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Friday, August 17, 2018

Wild About You Fun Fold Card

I saw an interesting take on a Fun Fold card by fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator Sam Hammond Donald that I couldn't wait to try! She called her fold the Diamond Triangular Fold. It looks like scored diamonds and triangles when you open the card. I used her measurements and folding guidelines to create my own card using the Animal Outing stamp set and the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper.

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! card Animal Outing stamp set Fun Fold Stampin' Blends Leaf Ribbon Diamond Triangular Fun Fold template

A belly band keeps this 6"-square card closed. To attach the leaf ribbon to the belly band, I put a glue dot(r) underneath every other leaf. I recommend using a dry glue such as glue dots or Tear & Tape adhesive when attaching this ribbon. Otherwise, the ribbon tends to absorb the wet glue (i.e. Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue) like a sponge and doesn't stick well.

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! card Animal Outing stamp set Fun Fold Stampin' Blends Leaf Ribbon Diamond Triangular Fun Fold template

This fun fold is not complicated and works with any sized cardstock as long as it is a square. For example, I used a 6" by 6" piece of Balmy Blue cardstock for the card base.

Start with a square of cardstock. Score the cardstock half. Rotate the cardstock 90 degrees. Score the cardstock in half. Then rotate the cardstock so that one point is at the top and one point is at the bottom. Score from point to point. Fold and burnish all score lines.

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! card Animal Outing stamp set Fun Fold Stampin' Blends Leaf Ribbon Diamond Triangular Fun Fold template

I decorated the inside with diamonds and triangles of Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper. I found my diamond measurement by dividing the card base width and length by 2 and subtracting 1/4" for the matting. So, 6 divided by 2 is 3. Three - 1/4" = 2-3/4". To cut the triangles, I first cut a 2-3/4" square and then cut it point to point on the Stampin' Trimmer.

If your card base is not 6" by 6", your Designer Series Paper squares may be a different size. Measure the width and length of the diamond and subtract 1/4" from both the width and the length to get the adjusted square dimensions.

If you are using Designer Series Paper with a pattern that has a specific direction, be sure to cut the paper diagonally to keep the right orientation of the pattern.

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! card Animal Outing stamp set Fun Fold Stampin' Blends Leaf Ribbon Diamond Triangular Fun Fold template

I couldn't leave the back of the card blank, so I added the same Designer Series Paper and stamped the greeting again. This time I stamped all of the animal images in the stamp set surrounding the greeting for a touch of whimsy. I think my nephew will think that is humorous!

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! card Animal Outing stamp set Fun Fold Stampin' Blends Leaf Ribbon Diamond Triangular Fun Fold template

Each of the animals are colored with Stampin' Blends. I started by applying the darker of each color to the shaded areas in the stamped images. Animal Outing has shading lines right on the stamp itself to help you shade and blend the colors. Talk about helpful! Then I colored in the rest of the area with the lighter of each color. When I was getting close to the darker color, I made little circles with the Stampin' Blend along the edge of the darker color to join the two shades together.

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! card Animal Outing stamp set Fun Fold Stampin' Blends Leaf Ribbon Diamond Triangular Fun Fold template

This fun fold card sits up slightly and looks almost like a frog sitting down! How cute!

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! card Animal Outing stamp set Fun Fold Stampin' Blends Leaf Ribbon Diamond Triangular Fun Fold template

I bet this fun fold card would look amazing with the Detailed Dragonfly stamp set and thinlits! I hope you give this sweet card a try! I would love to see what you make!

You can find the measurements and supply list at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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Animal Outing Fun Fold Card Supply List
Stamps
#146597 Animal Outing (Wood-Mount)
#146600 Animal Outing (Clear-Mount)
Paper
#100730 Whisper White Cardstock
#146982 Balmy Blue Cardstock
#146902 Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper
Ink
#132708 Momento Black Ink Pad
#145058 Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend Combo Pack
#144603 Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend Combo Pack
#144599 Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend Combo Pack
#144601 Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend Combo Pack
#144597 Old Olive Stampin’ Blend Combo Pack
#147273 Soft Suede Stampin’ Blend Combo Pack
#147280 Pineapple Punch Stampin’ Blend Combo Pack
#144608 Color Lifter Stampin’ Blend
Embellishments
#146905 Leaf Ribbon
Tools
#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer



Animal Outing Fun Fold Card Measurements

Paper
Dimensions
Card Base
Balmy Blue Cardstock
6” x 6”; scored in half horizontally & vertically and scored in half diagonally on 1 side; see template also
Triangle Mats
(cut 2)
Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper
2-3/4” x 2-3/4”; cut in half diagonally
Diamond Mats
(cut 2)
Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper
2-3/4” x 2-3/4”
Greeting Mat
(cut 2)
Whisper White Cardstock
2-3/4” x 2-3/4”
Belly Band
Balmy Blue Cardstock
1-1/2” x 11”; trim excess as needed