Welcome back to the monthly Stampin’ UP! Demonstrators Fun Fold Blog Hop. If you love fun folds, you’ve come to a hop filled with really great projects by some very talented fellow demonstrators. When you finish here, I hope you will hop along with the rest of the demos using the links below.
It’s just a given that fun fold cards also post to the Creative Creases Challenge. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper coordinates both this hop and the challenge. Hopefully, you will be inspired to upload your own fun fold project to the challenge!
Here’s my card:
I was inspired by Debbie’s September Fun Fold Blog Hop card, which you can see here, and the post includes the measurements. I used her measurements to create my card. Debbie’s card used 1/4 inch margins on the mats, which I followed to a T. I’ll be creating another card using 1/8 inch margins on the mats and DSP. I also followed the directions on Patty Bennett’s of Patty Stamps video for putting the card together, Patty’s didn’t use mats on her card. They are both gorgeous!
I used the Floral Charm DSP (designer series paper), along with Basic Beige, Night of Navy, and Timid Tiger cardstock, with just a bit of Mossy Meadow scraps.
Measurements:
I created a template for my next trifold hidden flap card which will have narrower margins.
Here are the two pieces of this template:
These templates have a lot going on on each piece. To make it a bit clearer for me, I boxed off the cardstock and DSP measurements for each piece.
I did trim off just 1/16 of an inch for the piece that folds inward at the end to make it lay flatter.
Having Debbie’s measurements allowed me to trim all the pieces I needed before I went to Patty’s video. This prep work made the whole card come together relatively easily.
I also trimmed a piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
Then, I punched a 1-inch circle and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal.
I already have the cardstock colors and DSP picked for the next card and can’t wait to put it together!
Putting the Card Together:
- I followed the directions on Patty Bennett’s video to put this together
- Once I saw her do it, I realized that this card looks so much more complicated than I originally thought
- Following Debbie’s lead, I did add some Charming Day stamped/cropped pieces to the last inside flap instead of using another piece of DSP
- I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces together
- Since the DSP print looks water-colored, I wanted the flower and leaves on the die cuts to come out very soft
- I struggled with different techniques to color the pieces and finally landed on using Q-tips and the stamp pads to do the coloring
- I didn’t add any jewels or ribbon because the card is already so bulky
- This card will be bulky even if leaving off the cardstock mats, so make sure you add extra postage
- This card is really worth all the trimming to be able to make it over and over again because it just consists of trimming and scoring
Back to the SU! Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop:
We all hope you will follow the links below and hop along with us. There’s so much inspiration to be found here. We’d love to see what inspires you to create a fun fold as well. Don’t forget to upload it to the Creative Creases challenge!
If you get lost along the way, you can always come back here to find the next demo in line.
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Beautiful card. The colors are so bright and welcoming.
Thank you. The DSP does all the work.
What a great autumn card, Sue! I love that you tried this fun fold (thanks for the shout-out)! I agree that the next one to try is with the smaller border, which is always my favorite. Thanks for joining the blog hop!
Of course I had to give you the credit! You inspired me. It’s a lot easier than I thought it would be, so I’m glad I saw your post!
Such an interesting fun fold, Sue! I’ll have to give it a try!
It’s much easier than I thought it would be. It’s bulky, but relatively easy. I’d love to see what you design.
Beautiful and bright! This is a beautiful card that will definitely brighten someones day. love it
Such a beautiful and bright card! This is the perfect card to brighten someone’s day! Love it