DT Tutorial by Becky

Chevron is one of the hottest trends going right now, so incorporating it into paper crafting was a must try for me, and maybe you will be inspired to give it a go as well. I am sure that there are many ways to create this pattern, but I am going to share the way that made the most sense to me and was the easiest for me to be successful with.

I started with ½” paper strips in the two patterns that I wanted to incorporate into the design. I then trimmed them into 2” long pieces.

Use a ruler and a pencil to make a light pencil line across the paper to make sure the chevron stays straight as you work. Adhere a strip of paper to another strip, aligning the bottom right and left edges at right angles. Adhere this piece off the edge to start the chevron pattern. Continue adding strips by lining up the bottom right and left edges of each strips as you adhere them to the page, making sure to keep the point on the line.

Use a straight edge and an exacto knife and line up the top and bottom intersection of the bottom and cut along the edge to get a matching cut, gently and carefully remove the trimmed paper. With this cutting technique your edges will match even if the cut is off a little bit there won’t be any gapping or base layer showing through where the paper edges meet. Repeat for each intersection.

To get the wider chevron pattern I used two strips and instead of cutting them into lengths I used the long strips instead of pre-trimming them. Line up the edges and trim, continuing across the page making sure line up the points along the pencil line.