In this weird time between Christmas and New Year I decided to look back at the annual catalogue from Stampin' Up! For some inspiration. And I fell upon the adorable Turtle-y Cute suite collection . With its cute characters and bright colours it's such a fun suite to create with.
To go with this fun suite of products a fun fold seemed the right choice! The fold I settled on is one inspired by the lovely Connie Stewart. Connie is an American demonstrator who obviously works in inches and for those of you who don't already know I'm from the UK and use metric measurements. This means I have adjusted and resized Connie's original fun fold to suit me.
So here's my version...
It all starts with 2 pieces of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 10.5cm. A piece of cardstock measuring 14.4cm x 21cm scored at 10cm and 20cm. Another piece of cardstock 14.4cm x 20cm scored at 10cm. These pieces form the main parts of the card base.
You'll also need a piece of copier or scrap paper measuring 14.4cm x 10cm.
The pop out mechanism is a piece of cardstock measuring 8.5cm x 28cm scored at 2cm, 4cm cm, 14cm, 24cm and 26cm.
You'll also need extra papers and cardstock to decorate with.
Watch the video below for how to make this fun card 😀
I hope you enjoy the video and will give this card a go.
With the winter weather well and truly here hobbies really come into their own. Especially the ones that can be done inside on cold wet days! Now papercrafting is my number one love but I'm also an avid reader and love to bake and knit as well. This make the gorgeous Hobby Haven pattern papers just perfect for the crafters in your life!
The papers feature all sorted of relaxing themes and the soft calm colour palette say's it all. The pack also has 2 sheets of die cut images ready to create with.
The card featuring this pretty paper is a fun fold one called a double-swing card. This fun card has lot's of area to show off the papers. This card is also a very interactive experience for the recipient as well as fun to make!.
The card stands nicely as well as folding flat for posting.
The sentiment can be found hidden inside the card which is a fun feature.
Seen from above the card shows how the panels appear to float.
The reverse is also decorated because as every crafter know now area should go naked!
Here are the measurements for the card. Start with a piece of cardstock measuring 11cm x 21cm. Next mark at 4.5cm, 6cm, 15cm and 16.5cm along the long edge top and bottom with a pencil. Now mark at 1.5cm and 9.5cm along both the short sides. The imperial measurements are.. cardstock measuring 8½" x 4¼" marked at 1¾", 2⅜", 6" and 6⅝" along the long edge top and bottom. Then at ⅝" and 3¾" along both the sort sides.
The central cut lines are at 1.5cm (⅝") , 7.5cm (2¹⁵/¹⁶"), 13.5cm (4⅞") and 19.5cm (7¹¹/¹⁶")
Cut and score as the picture below shows and the video at the end of this post.
And here is the video tutorial where I make the card.
For this fun fold card I'm using the oh so cute Gingerbread man stamps and dies bundle. This fun card is perfect for any time of year and any occasion and is definitely one you're going to want to have a go at creating for yourself!
Called a double slider card it's most definitely a wow card that is sure to impress the recipient 😀
Closed the card fits neatly into a standard C6 envelope (A2 envelope). It can be deciding so many ways.. pattern papers, dry embossing or as I've done heat embossing... the choice is yours!
The card starts with a piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 29.7cm scored at 1cm, 11cm and 21cm. ( 5½" x 11" scored at ⅜", 4⅜" and 8⅜" )
Then, keeping the 1cm ( ⅜") panel on the left-hand side, mark the right-hand panel at 1.5cm (½") in from the left hand scoreline and the right-hand edge both at the top and bottom of the panel. Next measure up 1cm ( ⅜") on all 4 marks. Connect the marks top and bottom as shown below. You'll be removing these small rectangles.
Imperial measurements are above
Next you're going to need a piece of plastic. I have used a 6 litre ( 6 quart) grip seal bag from IKEA. First trim the bottom seal of the bag off. Now cut a 5cm (1½") strip off the bottom of the bag to create a loop of plastic. Now carefully vot the sealed edges to give you 2 strips of plastic. You're only going to need 1 of these so save the other for another card or make 2 at the same time 😉
You'll also need 2 panels of the same colour cardstock measuring 14.4cm x 9.5cm. ( 3¾" x 5¼") As well as 2 white panels measuring 13.9cm x 9cm. ( 3½" x 5")
Watch this video to see how the card is created. It's not as hard as you might first think 😀
Here is a photo of the finished card open. Isn't this gingerbread man a cheeky chappy 😀
On Sunday just gone I held my monthly team get together. At these get together we have a guest designers, a different one each time, who create 3 cards for us to all create together. This time it was the lovely Kay who designed for us , you can find her page Nanny.K. on Facebook. One of the cards she designed was the amazing fun fold I'm sharing today.
I recreated the card using the fantastic North Pole Delivery pattern papers. This paper pack contains 2 die cut sheets filled with fun images ready for you to create with!
The card starts out as a basic landscape A6 card base . You make this with a piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 21cm scored at 10.5cm. ( 5½" x 8½" scored at 4¼")
The magic happens when you open the card. 2 wings pop out to give this card the real wow factor!
Here are the measurements for the pieces you'll need.
You'll need 2 pieces each 4cm by 11cm scored at 2cm ( 1½" x 5" score at ¾"). You then need to mark each side down at 4cm ( 1½"). You'll also need 2 pieces 7cm x 15cm scored at 7cm ( 2¼" x 5" scored at 2¼" ) and finally 2 pieces 2cm x 11 cm scored at 2cm and 9cm ( ¾" x 3¾" scored at ¾" from both ends ). Hopefully the Imperial measurements ok 🤞 I try to convert them to the best of my abilities but please be aware they might not be perfect. I choose to keep these pieces the same colour as the main card base but you don't have to go wild and experiment 😀.
And here is the video from my Live at 5 on Monday Facebook live sharing how to make this fun card.
Have fun with Kay's winged pop out card I certainly have 😀
