You probably know by now that I am a sucker for a good fun fold. I think maybe all of us are. So when I come across one that is nothing short of spectacular I have to give it a go. So here it is! And now having made it up, I want to share it with you. This is not my original design, I give full credit to the Queen of Fun Folds Jackie Bolhuis, I have linked her video below so you can see her card and instructions for this one and three more equally fun fun-folds.
Supplies
Peaceful Evergreens Stamp Set
Peaceful Evergreens Die Set
Peaceful Season Photopolymer Stamp Set
Peaceful Season Die Set
Garden Green Card Stock
Real Red Card Stock
Basic White Card Stock
Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper
Garden Green Stampin Pad
Real Red Stampin Pad
Daffodil Delight Stampin Pad
Gold – Metallic Enamel Effects
Wink of Stella
1/4″ Cherry Cobbler & Gold Ribbon
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Mini Glue Dots
Paper Trimmer
Cut and Emboss Machine
Directions
Card Base
The card base of this fun fold consists for four separate pieces. Cut one piece from Garden Green card stock to 12.4cm x 13.95cm (4-7/8″ x 5-1/2″). Cut three more pieces of the Garden Green to 5.4cm x 13.95cm (2-1/8″ x 5-1/2″).
Place the largest piece of Garden Green card stock on a score board or on your Stampin’Up paper trimmer. Orient this piece with the smaller side 12.4cm (4-7/8″) at the top. Score this piece at 1.24 (1/2″), 3.15cm (1-1/4″), 5.05cm (2″) and 7cm (2-3/4″). Fold all of these score lines in one direction to create a square, unfold and burnish well. (See photos)
Fold the first tab in and place glue along it’s length of first tab. Now fold the tab to the card stock as shown in the photo below. It is important that you hold this piece flat and do not manipulate it until the glue has completely dried. (If you did not want to wait for glue to dry you could use Tear & Tape as an alternative. However I found the glue bond to actually last longer than the tape.)
In the last photo below I am holding the piece in the upright position so you can better see how the piece is folded. Note the position of the score lines. There will be one “unused” score line on the front and on the back. Once dry you can push the card into a square shape utilizing these lines. (Don’t forget, you can always click on the photos to enlarge them.)
It is now time to attach the other three pieces. Each piece will be attached in the same way. To attach the first piece hold the completed first section up so you can see the ‘square’ core of the card. I found it helpful to do this to visualize where the first piece will go. We are essentially making a pinwheel that will fold flat when we are done.
Place glue on the section of the square core as indicated in the photo. Lay the piece you are attaching down on top of the card base aligning them top and bottom and placing the piece close to the square core. Leave a small amount of room so that the center square can be folded ‘flat’ to adhere it. Again hold in place as long as is necessary for the glue to dry before moving onto attaching the next piece.
To make it easier I have photographed each piece as it is being attached. I realize this seems confusing but stick with me. Once you complete the card base it will make perfect sense and you will be able to repeat this card over and over again.
Decorative Panels
There will be 8 panels to decorate.
For the smaller rectangles I cut four pieces pieces of Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper to 3.15cm x 13.65cm (1-1/4″ x 5-3/8″). They are adhered down so that an equal border of about 3mm (1/4″) of the green base card shows on each panel.
The four larger rectangles are cut from card stock, three of them white and one is red. These base layers are 5.05 cm x 13.65 (2″ x 5-3/8).
A secondary layer for each of the larger panels is also cut from card stock, 4.5cm x 13.15cm (1-1/34″ x 5-1/8″). As you can see in the photo below there are two Garden Green panels, one Real Red panel and one basic white panel. These panels are decorated with a combination of stamps and die cuts from the Peaceful Season Photopolymer stamps and dies, and Peaceful Evergreens Stamps and dies.
Adhere the decorated panels to the card base leaving a small border of the green showing all around. Stand the card up and enjoy your awesome creation! Or fold it flat (as in photo on the right above) and mail it to someone else to enjoy.
As noted above, this design comes to you directly from Jackie Bolhuis from Klompen Stampers and is part of the fun fold series she published last year. Here is the link to the YouTube video, I hope you will hop over there and give it some love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDKUzVItqoM&t=1555s&ab_channel=KlompenStampers%7CJackieBolhuis If you live in the United States and are interested in any of the products listed below you can visit Jackie’s online store via the link in on the video.
If you live in the UK or Europe you can click on any of the products in the list and be taken to my online store.
Thank you for reading here today. I hope you will give this fun fold a try. It is the perfect fold if you have a lot of stamps, dies and/Designer Series Paper. As always, if you do give this card a try please post a picture in the comments below or on social media and tag me @loriothen.
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