Christmas Foliage for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #171
Welcome to the April, 2025 edition of the Sparkles Christmas Challenge! The theme for this month chosen by our host, Dawn, is Christmas Foliage. When you get finished here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to view the creations from the very talented members of our design team. After you’ve created your own themed card, please don’t forget to upload it to our gallery.
Here’s my fun fold Christmas Foliage card:
This is one of my favorite fun folds, and I’ve already posted a number of cards using this fold, especially when using 6 x 6 ” DSP (designer series paper). You can see other cards using this fold here, and here, and here.
I have no earthly idea why I didn’t save the tutorial video for this card, but I have searched my Pinterest and saved video tutorials on YouTube for more than 30 minutes and can’t find it. If you recognize the fold, please let me know so I can give credit to the original designer. I will be using this fold for many 6 x 6 inch DSP pages! The paper absolutely does all the work here!
Creating a Card Using a Template:
I created a template for myself so I wouldn’t have to look up the measurements every time I wanted to use this layout, which is quite often.
Here’s my template:
The mats for both flaps measure 3-1/8 by 5-3/8.
Trim 1/4 inch from either the top or bottom of your 6 x 6″ DSP. Then, cut the DSP down the middle so you have 2 pieces measuring 3 by 5-1/4 inches.
If you like the idea of quick and easy cards but don’t know where to start, try our KITS COLLECTION!
Here are three examples of the all-inclusive kits available now!
First, this PAINTED WISHES KIT retails for $14.00 (USD) and contains enough supplies to create NINE cards!
The second kit I’m showcasing is the ALPINE AIR KIT which retails for $22.00 (USD) and it also contains enough supplies for NINE cards! I’ve already posted some cards I’ve made using this kit, which you can see here.
Finally, this BY YOUR SIDE KIT retails for $22.00 (USD) and contains enough supplies for EIGHT cards. I love this kit and have posted cards using it which you can see here, here and here.
