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.
I was inspired by Lisa Bernard’s Easter Basket Bundle card, which you can see here. I’m so glad I saw her card! A friend asked me to make his parents’ Easter card using this bundle, and Lisa’s card really got my. mojo going.
Here’s my card:
It’s just a given that fun fold cards also post to the Creative Creases Challenge. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper coordinates the challenge along with this Demos’ Blog Hop, and it’s one of my favorite challenges. Hopefully, you will be inspired to upload your own fun fold project to the challenge! I love this hidden flap fun fold and have already posted a number of them, some of which you can see here, here, and here.
Measurements:
The Shy Shamrock base measures 11by 4-1/4 inches, scored at 2-1/4 and 5-1/2 inches
I trimmed a second piece of Shy Shamrock to 1-1/2 ” by 11″, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2 inches for the double z-fold mechanism
There are two pieces for the inside of the z-fold and each measures 3/4 by 4 inches, scored at 1/2 inch & 3-3/4 inches
The white cardstock for the back sentiment measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
I used some different patterns from the Easter Joy 12″ by 12″ DSP
The egg and flower piece on the front flap measures 2-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches
The striped DSP pieces measure 1-3/8 by 5-3/8 inches, and two pieces each measuring 1-3/8 by 2-5/8 inches
The DSP scene with the sky and the clouds needed to be trimmed down to 5-3/8 by 4 inches
I cropped the basket from a scrap piece of Crumb Cake cardstock
This card won’t fit in a medium envelope, so I didn’t trim DSP for the envelope flap
Pieces Used:
All the pieces were stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored with blends
There are four rabbits: 2 for the pop-up pieces, 1 for the inside of the base, and one on the back panel
I used one chocolate bunny for the front basket
There are two chicks, two flower bunches, and three single flowers
I used four carrots and six eggs
There are 5 cropped grass pieces in Shy Shamrock
The basket was cropped from Crumb Cake cardstock
Thankfully, the basket “ribbon” is from one of the Easter Basket dies
The basket “ribbon” woven in the bottom of the basket and the top bow were cropped from Balmy Blue cardstock
The basket was cropped from Crumb Cake cardstock, then I used the dark Crumb Cake blend to outline the handle
The fabric for the top of the basket comes from the Easter DSP
I used the following blends for coloring: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Shy Shamrock, Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Balmy Blue, and Pretty in Pink
Putting the Card Together:
I went overboard with all the additional pieces and layers for this card because once I got started I just couldn’t stop myself
Of course, you can easily scale this down so that you only have a z-fold card using the DSP, the Easter basket, one or two rabbits, and some carrots
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
Start by adhering the DSP to the front flap and the inside of the base of the card
Adhere the pieces of the striped DSP to the z-fold mechanism
The double z-fold mechanism gets adhered in the opposite direction from the folded base
Adhere the short outside end to the bottom of the inside base of the card
Adhere the long outside end to the bottom of the front flap of the card
Here’s a template showing the placement of the double z-fold mechanism, which I found at What Cathy Made
I would strongly suggest using the reverse craft tweezers found in the Embossing Additions kit to adhere the interior pieces to the inside of the z-fold piece of cardstock
I used multipurpose liquid glue because I was concerned that I’d make a mess of the placement if I used tear & tape
I used dimensionals to adhere the basket, rabbit, duckling, and carrot on the front flap
Back to the Stampin’ Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop:
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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.
Here’s the sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:
As always with a fun fold card, I will be adding this to the Creative Creases Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.
The Inspiration:
I used a video tutorial from Susan Campfield to create this card. I did need to make some adjustments to her measurements on the inside so that about 12 people can sign it for a colleague who has been recovering from an injury. Sue gives all the measurements for this card, and other versions of it, in the video.
The major changes I made are on the inside of the card. I trimmed two pieces of white cardstock to 4-1/4 by 5-3/8 for the inside. I stamped the inside sentiment, from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set, using Secret Sea ink. Then, I used a Stylish Shapes banner die to crop the sentiment and two pieces of the Delightful Wishes DSP.
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Back to the SU! Demos 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!
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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.
I’m also using this fun fold for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #666, and here’s the sketch:
Without further ado, here’s my Triple Bridge Z-fold card:
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Connie Stewart’s Video:
I found this video posted by Connie Stewart for this card, and you can watch it here. I’ve watched it three times, once before doing anything with paper. The second time, I followed along and paused when I needed to do so to trim my pieces. When I had everything trimmed, I watched it a third and fourth time to help me put the pieces together. Please don’t let the number of times I watched the video scare you away because if you’ve ever made a z-fold card, you can do this.
In her video, Connie says that the more you play with the card, the easier it will fold back up properly. Even after burnishing each of the score lines as both a valley and as a mountain, I still need to play with the card to loosen up the folds.
I would strongly suggest making this for the first time using retired DSP, and I wish I had done so. I would rather have 1/8 inch borders around my DSP pieces. Connie’s measurements are for 1/4 inch borders. Therefore, I needed to adjust the sizes going up 1/8 inch for the length and width for each piece.
Back to the Stampin’ Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop:
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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. I can always find a new fold or other inspiration from the challenge. I would love to see your creations there as well.
Here’s my card:
This card starts with a basic z-fold card, and then has a pop-up piece when opened, which she called a double-decker pop-out card. I found this card on Sue Campfield’s YouTube channel, and you can see her video here. Sue used 1/4 inch borders for her cards, and I used 1/8, which explains the difference in measurements. Her video is from May, 2023, which means the products used are retired. The Nature’s Walk Suite of products I used will be available on January 6, 2026 in the online exclusive products.
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
There are three white mats, the first measure 5-1/8 by 4-1/8 inches for the back of the base
The two bases for the flaps each measure 2 by 5-3/8 inches
The Night of Navy piece for the front of the card measures 3-3/8 by 4-3/8 inches
After dry embossing a piece of white cardstock using the Birchwood EF, trim it to 3-1/4 by 4-1/4 inches
The white piece of cardstock for the pop-up panel measures 4-1/4 by 3 inches
The Night of Navy pop-up mechanism piece measures 3 by 2-1/4 inches, scored on the long side at 3/4, 1-1/2, and 2-1/4 inches
I used the upcoming Nature Walk DSP (designer series paper) for my card and needed to trim three pieces
The first two for the flaps each measure 1-7/8 by 5-1/4 inches, and the one in the back measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
HINT: I wanted the pieces of DSP to line up after being trimmed, so I needed to trim it with the backside pattern facing up
You could also trim the back piece then the two flaps but remember to trim from right to left
I needed a piece of DSP measuring 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
I had enough of the white embossed cardstock leftover to punch a 1-inch circle and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
I used leftover pieces of white and Night of Navy cardstock for the sentiment and leaf die cuts
The white leaves die cuts were leftover from another project
Sue Campfield’s Video:
I’ve made a number of z-fold cards and have made a number of variations of the z-fold as well. Following Sue’s video, I was able to easily fold and adhere the pop-up mechanism. It would be so much easier to follow her video for that part of the card.
What I Did:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
I started by adhering the DSP to the white cardstock pieces, then adhered them to the base of the card
I used the ____ stamp set for the sentiments
Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the front sentiment on a leftover piece of white cardstock
Crop the sentiment using a circle die from the Stylish Shapes die set
Next, I stamped the inside sentiment in Night of Navy ink
Since I wanted to have the branches/leaves on the inside piece to be lighter, I used stamped off Night of Navy before stamping on the white cardstock
After adhering the Night of Navy branches to the embossed piece of cardstock, I wound white baker’s twine around the cardstock three times
It helps to use some tear & tape to the back of the cardstock to hold the ends of the baker’s twine in place
Next, I added a mini-glue dot under the baker’s twine to pull the three pieces together where I wanted to place the double bow
I used another glue dot to adhere the bow
Add dimensionals under the sentiment circle so they straddle the baker’s twine and adhere
Adhere the inside panel on the pop-up mechanism
The white cardstock branches were after-thoughts, and I added dimensionals on the piece for the front and slipped it under the sentiment
Then I adhered the large leaves/branches to the inside base of the card
Finally, I added three brass butterflies on the outside and one on the inside popped-up piece
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the SU! Demos 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.
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.
I made my great-nieces and great-nephew fun fold cards for Halloween. My 9 year-old great niece loved hers and I said that I was doing something special for Christmas cards for them. That sent me on the hunt for new-to-me fun folds.
Here’s my open bay window card:
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!
I’m also going to upload this card to the Critter Crazy Challenge since I have the dog and squirrel on the front and center, and added the chipmunk on the back. I hope that qualifies for Critter Crazy.
I found this card and video tutorial posted by Creative Moments By G on October 14, 2025, and loved it. After watching the video the first time, I sat down and used their measurements to trim all my paper, then followed along with the YouTube video while creating my test card. I probably should’ve used retired DSP (designer series paper), but live and learn. I also created a template for myself to follow using a 1/8 inch margin instead of a 1/4 inch margin.
Template & Practice Card:
Here’s my practice card, without the acetate and floating front:
Here’s the template:
What I Did:
I’d strongly suggest watching the video by Creative Moments by G, which I linked above just to see how the card goes together
I used the Jolly Delivery stamp set and North Pole Delivery 12″ by 12″ Specialty DSP, which includes two sheets of precut designs
Just a little side note – I can not believe that I was able to get all 4 of the Christmas village DSP pattern strips to line up so perfectly
Before I started putting anything together, I first trimmed all the paper I would need which made it much easier for me to follow along with the video
Since this card is already bulky, I only used multipurpose liquid glue and tear & tape to adhere all the pieces together
Make sure you let the liquid glue dry completely
The layers of the sentiment panel on the front were cropped using two of the Nested Essential dies
The three glittery dots come from the low-profile sparkly dots set
For the bay window Garden Green pieces, I used the Regals 6 x 6 inch DSP
The center inside panel comes from the Pool Party pattern in the Subtles 6 x 6 inch DSP
The adorable dog pulling the gift sleigh comes from the precut designs, as does the squirrel I added behind the presents
The addition of Very Vanilla cardstock on the back is necessary for a sentiment and my personal note to my great-niece
I also used two precut pieces for the back bottom corners of the card
BIG HINT: I added cardstock layers behind all the DSP pieces, which was a mistake because the card won’t fit in the envelope
This card will be hand-delivered, so I can get an envelope better suited for the bulk
The practice card only has one layer of added cardstock, and that’s behind the inside center DSP panel
The practice card easily fits in a medium envelope, and will do so even after the acetate and front pieces are added
This card will require additional postage
It truly took longer to trim all the paper than it did to put this card together, so I hope you will add it to your fun fold rotation
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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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!
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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Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
