Today’s card is a fun fold that is featuring the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper and the Irresistible Dies, both of these are part of Online Exclusive Products offered by Stampin’ Up! I am always looking for a new fun fold and when I saw a card done using this fold I knew I wanted to figure it out.
Here is what I came up
with…
Here is what it looks like when you are
looking down on it (thought this perspective would show the bay window better…
The card base is Basic White cardstock cut
to 4 ¼ x 11”, scored at ¼, 1 ½, 3 ¼, 4 ½ and 5 ½”. Once I had my base complete, I folded my
card, with fun fold cards it is really important to reinforce those folds with
a Bone Folder. Starting with the fold
for the center at 5 ½” I folded a mountain fold, then at the next score line a
valley fold, then at the next two score lines two mountain folds and finally at
the ¼” score line I folded a valley fold.
Once I had all my folding done holding the card so that the ¼” flap was
at the right I adhered the 1” piece to the back of the card so it stayed in
place. (See photos below) By the way
this is how I work out my fun folds, before actually using good paper I grab
old stuff and work out the fold and write the measurements on it so I can just
grab it as a template later. I cut
another piece of Basic White cardstock to 1 x 4 ¼” and add it to the inside of
my card on the right side with Dimensionals (this is going to be what holds our
Bay Window open so put those dimensionals back enough so the 1/4” piece from
the front can tuck in behind it.
Here is what my templates looks like:
Next, I started adding Designer Serie
Paper. I chose three different patterns
from the paper. I cut two pieces of the
same pattern to ¾ x 4”, these get added to the panel on the far left of the
card and to the panel we created on the inside of the card. I cut one piece of DSP (this will be the
background for my focal piece to 1 ½ x 4” and added it to the center panel on
the front of the card. Then I cut two
pieces of the same pattern to 1 x 4” and adhered them to either side of the
center piece. (There is no need to add
DSP to the ¼” flap as it will be tucked in during display.)
For the focal point of my card, I grabbed
the amazing Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper and using the
Irresistible Blooms Dies I cut the flowers and leaves that coordinate with the
dies right out of the paper. That is
right there is no stamping on this card!
I cut three flowers and two sets of leaves as well as die cutting two
leaves from scraps of the DSP. I added
two more die cut leaves that I cut from scraps of Lost Lagoon cardstock. I popped the flowers and the leaf clusters up
with Dimensionals and then just tucked the other four leaves in where I thought
they looked good.
For my final embellishment I added a
triple bow made from the White Bakers Twine Essential Pack and attached it with
a Mini Glue Dot. Then with the Loose
Frosted Dots I added one to the center of each of the flowers and four others
randomly around my card. I was very
happy with the way this card turned out.
This Designer Series Paper is so great, I have made tons of cards using
the die cut pieces from it and still have ½ a pack to work with.
I hope you enjoy this card I certainly
enjoyed making it. As always you can
find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the
shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed
below.
Happy Crafting!!!
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