3 ways to use the collar fold to create stunning card fronts that showcase both sides of your patterned paper.
I’ve recently seen this idea of the Collar Fold card and I just had to give the technique a try! And what more fun way than to have a little bear popping in to say hello and Happy Birthday to…
3 ways to use the collar fold to create stunning card fronts that showcase both sides of your patterned paper.
Today's card uses the simple Collar Fold.....but it's another great way to showcase your Designer Series Paper. There are so many effects you can make with this simple cut. For the card above, I started with a piece of DSP measuring 3 3/4" x 5". Using the long edge of the paper, I measured down 2 1/2" and made a cut into the paper 2". Then I folded back the corners to create the collar. On my second card I lowered the slit to 1.5" from the bottom and cut in only 1.5" from the edge. You still get your corners, just in a different location and with two different lengths. There are many possibilities depending on where you place your slit along the edge, and how far you cut into the paper. In any case it's a good way to use up your DSP and to showcase both sides of the paper. For both of today's cards I used items from the Tropical Oasis Suite. Stampin'Up! Suites are the best way to get almost everything you need to make fabulous cards...DSP, tools and embellishments to coordinate with the stamp set. I'll share one more DSP fold tomorrow. Thanks for visiting today. Joan Shop at my on-line store HERE Tropical Oasis DSP - 151252 - $15.75 Timeless Tropical Bundle - 153811 - $71.00 Tropical Oasis Suite - 153941 - $158.25
Hello Stampin’ Friends ~ Are you going crazy over the Buy 3 / Get 1 FREE Designer Series paper promotion? Whew … I am (twice already) lol But, what do you do when you love both sides …
Today’s technique is actually a card idea or template. I have been seeing these Collar Fold Cards all over the internet, and I loved the idea of being able to see both sides of the two-sided …
Unlock the secret to doubling your creativity with just one fold, as we dive into the enchanting world of the Collar Fun Fold Card — where every sheet tells two stories.
Try a new paper craft idea - the speckled embossing technique is easy and you can create a vintage or modern look with it. Get started now!
Hey there! I created this fun "collar fold" card for the Make & Take at my Team Meeting with Pretty Petals Designer Paper and Happy Happenings stamps: I let the colors in the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper guide my...
Have you ever created Collar Fun Fold Cards? If not check out this card with the Simply Marbleous Sale-a-bration Paper and the Boughs & Blossoms Bundle. I'm loving the marble look of this
This is a totally cute fun fold! It is called the drapery pullback fold or the collar fold. It looks like the butterfly is pulling back the curtain to reveal a sweet sentiment. On the inside I stamped two Sweet Sugarplum heart images, leaving the center blank to write a personalized heartfelt message. The drapery pullback fold is easy to do. Trim your cardstock or DSP to the desired size. Then determine and mark the center. Score from the center point to the upper right corner and from the center point to the lower right corner. Using your trimmer, line up the center mark and the upper right corner in the cutting track and score with the scoring blade. Repeat for the lower right corner. You can also score with a ruler and a stylus. Next cut a straight line from the center of the right side to the center point. Fold the score lines back and secure with adhesive. I would love to see the drapery pullback cards you make! What embellishments and sentiments would you add? Thanks for stopping by! Beth My Heart Smiles Card Project Supply List Stamps Suite Sayings Perpetual Birthday Calendar Paper Very Vanilla Basic Black Playful Palette DSP Stack Sweet Sugarplum Ink Sweet Sugarplum ink pad Basic Black Archival ink pad Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker Embellishments Basic Pearl Elements Tools Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Block C Grid Paper Paper Snips Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat SNAIL Adhesive Precision Base Plate Big Shot Machine Butterfly Framelits Click here to start shopping!
Check out 3 favorite card layouts that use designer series paper and 2 fun folds. 8 card variations are shown in 3 Stampin' Up! designer papers.
Make this dynamic fun fold card easily using the beautiful Botanical Butterfly scrapbook paper. Video will have you making fun fold cards in record time!
Hello friends Well the house is empty and I sure did pull a long day up at 2ish in the AM (kids had to leave before 3 am to catch their flight) and now doing this post about 8 pm and yes I&
Have you ever created Collar Fun Fold Cards? If not check out this card with the Simply Marbleous Sale-a-bration Paper and the Boughs & Blossoms Bundle. I'm loving the marble look of this
Great layout for a masculine card or for all types of occasions you need a card. Come check out how easy it is to create a Collar Fun Fold with Designer Paper. Not only is it an easy layout but a
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 […]
Here's a variation on the tent fold card. Mum wanted something a little different for her craft classes and I'd seen this fold on QVC. The featured cards were gorgeous but they required a very large sheet of basic card stock. I wanted to use standard A4 card and here's what I came up with: A 120mm square card using two (UK) A4 sheets. There's a tutorial at the end of this post. I made the flower using the Woodware Dahlia flower punch and the flower centre - Woodware blink blink punch. The stamped background 'SU - Baroque Motifs' stamps, embossed with fine detail gold. Sentiments 'Big sentiments by Paula Pascual' embossed with fine detail gold. Tutorial You will need two A4 sheets of card 1) From the first cut a strip measuring 297mm (length of A4) x 120mm 2) Score A4 half fold (line 7 on the Eazi-Score board) in the centre and 25mm in ('box line 2' on the Eazi-Score board) from either end. Eazi-Score board- Diamond Card Craft 3) fold into a 'tent' as shown above. 4) From the second A4 sheet cut a strip across the width (210mm) x 120mm high 5) score the centre - A5 half fold (line 6 on the Eazi Score board) and A5 gate fold (line 3 on the score board) either end 6) Fold a s shown above 7) Attach the card to the piece you have just made. flap (1) is attached under the base flap (2) is attached on top Hope you have a go - I think I'll be playing with this fold a little more. Perhaps an aperture would be fun? Thanks for popping by and I'll be back soon - promise! X
We had a fun Layout Challenge over at Oriental Stamp Arts These challenges force me to try to do something a little different!! Here...
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 […]
Make this dynamic fun fold card easily using the beautiful Botanical Butterfly scrapbook paper. Video will have you making fun fold cards in record time!
Hi friends, I love a good fancy fold design that shows off both sides of my designer papers and this is a favorite. The Peekaboo Pullback card is super easy to create with your favorite designer paper. On a piece of 4" x 5-1/4" designer paper, measure halfway down the long side to 2-5/8". Cut 2" toward the center of the paper. Fold back and burnish both corners. That's all there is to it! I used one of the Stitched Nested Labels dies to create a base for my greenery on this one. The leaves are stamped in Garden Green & Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment is stamped in Pretty Peacock. The gold leaves are shaped perfectly for this card design! For this one I used a circle as the base for my greenery, stamped in Pretty Peacock & Pear Pizzazz. If you enjoy my ideas, please use the links below to purchase the products used here. I appreciate your support! Product List Forever Greenery Suite Collection (English) [154143] Forever Fern Bundle (English) [154094] Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper [152492] Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [152493] Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] Mini Glue Dots [103683] Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] Join my team this month and you could get the Forever Fern Bundle FREE as part of your Starter Kit! Plus, get a new group of friends who love to stamp as much as you! Find out more HERE.
Hello Stampin’ Friends ~ Are you going crazy over the Buy 3 / Get 1 FREE Designer Series paper promotion? Whew … I am (twice already) lol But, what do you do when you love both sides …
Oops! I was so focused on getting ready for and running my Terrific Techniques classes yesterday (we had LOTS of fun with Vellum this month!) I completely spaced posting up day 4 countdown to the …
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 […]
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 […]
Good Evening Everyone Happy Monday! I hope you have all had a fabulous day to start off the new week. Today I'm sharing my card for this week's Creative Colour Challenges combo. I won't lie, a mix of two brown tones and a mustard yellow wasn't this easiest for me to work with, but I decided to go down a slightly vintage looking route using the Bottled Happiness stamp set and I think it actually turned out alright. Measurements Crumb Cake Card Stock 1pc - 4 1/8" x 11 3/4", scored at 5 7/8" Early Espresso Card Stock 1pc - Scrap Basic White Card Stock 1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8" 1pc - scraps Crushed Curry Card Stock scrap --- Take the Crumb Cake Card Stock and fold along the score line to create your card base. Using the two images for the Bouquet of flowers and Crumb Cake ink, cover to card front with this beautiful image. Add the larger piece of Basic White to the inside. Ink up the leaf image in crumb cake ink and cover the remaining piece of Basic White and then layer onto the Early Espresso card stock. Adhere this to the card front off to the left, making sure you have even borders along the top, bottom and left hand side. On a scrap of basic white stamp the floral Bouquet using Crushed Curry from the flower section and Early Espresso for the leaves and foliage. Fussy cut and pop to the side. Using your Vintage Bottle punch, cut out a bottle shape from a scrap of Early Espresso card. Add both the bottle and bouquet to the card front, adhering then down with dimensionals to the white stamped panel. Ink up the sentiment in Early Espresso ink and stamp onto a scrap of Basic White - cut out using the smooth oval from the Double Oval Punch. The sentiment is a bit snug in this space, so take your time to get it lined up and it will fit - just! haha. Also cut a scalloped oval using the same punch from a scrap of Crushed Curry Card stock. Layer these together and add to the card front with dimensionals towards the bottom right hand side. I hope you have enjoyed my card today. If you would like more details on how the challenges works or have a project you would like to enter, pop on over to my blog - Creative Colour Challenges. Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List Bottled Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158684] Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] Double Oval Punch [154242] Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] Vintage Bottle Punch [158689] Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] Bone Folder [102300] Paper Trimmer [152392] If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter. See you soon Vickie Xxx
Congratulate the newly ordained or send your priest support and greetings with either of these cards. They can be used to send love to a priest for Father's Day or to celebrate the anniversary of his ordination. Each card is a folded card measuring 5”x7” and comes with a standard A7 envelope. The "Collar" style card has a printed prayer for priests on the left side and provides plenty of room for your blessings and well wishes. The "In Persona Christi" style has Phil 2:7-8 printed on the left with plenty of room on the right for a personal message of encouragement.
Hello. I created a 3-step card a couple of posting back HERE . The card was only 4 1/4" x 6" in size. I made it smaller than my...
Today's card is a peekaboo pullback card featuring Stampin' Up!'s Crafting Forever stamp set!
Unlock the secret to doubling your creativity with just one fold, as we dive into the enchanting world of the Collar Fun Fold Card — where every sheet tells two stories.
Today's Designer Series Paper feature is...Moroccan! Moroccan Designer Series Paper. This paper collection perfectly captures the endless feeling of a night in Morocco. But it's also a great masculin