Cute as a Bug double pop out fun fold card

 Do you like whimsical?  Or slightly retro? Well if you do then you need to take a look at the Cute as a Bug suite collection! The collection offers stamps, dies, ribbon, embellishments and of course beautiful double-sided pattern papers. With a colour palette of retro earthy tones the cute images are brought to life. The paper is called Cute as a Bug and is the key element to today's fun fold card.

The double pop out fun fold card offers lots of space to decorate and these papers are ideal for such a card.

The colours used for this card are basic beige and pumpkin pie.  The soft beige is a perfect foil for the earthy tones in the paper . And the rich orange is just right to continue the retro feel.

The card starts with a piece of cardstock measuring 14cm x 28cm scored at 14cm ( 5½" x 11" scored at 5½") You'll also need a mechanism piece that measures 6cm x 15cm that is scored at 2.5cm, 10.5cm and 13.5cm ( 6" x 2⅜" scored at 1", 4¼" and 5⅜") This piece is also marked at 7.5cm ( 3") top and bottom and scored diagonally from the marks to the 13.5cm (5⅜") marks as shown below.

You're also going to need mats to decorate the inside. The inside right mat is 13.5cm x 13.5cm ( 5¼" x 5¼") with a piece of pattern paper on top measuring 13cm x 13cm ( 5⅛" x 5⅛"). These are adhered to the inside right before the mechanism is added. The left hand inside mat measures 10.5cm x 13.5cm ( 4⅛" x 5¼") with a piece of pattern paper measuring 10cm x 13cm ( 4" x 5⅛"). 

Along with these you'll  need a mat measuring 8.5cm x 13.5cm (5¼" x 3⅜") with a piece of pattern paper measuring 8cm  x 13cm ( 5⅛" x 3⅛") . As well as 2 pieces measuring 6cm x 6cm (2⅜" x 2⅜") which you can add mats of either pattern paper or cardstock measuring 5.5cm x 5.5cm (2⅛" x 2⅛").

Watch the  video below to see how this all comes together.

The finished card stands for display and flat for postage.

Adding a panel on the back of the card gives a great place to add your personal written message.

All the decoration has been either fussy cut or die cut from the fantastic Cute as a Bug pattern papers making sure of a very cohesive look to this card.

Here is the video with the tutorial. 

I do hope you find this useful and have fun creating your own version.

Have fun 😀