Technical Fun Folds

As an Independent Demonstrator with a full time job outside of my love for paper crafting, I really appreciate when other Demonstrators share their ideas, techniques, and knowledge. Thanks to Elizabeth Shannon for making opportunities for Demonstrators to get ideas to share. She had a set of fun fold card ideas to share, and I used a couple of those and made cards with my local in person stamp class this month.

The first idea is for an Art Deco Fan fold. I added some measurements to try to help keep the fan from being too large to fit in a medium size envelope. This is featuring the Snowflake Magic specialty foil papers from the September-December 2023 mini catalog. I used some of my retired snowflake stamps and dies, but there is the beautiful Sparkling Snowflakes bundle in this mini catalog to use with these papers.

1st Art Deco Triangle Layers: 4" X 4" cardstock

2nd Art Deco Triangle Layers: 4" X 3" cardstock

DSP Triangle Layers:

• 1st - 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" DSP
• 2nd - 3 1/2" X 2 1/2" DSP

Accordion Base: 6" X 4" cardstock; score in landscape at 1", 2", 3", 4" & 5"

Accordion Stabilizer: 4" X 4" cardstock; score at 1", 2" & 3"

Front decor layers: 2 1/2" circle, 2 1/4" circle, and/or die cuts as desired

Back greeting layers: 2 1/2" circle and 2 1/4" circle

Watch the video for instructions and helpful information.

The second idea is a multiple fun fold card that even has a surprise pocket for a gift card or money. This features the Winter Meadow designer series paper. Again, I used retired tree stamps and dies that I had, but there are some great stamp bundles in the mini catalog--Forever Forest and Merriest Trees. There are also the Grassy Grove stamp set and Grove dies in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. This card has many layers, and you could even change a size on a layer and use an embossing folder for more texture. I also featured some of the wonderful ribbons from the mini catalog--Night of Navy & Gold glittered and White Iridescent.

Card Base: 11" X 4 1/4" color cardstock; score in landscape at 4 1/2", 5 1/2", 6 1/2" & 8 1/4"

Inside Surprise Fold: 5" X 3" color cardstock; score in landscape at 3 1/4" & 4"

Front Panel: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" color cardstock

Front Layer 1: 5" X 3 1/2" color cardstock/DSP

Front Layer 2: 4 1/2" X 3" cardstock/DSP

Card Holder Pocket: 3" X 2 1/2" color cardstock

Pocket Layer 1: 2 1/2" X 2" color cardstock/DSP

Pocket Layer 2: 2" X 1 1/2" cardstock/DSP

Inside Greeting Panel

Layer 1: 4" X 3 3/4" color cardstock/DSP

Layer 2: 3 1/2" X 3 1/4" cardstock

The video will show how to put it all together and give some tips along the way. 

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