Napkin Fold cards definitely have the WOW factor! They are made from a single sheet of cardstock that folds inward to form a kind of pouch that would be perfect for hiding a gift card or some money. You can decorate the card with co-ordinating pieces of patterned paper and an embellished belly band to hold everything together. Fold Template 1. Start with a sheet of cardstock measuring 11" x 11". Score at 23/4" and again at 81/4". Turn the cardstock 90 degrees and score again at 23/4" and 81/4". 2. Fold and crease along each score line. Your cardstock should look like the photo below. 3. Find the centre point of the cardstock by measuring 51/2" from each edge toward the middle. Mark the centre with a small dot. 4. Fold each corner into the centre. Notice how my score lines line up as I fold. 5. Open the cardstock out again. It should look like the picture below. 6. Now it's time to fold it up. Start by pushing in on one side. Hold down the large triangle with your fingers, then bring the corners of the cardstock back into the centre. Do this on all four sides. (I practiced this step with printer paper a few times before I got the hang of it.) 7. Now take one corner and fold it backward, lining up all the edges and points. Crease well, and repeat for the remaining three points. 8. You've now finished creating the base card. All that's left is the decorating... the fun part! 9. To decorate, you'll need three sheets of co-ordinating patterned paper. One that measures 5" x 5" and two that measure 43/4" x 43/4". 10. Start with the paper measuring 5" x 5". Use your trimmer or a craft knife to cut from one corner to the other so you end up with two large triangles. 11. Cut both triangles in half again so you end up with four smaller triangles. Set them aside. 12. Cut the two 43/4" x 43/4" pieces of patterned paper in the same way so you end up with four triangles from each sheet of paper. Now cut each of these small triangles once more so you have eight tiny triangles from each sheet of paper. 13. You should now have four large triangles and sixteen small triangles. 14. These triangles will fit perfectly inside each of the creases you made on your card, with a little border around the edges. If desired, ink the edges of your patterned paper and cardstock before you adhere them together. 15. Cut a 51/4" x 51/4" piece of neutral cardstock for the centre of the card. This is where you will add your handwritten message so make sure the cardstock you use isn't too textured or dark in colour. Add a stamped image and sentiment then adhere to the centre panel of the card with double sided tape. 16. Create a belly band from 12" strips of cardstock and patterned paper. You can make the band as wide as you like. I cut a 2" strip of vanilla cardstock, a 1" strip of red cardstock and a 3/4" strip of patterned paper for my band. 17. Fold the band around your card to get the correct measurement. Overlap and secure the ends at the front of the card. 18. Embellish a little disc or tag to cover the join and add some extra strength to the band. 19. Fold your card and slip the band over to keep everything together. Done!

Hello stamping friends. Welcome to Funky Folds Blog Hop #3. We are a community for like minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky/fancy/fun folds and to share our ideas. Funky actually means “modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way”. We are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait of landscape style cards. Each and every month the blog hops will have and 'anything goes' theme as long as your card has some type of 'funky' fold. I've made for you today a Star Explosion Pop-Up card using products from the beautiful Stampin' Up! Country Woods Suite found in the new 2024 - 2025 Annual Catalogue. I've used the tutorial and measurements from Sam Calcott at Mixed Up Craft. When the card is closed it looks fairly inconspicuous but when you take off the belly band and open the card up that is where the magic happens. Here on the front I've layered Basic White, Pool Party and the Country Woods DSP for the front of the card and then I've used Misty Moonlight for the belly band and added DSP, Ribbon, stamped images and die-cuts using products from the Country Woods Suite. On the inside is a scored centre panel that all folds in neatly together when the card is folded closed. When opened the centre circle piece pops up and stands up a little off the card for that added element and dimension. As well as using the Country Woods DSP I've also adde some of the Country Lace DSP to layer on some of the panels and used more of the products from the Country Woods suite to embellish the inside. I coloured the floral images in using Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers and used the same floral images on the front as what is on the inside to keep that continuity from the outside to the inside. Stampin' Blends Used Flowers - Light Peach Pie, Light & Dark Petal Pink, Light Summer Splash, Light & Dark Pool Party, Light and Dark Boho Blue, Light Balmy Blue, Light Lemon Lolly Leaves - Light & Dark Mossy Meadow Teapot - Light and Dark Gray Granite I've even added some Basic White Panels on the back for you to write your message. This is such a WOW card when you open it. It's one of those cards that you hand deliver to your best crafting friend just so that you can see their reaction to when they open it. I do hope you like my Funky Fold that I've shared with you today. I just love how it turned out especially with the use of the Country Woods Suite products. This is another amazing suite that I've fallen in love with. Next up is Bronwyn Eastley from Tasmania, Australia with her Funky Fold. I can't wait to see what she has made for us. Rochelle Blok - You are Here Bronwyn Eastly Cathy Pinchbeck Julia Quinn Chantell Randall Cindy Mitchell-Clark Lou Kitzelman Rochelle Laird-Smith Jan McQueen Elizabeth Gross If you love to make cards with creative folds and would like to join in with our monthly Funky Folds Blog Hop, you are welcome to head on over to our community group on Facebook HERE to be part of the fun. Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Stamping! Live in Australia? Shop for Stampin' Up! with Me 24/7 HERE Recreate this project at home using the following Stampin' Up! products. Click on the images below to see the product information and to shop from my online store. Tweet

SPRINGY THINGY CARD TUTORIAL It's time for me to share my weekly Tuesday tip or technique. This tutorial fell out of my tips/techniques book as I moved it last night and so got chosen for today's effort. It makes a card front that the receiver pulls open and the card opens out like a spring to see an inner 20cm square area. Images of a completed card using this technique are below these instructions. Practice this on some scrap paper first. MATERIALS 20cm square piece of card stock or decorative paper of your choice. Pre colour the card if you wish. I'll use white card stock so you can clearly see what to do. Pencil, rubber, ruler, craft knife, craft mat and bone scorer. HOW TOO 1) On all sides measure and make a light pencil dot at the 5cm, 10cm and 15cm mark. On my sample I will use a black marker so you can see what I did easily. 2) From the 5cm mark at the left and right side measure and mark a dot at the 10cm mark 3) From the 10cm mark at the left and right side measure in and mark a dot in at the 5cm mark from each side 4) From the 15cm mark at the left and right side measure and mark a dot at the 10cm mark. These dots make a large diamond. 5) Score between all these dots. In my image I have drawn dashes to show you were to score 6) At the top 15cm mark score down to the right side of the diamond. At the 15cm mark at right edge, score across to the bottom of the diamond. At the 5cm mark on the bottom edge, score up to the left side of the diamond. Lastly at the 5cm mark at the left edge, score across to the top of the diamond. See dashed marks I have marked for you on my sample. All these score lines will be mountain folds. That is you bend the scored line back on itself to make a mountain. 7) At the 10cm mark on all sides score into the points on the diamond. See dashed areas on my sample. These scored lines and the scored lines for the diamond are all valley folds. That is you bend the scored line in on itself to make a little valley. Here is my sample with all the scored lines bent to their respective mountain and valley folds. 8) Now all you do is gently fold the card in on itself. Start on one side and then work your way around. If you have all the scored correct lines and folds it sort of winds in like a spring. It should look like this at the front and this at the back. Rub off all marked pencil dots. After I made my sample above for you I painted the card stock with white gesso, sprayed it with various sprays. Stamped and added embellishments to turn it into a steam punk card. I then layered and stuck it to a base card. As mine is fairly embellished it doesn't fold completely flat. This is m Springy Thingy Card open Some close ups of the folded card part. Hugs Annette In Oz

How to create the Thoughtful Journey Book-Binding Twist Easel Card. The Thoughtful Journey designer paper is such a pretty scenery paper. This fold is great for showcasing the beautiful scenery. How

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In my previous post, I reviewed Paper Folding Templates, by Trish Witkowski (Apple Press, 2012). The author expressed the desire for the templates to be used as "a springboard for creativity". Today's blogpost projects are based upon a couple of the wow-factor designs in the book. First up, a couple of Fold 'n' Twist Cards, based upon the Twist Fold card on page 151: The design is true to the template, whose design lines are similar to these: I simply dropped a design into the format. (The circle of text in the centre says "Happy Spring!", in case you were wondering.) After that straightforward use of the format, I decided to experiment and turn the idea into a flower shape: With inner petals No inner petals These cards are big fun in that they have a TARDIS-like effect - bigger on the inside (once they have been opened). Like so: To open, pull petals in opposite directions. Remove the seal first! Tah dah! The text reads " Birthday Wishes". Since I was pursuing a Springtime/flower theme, I then followed up with a hexagonal design. The book featured a folded card with a configuration similar to the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt pattern: I played around with it, edited it down and tried different folding methods to come up with these: The basic pattern is like this: I have always been partial to swirls! Pinch the corners to make the triangles, fold them flat to the centre, spiralling them round. So there you go - start with a template, then experiment. Here are your downloadable printables (my original designs, not using the templates from the book, but using the ideas in the book as a starting point): TwistFoldSpring.pdf TwistFoldBirthdayFlowerPetal.pdf TwistFoldBirthdayFlower.pdf FoldingFlowerGetWell.pdf FoldingFlowerThinkingofYou.pdf Have fun making your surprise-factor cards. And enjoy experimenting with folded shapes.

Let's create the Spotlight on Nature Fun Fold! It's a simple fold using a 4" x 12" piece of designer paper.

Hello, Crafters. Today I have my first fancy fold card video for you since my return. It’s amazing how one idea moves onto onto another and then onto another! I struggle to find good videos because so many are the results of Facebook Lives, which I avoid. However, I stumbled across a video which showed ... Read More about Corner Tuck Fancy Fold Birthday Card – Video 653

Hi Friends! The card I have for you today was created spontaneously during my facebook/youtube live stamping demonstration last week. I took this card .... And turned it into this card.... With help and input from the audience. I used the same cardstock colours for both cards, and added the Spotlight On Nature stamp set and amazing dies. To watch the video tutorial on how I made this, click the picture below to visit my YouTube channel. Thank you for watching the video. I would appreciate it if you could subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay updated on my latest videos, tutorials and Live Stamping. After you subscribe, please click on the bell icon to receive notifications whenever I upload new content to my channel. Would you like 2 FREE Card Tutorials from me? Just fill out the form that pops down from the top while you are reading my blog, or at the top on the right hand side, or CLICK HERE. You will receive an opportunity to subscribe to the Newsletters, and other ways to get more information, tutorials and other great value once you confirm that you want to opt into receiving my emails, then you are all set for next Tuesday morning at 8 am Pacific Time. The Newsletter will slide right into your email inbox, you don't have to do anything, and you will be in the know Do you live in Canada and don't already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? I'd love to help you find all the value and community that I've found. Let's work together to get started! CLICK HERE to get more information and a link to join our Craft Room Stampers Community. Stampin' Smiles! Glenda (click on the image below to see all the up to date links)

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These Double Stack Display Cards are easy to make, stand for display, and off endless ways to use your creativity.

Father's Day is about a month away, so I created a couple cards with the new Rugged Icons Dies. These cards are unique in that they hold shut by tucking the corner. You may have seen Corner Tuck

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There’s nothing like this pretty Stampin’ Up! Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper for dressing up a card in seconds. The floral pattern shown from the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Pap

Hello! Today I'm sharing a quick tutorial for drapery fun-fold cards. This card design is very easy and the end result is elegant and impressive. It is also a great way to use double-sided designer papers!

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Yesterday I debuted the newest addition to my Stampin’ Pretty Sketchbook! Sketch #24! It's a Dutch Door Fun Fold that is easy to create! The "thank you" card above showcases the Daisy Garden background stamp, one of My Favorite Things from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. I think it looks

This post will be photo heavy and I hope it will offer some inspiration to you. Scroll down for the show and tell video sharing some teaching tips and a couple more of the samples I made. I am REALLY excited that we got to choose punch or dies with two of the stamp sets (spoiler I chose punches with both!) What about you? This card made with Labelled with Love was super simple to create. I love how the Pretty in Pink and Summer Splash co-ordinate. Next we have Spotlight on Nature. We created the ver simple easel card. The use of Basic Beige is a bit washed out in this photo but see below for the ones I created for display Do you like this new colour? In theory Basic Beige sounds unexciting but I LOVE it. Zoom in to see the detail that I got using our gorgeous stamps both on the white layers and tone on tone to create the background elements. And now on to my Tune in Samples. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this fun retro stamp set and made a selection of samples using it. If you are of a certain age and from the UK, you will see I created one with a BBC test card effect! Did your TV look like this? For the show and tell video with more information and teaching tips, just click here: If you find this post helpful, CLICK HERE to sign up to my demo newsletter list for free monthly exclusive extras?

A Star Fold Card for almost any Occasion: To make this 6" card, you will need to start with a piece of paper measuring 12 X 12. Laying it on your mat you can easily find the center of one of the sides. Mark the 6" point and draw a line down the paper for about 2". Now you can draw a line from the corner left to the center line, making sure it is 12" long, do this again of the other side from right corner to center at 12" point. Now you can trim off the corners using your paper trimmer. Sometimes it helps to cut of the excess at the top of the triangle, also you can now erase your pencil line. You will now find the center of each side of the triangle. Using those lines you will now score from center point on one side to the center point on the other side. You will do this three times. When you have finished scoring it should look like the picture above. Now using the score lines you just finished place this score line on the 1 3/4" line on the trimmer and score a second line, do this on the other two sides. When all score lines are finished it should look like this. Now with the paper laying flat on the table top fold in all score lines nearest the center, and the second score line on all points should fold out . Points or triangles will interlock together. Here are a few more examples of this card worked up. I used two different paper packets for these projects both were from CTMH, Florentine was one and the other was Mayberry, also the color Blush was used for the last card. Thanks for visiting today......have a great crafting day....:-).....Joanie

Today I feature most of the products in the A Little Latte Suite Collection. It includes the Latte Love Bundle, A Little Latte Designer Series Paper, Adhesive-backed Swirl Dots and the Natural Polk…

I have a fabulous display card to share with you today, featuring five little flags that project from the centre of the card, giving it it's name. Despite how it looks, it's not too difficult to create and will fold up nicely for posting in a standard envelope. 1. You'll need one piece of heavy patterned paper measuring 10" long x 6" high, one piece of cardstock measuring 8" long x 6" high, and five 2" squares of cardstock for the flags. Extra patterned paper and embellishments will be needed for decoration once the base is created. 2. Score the piece of cardstock and fold in half to form a 6" x 4" card. Set aside. 3. Place the patterned paper horizontally on your scoreboard and score at 2", 3", 4", 5", 6", 7" and 8". 4. Concertina fold the card, starting and ending with valley folds. You should have three peaks in the centre of the paper and a 2" flat section on each side. Refer to the photo below. 5. Apply adhesive on the back of the 2" flat sections on either side of the patterned paper. DO NOT apply any adhesive to the concertina section in the middle. 6. Line up the adhesive ends of the patterned paper with the sides of the card blank and press firmly in place. The concertina section should be free to fold and unfold as you open and close the card. Set aside. 7. It's easier to decorate the "flags" at this point rather than after you have secured them to the card. Add some patterned paper, stamps, images and other embellishments as desired. Keep in mind that any decorations you add should be flat as they will be included in the folds of the card. 8. Apply adhesive to the half of the "flag" that will attach to the card. Double check before you add any glues or tapes to make sure you're applying it to the correct side. 9. Start by adhering the centre "flag" halfway up the middle fold. I used a centring ruler to make sure I placed it correctly. 10. Now adhere two flags on the first fold, one flush with the top of the card, and one flush with the bottom. 11. Apply the last two flags on the last fold, one flush with the top of the card and one flush with the bottom. 12. Decorate the front of the card as desired. I used a digital image, coloured with copic markers, some ribbon and patterned paper. The card is quite bulky when complete, so you might like to create a belly band or ribbon tie to hold it closed. I think this fold would be fabulous for Christmas, decorated with lots of different sized snowflakes, glitter and snowmen. I hope you'll give it a try!

These Double Stack Display Cards are easy to make, stand for display, and off endless ways to use your creativity.

Accordion Fold Card for Christmas! My most popular card fold!! See how it's done here where I've provided a YouTube video to help you!

I promised a picture tutorial for making a Dahlia Fold flower and today’s the day! Making these flowers is very addictive and so much fun. I will say that at first, I got a little frustrated folding the tiny pieces but with practice it has turned from frustrating to fun. Practicing with larger circles is […]

This card was featured on Pinterest, and I immediately thought it would make a wonderful Mother's Day card for my class. However, 3 of my students do not have their mother anymore, so I changed the sentiment for something more neutral. It is a partial case from Biggan at splitcoaststampers. However, I did change a few things around. I started by punching five 1 3/8" circles, and sponging them with Blushing Bride with the edges Pear Pizzaz. These I folded into dahlia flowers using this tutorial. The stem was die cut using Pear Pizzaz cardstock and the Bouquet die. The stem and flowers were arranged on a Very Vanilla background embossed with the script embossing folder. This background was matted with Pink Pirouette cardstock and then a 1/4" Pink Pirouette ribbon and bow were adhered to the bottom. This was adhered to a Sahara Sand layer, which in turn was adhered to a Blushing Bride base card. The sentiment is "For Being You" (SAB) and was punched using the oval die. The oval was reinserted back into the punch to reduce its size. It was also sponged with Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz. Supplies Used: Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog I also used the script embossing folder (retired) and the Bouquet die.

I'm blog hopping with a bunch of crafty friends again this weekend. Our theme for this month is designer series paper. I am a terrible DSP hoarder. Often I don't want to cut into a piece of 12 x 12...

In my previous post, I reviewed Paper Folding Templates, by Trish Witkowski (Apple Press, 2012). The author expressed the desire for the templates to be used as "a springboard for creativity". Today's blogpost projects are based upon a couple of the wow-factor designs in the book. First up, a couple of Fold 'n' Twist Cards, based upon the Twist Fold card on page 151: The design is true to the template, whose design lines are similar to these: I simply dropped a design into the format. (The circle of text in the centre says "Happy Spring!", in case you were wondering.) After that straightforward use of the format, I decided to experiment and turn the idea into a flower shape: With inner petals No inner petals These cards are big fun in that they have a TARDIS-like effect - bigger on the inside (once they have been opened). Like so: To open, pull petals in opposite directions. Remove the seal first! Tah dah! The text reads " Birthday Wishes". Since I was pursuing a Springtime/flower theme, I then followed up with a hexagonal design. The book featured a folded card with a configuration similar to the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt pattern: I played around with it, edited it down and tried different folding methods to come up with these: The basic pattern is like this: I have always been partial to swirls! Pinch the corners to make the triangles, fold them flat to the centre, spiralling them round. So there you go - start with a template, then experiment. Here are your downloadable printables (my original designs, not using the templates from the book, but using the ideas in the book as a starting point): TwistFoldSpring.pdf TwistFoldBirthdayFlowerPetal.pdf TwistFoldBirthdayFlower.pdf FoldingFlowerGetWell.pdf FoldingFlowerThinkingofYou.pdf Have fun making your surprise-factor cards. And enjoy experimenting with folded shapes.

Here's another card we made at my Timeless Tulips class: I was inspired by Karen Watts' card, and used her picture to create my own template. For my card I used Rococo Rose for the flowers

This twisting card is so impressive, but so incredibly simple to make! Watch the full video for easy-to-follow instructions!

Stadium Wave Fun Fold Card Video. We made this amazing fun fold card in the Glitter Pit yesterday A big thank you goes out to Ana Mendez for posting her video on our team page on how to make this

Many of you commented that you would like the measurement for a card that I showcased on my most recent Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop post. At the time I had not yet re-designed the card for our usual 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" format. The card which I presented for the hop was very oversized and, unless you make your own envelopes or wish to use a 5" x 7" envelope, the card simply was too large. And so, over the weekend, I fiddled around with the original measurements used by the originator of the design, Desire Fourie. Happily, the smaller design still packs the same "WOW" factor and so, today, I will share the measurements and the template. My main colours for this card are Smoky Slate, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Blushing Bride and Wild Wasabi. There are also traces of other colours due to the colourful design I used from the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper. The base, in whatever colour you choose, will be the "normal" 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" cardstock scored down the centre at 4 1/4". For the front whatever you choose to do does not affect the remainder of the design of the card. You probably want to think of a theme. For the inside, which is what the whole template and instructions are all about, cut a piece of cardstock to 8 1/4" x 5 1/4". Score at 4 1/8". Next, follow the template which I show below: This template should be a large enough file to print out. The remaining images in this post are reduced files. To recap, along the long side, cut 7/8" from the edge from 7/8" until 7 3/8" on each side. Then, along the short side, down the centre. Each line is a score-line as follows: 7/8", 1 5/8", 4 1/8", 6 5/8", 7 3/8". Do not extend the score-lines into the skinny areas above and below the cut-line. Along the skinny piece above and below that centre, score as follows: 2 5/8", 4 1/8", 5 5/8". Yes, there are a lot of measurements in the eighths, but in order to make the design work in the 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card format, it was necessary. The template also shows you the mountains and valleys that you will fold. Once you've decorated the inside piece to your satisfaction, you can adhere it to the base card. This photo will show you where to put the glue/snail/tape (your choice) in order to make the design work: It's a bit fussy but the reaction of the recipient is well worth it. Have fun! The front of my card. The inside of my card. I've decided to enter my special fold card into the SUO Challenge since they are asking for fun fold cards.

I have frequently been asked for information on how to make the Four Fold Card I posted, on July 10th this year, so I am showing how to mak...

The crowd goes wild with this gorgeous Stadium Wave Pop Up Card! Gilded butterflies and touches of gold foil elevate the entire crafting experience with the Delicate Wings Paper Pumpkin kit of April 2024. No special equipment needed, other than a good paper trimmer and liquid glue. I’ve been wanting to make this style of ... Read More about Stadium Wave Pop Up Card

Stadium Wave Fun Fold Card Video. We made this amazing fun fold card in the Glitter Pit yesterday A big thank you goes out to Ana Mendez for posting her video on our team page on how to make this

Stampin' Up! Flowing Flowers Diagonal Joy Fold card by Lisa Ann Bernard of Queen B Creations . Shop online for Stampin' Up! products.

I promised a picture tutorial for making a Dahlia Fold flower and today’s the day! Making these flowers is very addictive and so much fun. I will say that at first, I got a little frustrated folding the tiny pieces but with practice it has turned from frustrating to fun. Practicing with larger circles is […]

Stadium Wave Fun Fold Card Video. We made this amazing fun fold card in the Glitter Pit yesterday A big thank you goes out to Ana Mendez for posting her video on our team page on how to make this

I have the cutest Happiest Hippos Diamond Z Fold card for you today for the Pals Fun Fold blog hop. These little guys are full of character, so I wanted a way to really show them off. By pairing them

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