pieces onto the front pieces, lining up the spines and pressing them down completely. Repeat this until you are on the last one. Slide the final tab under the first top piece where we left it unglued. Then glue the first top piece down completely.

This completes the barn star. Repeat these steps to make a collection of stars in different colors and sizes.