Fun Fold, Concertina Pop Up Card for A4 cardstock, Masculine Card, Trusty Toolbox, Concertina Pop Up Card
Hello everyone, last week during a Facebook live I made these adorable pop-up cards. I love making these kinds of pop of cards and you don’t need any specific dies to create this look. I̵…
Hello, today I’m sharing another requested card style. This fun fold is known as a Concertina Pocket card. It was requested by quite a few people and I was sent a link to a tutorial by Maria&…
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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
Concertina cards are fabulous display cards that have a concertinaed or fan-folded centre. They are constructed out of a few pieces of hea...
Hello, today I’m sharing another requested card style. This fun fold is known as a Concertina Pocket card. It was requested by quite a few people and I was sent a link to a tutorial by Maria&…
Welcome to August's Fun Folds Blog Hop with Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. Today, I'm thrilled to share with you a special creation that combines the charm of handmade crafting with the magic of surprise—an aquarium!. This delightful project uses the wonderful Friendly Fins Bundle, along with the colorful Full of Life DSP. Whether you’re a seasoned…… Continue reading Magical aquarium tutorial for the SU Demos Fun Folds Blog Hop
The Pop Up Block Fun Fold Card design is so cool. It looks complicated but once you break down the steps, you just repeat them for each block.
Hello everyone, today I shared this Easy Concertina Pop Up Card. This is very similar to my Unusual Concertina Step Cards I made a few months ago. You can have the card either landscape or portrait…
New Concertina pocket card. Let's learn together how to make this concertina card, a new fun fold for you to try. YouTube tutorial.
Concertina cards are fabulous display cards that have a concertinaed or fan-folded centre. They are constructed out of a few pieces of hea...
Stampin Up UK Awash With Beauty fun fancy pop up concertina fold card at The Craft Spa featuring Sun Prints #stampinupuk #awashwithbeauty #funfold
The card today is for a 12 year old but unlike other age cards I have created recently did not include the numbers. I enjoy creating fancy fold cards and this w
Last week, I showed you how to take a basic layout for a simple card & how to step it up to make it pop! I promised you a card with 'Wow'...
Hello everyone, today I shared this Easy Concertina Pop Up Card. This is very similar to my Unusual Concertina Step Cards I made a few months ago. You can have the card either landscape or portrait…
Hello friends, today I’m sharing this striking fun fold! This Concertina Frame Card is very easy to make making it perfect for everyone to make. I used the Papercraft Society Kit 22 again, I&…
Hello friends, today I’m sharing this striking fun fold! This Concertina Frame Card is very easy to make making it perfect for everyone to make. I used the Papercraft Society Kit 22 again, I&…
Hello everyone and happy Monday. To kick start the week I have these unusual Concertina Step cards. This is a really unique looking card and a clever twist on a standard Concertina card. This was r…
Hello everyone, today I shared this Easy Concertina Pop Up Card. This is very similar to my Unusual Concertina Step Cards I made a few months ago. You can have the card either landscape or portrait…
Hello everyone and happy Monday. To kick start the week I have these unusual Concertina Step cards. This is a really unique looking card and a clever twist on a standard Concertina card. This was r…
I adore this card, but then again I tend to adore every underwater-themed card I do! I wanted to create a sea-themed card and wanted something a little different, so I came up with this. It’s…
Hi everyone, we are now into the second week of this year’s Creative Card Series and I have 7 more to share with you all. Today I have this beautiful Concertina Garden Card. I got the idea to…
The pop up fun continues, just in time for your Christmas Card crafting.. but not just ANY Christmas Cards.. but adorable 3d Christmas Card Designs. Learn how to make these super duper easy Pop Up Gingerbread Man Card for Christmas. How we love a cute and easy Pop Up Card Project for kids! 3d Pop...
Concertina cards are fabulous display cards that have a concertinaed or fan-folded centre. They are constructed out of a few pieces of heavy paper folded inside a standard card blank and can be decorated for just about any occasion. TEMPLATE 1. Start with one sheet of heavy patterned paper measuring 12" x 6" and a coordinating piece measuring 8" x 4". 2. Place the 12" x 6" sheet of paper horizontally on your scoreboard and score at 2", 4", 6", 8" and 10". Concertina fold the paper, beginning with a valley fold, then a mountain fold, valley fold, mountain and finishing with a valley. 3. Use a craft knife and ruler or a trimmer, to remove an 8" x 3" panel from the centre of the concertinaed paper. Make the first horizontal cut between the first valley fold and the last valley fold, 11/2" from the top of the paper. Make the second horizontal cut between the first valley fold and the last valley fold, 11/2" from the bottom of the paper. Join the two horizontal cuts with two vertical cuts to remove the centre section. Refer to the template above for cutting measurements and placement. 4. Now you're going to cut little slots in each of the centre 2" panels (refer to the template). Starting with the bottom cuts, measure and mark 3" from the LHS of the page. Your mark should be in the centre of the second 2" panel (see the photo below). Use your craft knife to cut a 1/2" vertical slot (refer to the template). Repeat this process to cut slots in each of the other bottom panels. You should have cuts at 3", 5", 7" and 9". Now turn your paper around 180 degrees and repeat the process. You should now have a total of 8 slots cut in the top and bottom panels. 5. Place the 8" x 4" piece of heavy paper horizontally on your score board and score at 2", 4" and 6". Concertina fold the paper starting with a valley fold, then a mountain fold and ending with a valley fold. 6. The smaller piece of paper will now slot into the cuts you made in the larger piece of paper. It might take a bit of fiddling to get this right. 8. To decorate the card, I used an assortment of stamps, pieces of kraft card stock and some ink. You don't want to place anything too bulky on the inside of your card or it won't fold up properly. 9. Many card artists leave this card as is, but I like to use it as an insert inside a 5" x 6" card blank. 10. Decorate the front of your card blank as desired... I used a digital stamp, some ribbon and some of the paper off cuts from the insert. 11. Place some double sided tape on the reverse side of the outer two panels of your insert. 12. Line up the left hand edge of the insert with the left hand edge of the card blank, making sure the top and bottom also line up. Press firmly to secure. Repeat for the right hand side and you card is done! Stamps:
Hello everyone and happy Monday. To kick start the week I have these unusual Concertina Step cards. This is a really unique looking card and a clever twist on a standard Concertina card. This was r…
Hello friends, as promised today I’m sharing my Stand & Pop card where not dies are needed. I’m totally in love with this card and so pleased with how it looks. It’s easy to m…
G1 Climax 29 has come to an end, after five crazy weeks of restaurant-quality matches on tap. As always, the results have set up some fascinating threads over the next five months between now and the Dome, we got a first-time G1 winner, some inevitable top title matches have been set up, and we were treated to an incredible newsworthy angle to open up intriguing possibilities. The tournament is always full of ongoing stories, and this year's was no different. We had half a dozen G1 newcomers including the red-hot Jon Moxley going 5 for his first 5 matches and leading the B Block throughout, Shingo Takagi making the transition from Junior to Heavyweight and carving out a NEVER Openweight niche alongside Ishii and Goto, Kenta finding himself again after five years of WWE setbacks, Will Ospreay continuing his incredible year and stealing multiple A-Block shows, and for me the most pleasantly surprising, Lance Archer growing exponentially as a performer before my very eyes. Archer is now my favorite superheavyweight in the business - dude's peaking at 41 and probably still hasn't hit his ceiling. Give that man an Intercontinental Title run, stat. Other notable moments and threads included Zack Sabre Jr. underperforming, dropping his first four bouts and becoming the first mathematical elimination, Jay White nearly doing the same before a late tournament rally that won him the block, Sanada finally earning a win over Kazuchika Okada in the final 13 seconds of the time limit, Kota Ibushi wrestling the entire tournament on a sprained ankle and still delivering ****+ matches, and as always, Tomohiro Ishii becoming the tournament MVP, delivering the B Block Match of the Night on six of his nine go-rounds. Give that man an Intercontinental Title run as well! The G1 final saw a blazing-hot heel turn by Kenta, who betrayed his Chaos partners and joined the Bullet Club. His mentor Katsuyori Shibata attacked him as he was about to cut a promo, the first instance of in-ring physicality by Shibata since his retirement in 2017. Does this mean..... Shibata was then laid out by the Bullet Club before Kenta posed sitting on top of him. If this means what I think it means.... But of course the biggest story coming out of all this is Kota Ibushi's emotional journey to his first G1 Climax trophy. Ibushi dropped his first two matches but went on to win his last seven on the way to the Final, including a hard-fought win over IWGP Champ Okada. In the finals Jay White took every shortcut imaginable to rob Ibushi of his destiny, but Ibushi was unstoppable, flattening White with three Kamigoye knees. It would appear our WrestleKingdom 14 main event will be the Okada-Ibushi rematch, and for me this is the most exciting WK main event since Okada-Omega. But Okada will have to get through Sanada and Minoru Suzuki (to whom he lost in a tag match), and Ibushi will have to defend his briefcase against Kenta and Evil. Both of those matches were great, so I have no complaints about seeing them again. NJPW's fall season is shaping up to be one of the more exciting since I've been a fan, and in September I'll finally get to see them in person. Interesting times ahead. As for the G1 itself, it was a great five weeks as always, though I'd place this tourney a step below 27 and 28. It was maybe the best field they've ever had but I felt like there were fewer Match of the Year contenders than in the last two. But that's a nitpick, I look forward to revisiting some of these bouts in the near future. As always, here were my top ten: 1. Kota Ibushi vs. Evil (Night 3) The first classic of the tournament arrived on the third night, as LIJ's number-two guy overpowered the sentimental favorite to hand him his second loss of two. ****1/4 2. Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Night 4) In the other block the eventual co-finalist struggled similarly, as Ishii cut past White and Gedo's bullshit to put the Switchblade away with a brain buster. ****1/4 3. Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay (Night 5) The WrestleKingdom 13 rematch was bigger, more extravagant, and everything I could've wanted from these two. Both men targeted each other's injuries, but Ibushi reigned supreme this time, finishing Ospreay with the Kamigoye. Just excellent. ****3/4 4. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley (Night 6) Moxley delivered maybe the best match of his career thus far, in an all-out brutal fight with the expert of this match type. These two beat the bejeezus out of each other and it was 20 minutes of strong style perfection. ***** 5. Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay (Night 7) The best match of the tournament according to me. Ospreay went move-for-move with his mentor and nearly became the first Jr. Champion to defeat the IWGP Champ. Everything about this match was perfect, my favorite moment was Ospreay's knife-edge chop that Okada sold like he'd be shot in the chest. God. Damn. *****+ 6. Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomorhiro Ishii (Night 8) Naito's first classic of this tournament was a stiff-as-fuck slugfest with the Stone Pitbull. After 19 brutal minutes Naito picked up the win with Destino. ****1/2 7. Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi (Night 14) An epic war between LIJ buddies, this match pitted Naito's agility and cunning against Shingo's raw, rugged power. Shingo kicked out of one Destino before falling to a second. ****1/2 8. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi (Night 16) One of two wins that seemed to place Shingo squarely in the NEVER Openweight field, this was all-out war from start to finish, with both bruisers giving and taking every sledgehammer-like shot they could. Shingo won with Last of the Dragon after 23 minutes, and we damn well better see a NEVER Title rematch. ****3/4 9. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi (Night 17) The epic likely precursor to next year's Dome main event, Okada-Ibushi was 25 minutes of huge-time fighting. Ibushi was undaunted staring across the ring at the Ace, while Okada took his time, knowing a draw for him was as good as a win. The moment of the match saw Ibushi counter Okada's dropkick with a powerbomb and set up for the Boma Ye, only to be met out of nowhere with Okada's dropkick. Just a poetic exchange. After 25 minutes and multiple Kamigoyes, Ibushi stood tall as the A Block winner, all but guaranteed an IWGP Title match. ***** 10. Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White (Finals) This was about as old-school good vs. evil as I've ever seen in a NJPW ring. White was accompanied to ringside by the entire Bullet Club despite having promised Ibushi he'd be there alone (of course White and Gedo also attacked Ibushi after the B Block final, bashing his ankle with a chair and leaving him laying). Red Shoes immediately ejected the Bullet Club but allowed Gedo to remain, that is until Gedo tried to interfere only minutes into the bout. Gedo was sent packing, and a methodical, story-heavy match ensued, with White using every imaginable heel tactic to gain an advantage. Halfway through the ref got bumped, and out came Gedo, handing White a chair and holding Ibushi down so White could use it. White locked in TTO while Gedo slid Red Shoes back in, but Ibushi made the ropes. Ibushi mounted a comeback, using his superior striking ability, Gedo tried to interfere again, but Red Shoes called Rocky Romero over to remove him (the crowd EXPLODED for this). Finally one-on-one, the final stretch was full of finisher attempts and reversals. White hit the Blade Runner but couldn't follow up. He went for another but Ibushi hit a Kamigoye, followed by a second. White kicked out of the closest two-count you'll ever see, and Ibushi hit a third Kamigoye to win the match and the tournament. This was a fantastic old-fashioned wrestling match with two clearly defined characters giving everything they had, and an absolutely nuclear crowd eating up every moment. My only gripe was that despite all the work done on Ibushi's ankle it didn't seem to affect his moveset much. But otherwise another excellent G1 Final with the absolute right winner. ****3/4 This was the fifth G1 tournament I've followed from start to finish, and once again I was not disappointed. There is nothing in wrestling quite like the G1; it's like the MLB playoffs for wrestling fans. If you've never watched one of these things, you must. Man, between the WWE-AEW war and NJPW shaking some things up, this fall promises to be full of memorable pro wrestling television. The road to WrestleKingdom 14 starts now.... Thanks for reading - subscribe to our mailing list, and follow us on Twitter, MeWe, Mix, Facebook and YouTube!
Hi everyone, here are my Double-Sided Screen Fold Cards I recently made. The screen fold style has been around for years, but I had never seen a double-sided version and wanted to give it a go. The…
Hello everyone and happy Monday. To kick start the week I have these unusual Concertina Step cards. This is a really unique looking card and a clever twist on a standard Concertina card. This was r…
Make a Pop Out Fun Fold Card that will WOW your family and friends! There are two card designs you can learn to make plus a video tutorial.
Good morning Really horrible wet day here today but I am a happy bunny as Thursdays are now my Stampin UP days! I dont do any weddings on Thursday, just SU projects!!!!! And also my parcel with my new ribbons etc is out for delivery!! Woo hoo!!!!! OK, A few people asked for a tutorial on the trifold card that I made last week so here goes!! You need a Scorer/Trimmer, 1 sheet of A4 card and some patterned paper cut 9cm wide You need to score along the long side to divide the card into 3, I usually score at 9.9cm from one side and then score in at 9.9cm from the other side. You then need to slice off a piece on a diagonal as shown in picture below, start at top left corner and then come down to the bottom right but not right into the corner, I usally come up about 7 or 8 cms. You should then be left with a piece of card like this And folded it looks like this! Ok, this is how I make sure I have neat layers. I take a piece of patterned paper (9cm wide) and then lay it over the tallest section like the photo below. I then make a pencil mark (you can see it on the left) and then cut from the top corner to the pencil mark So you should be left with the piece like this Repeat on the smaller section using the same design, please note I havent stuck the tall piece down wonky!! It moved as I took the photo!!!! Then its really important that you turn the card over! The alternative patterned paper should be on the opposite side of the card to the white paper, like below You then should have something like this! I have then decorated mine using the Flight of the Butterfly set and the Tiny Tags Papers are Night and Day, only available for limited time! CLose ups! Right I am going to stalk the UPS driver now!! Jules x
Instructions for Tri-Fold Cascade Concertina card By Yvonne Tune Card Art Kilcoole 1. With a pencil Draw a Mark on a A4 sheet of card at the top at 7cm. And on the opposite end mark the card at 14cm draw a diagonal line from the 7cm to the 14cm mark, as in picture below. 2. Cut the card through the line giving you 2 equal shapes 3. Score each panel of the card on the A4 half fold and on the A4 concertina fold, turn card and score it again on the A4 Concertina fold line. This will give you 4 equal width panels 4. To make the slots to form the cascade card, place the card at the straight edge on your score board, using your ruler, place the edge of ruler at the narrowest edge and mark the card at the two out side score lines. On one card you need to cut through the scored line from the top to the mark, And on the other card you need to cut through the scored line from the bottom to the mark, Interweave the slots together and it will form this Shape. To make your matting and layering panels 5. Repeat Step 1, on the pink card, when cut, you need to trim ½ cm from the straight edge, and cut 4 x 6 ½ cm panels, starting with the Smallest end, otherwise the panels will be to Big 6. Repeat step 1, on the piece of printed paper and cut 1cm from the straight edge, and cut 4 x 6cm panels. starting with the Smallest end, otherwise the panels will be to Big. 7. Matt and layer all panels (remember you have right and left hand panels) using glue, stick panels to the cascade card. TOP TIP Arrange all the panels flat on the table before you start sticking then to the main card. So that you know where to to stick the panels. Mark the panels 1 to 4 in pencil while the card is interweaved. 8. I Decorate with the pink flowers and leaves on opposite panels added the pearls to the centre of the flowers, and lastly add the butterflies. 9. Stick a 15cm Sq card to the back of card to make it stronger, and to add an insert. 10. Add a greeting to the front 11. And your insert to the back card. This card folds flat, and can fit in a 15cm Sq envelope, To make a box for this size card, Cut an A4 sheet of card 21cm Square, and score it on the second line of the box maker side of the crafters companion board. for the lid and the base, Recipe for this card 1 x A4 sheet of cream card 1 x A4 sheet of pink card 2 x A4 sheets of printed paper, you need 2 sheets because you need a right and a left panel. 1 x 15cm Square card flowers (wild orchid crafts) butterflies (Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly punch) self adhesive pearls for centre of flowers. Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. let me know how you get on. Yvonne xx
Hi everyone, today I’m sharing a card style I saw on Pinterest. A lady called Jackie shared one she had made, there were no instructions, links etc just the photo. I believe she used a die, s…
Looking for an "out of the box" fun fold card idea for a special someone? This Muti-panel accordion fold card is just for you!
Goodmorning everyone. Sharing my DT card for Poppystamps blog today. http://poppystamps.typepad.com/ Concertina scene card..6"x6". ...
I adore this card, but then again I tend to adore every underwater-themed card I do! I wanted to create a sea-themed card and wanted something a little different, so I came up with this. It’s…
