Another Fun Fold

Hey peeps!  Hope you're staying warm wherever you are.  We've been having overnight freezing the last few nights and it really hasn't warmed up a whole lot during the day.  Brrr!  Even our goldfish pond has been skimmed over with ice the last two days.  What happened to our nice, warm, Southern weather??  We certainly haven't had any around here lately.  Thought I'd freeze my fingers off getting some outside decorations up.  We're not finished yet, but we're waiting for warmer weather next week.  At least, that's what is being predicted.  Fingers crossed!  Anyway, on to the stamping reason for this post.  I found another Fun Fold that I really like and thought I'd make a bunch for different uses.  Well, it's taken me a couple of weeks to get back to working on these, but they are well worth the wait.  I have six cards made with this Fun Fold to share with you, so hang on tight.  We've got a lot of ground to cover here.  First things first - this Fun Fold came from Lisa Freeman.  She is a talented stamper that has a slightly quirky sense of humor.  When I watch her videos, I always find myself chuckling at some silly story she relates.  If you have time, look her up and enjoy yourself.

This is my favorite card of the bunch I made so we'll start with it.  The first order of business is deciding which DSP print to use.  On all of my cards, I used the DSP print that had a scene that spans across 6" to fit the card.  This card uses the Nests in Winter Designer Series Paper which measures 12" x 12".  I cut across the 12" wide paper at 5 1/4" for the height of the card.  Then it's cut in half at 6" to fit this card design.  So, from each piece of scenery print that is 6" x 6" you get one card.  Always cut 3/4" from either the top or bottom of the print, whichever looks better.

When you have your piece that measures 6" wide and 5 1/4" tall, it needs to be cut into sections - 3 1/2", 1/2", and 2".  Make sure you keep these in order.

The card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2.  For this card, I used Copper Clay which matched nicely with the Nests in Winter DSP.  Scoring on the base is at 4 1/4" and 1 7/8".  After scoring, make sure the largest piece (5 1/2" x 4 1/4") is on the right side when you're working on it.

Fold the card base.  Then attach the largest piece of DSP to the front of the folded card.  Make sure you only put adhesive on the fold-back area on the front to attach the DSP so it's loose on the right side.

This picture does a good job of showing both the folds on the card base and also the placement of the 1st piece of DSP.  While the card is open (above pic) attach the little 1/2" piece of DSP just to the left of the score line.  Attach the 2" piece of DSP just to the right of the score line.  Make sure all three pieces of DSP are even on both the top and bottom of the card.

Cut a 2" x 5 1/4" piece of Basic White cardstock for the inner panel.  Stamp a sentiment on this using Copper Clay ink.  Attach inside the card lining up the edges with the other pieces.  This sentiment and the one on front are from the Comforting Thoughts stamp set.  I really like the choice of sentiments available in this set.  

The front sentiment was stamped on Basic White cardstock 1/2" tall using Copper Clay ink.  It was trimmed to 2 3/4".  It's layered onto a piece of Copper Clay that was trimmed tight to fit it.  After layering together, it was attached to the card front using Dimensionals.

A double strand of Linen Thread was tied into a small bow and trimmed.  This was added to the corner of the sentiment with a Mini Glue Dot that was rolled tiny.  

Three of the Adhesive-backed Textured dots were added as an accent.  These dots kept the look more masculine and country in my opinion.

Now on to the rest of these cards.  I'm not going to go into the dimensions for cutting and folding as they are the same as this one.  Just sharing a few highlights of each card.

This design used Melon Mambo cardstock and ink along with the Simply Zinnia DSP.  Big change in the look, isn't it?

I used the same sentiment outside of the card but chose a different sentiment for the inside.  I love these Comforting Thoughts sentiments for any health-related cards I need.  So special.

The pearls on this card are from the Adhesive-backed Pearl Trio.  The plummy-rosy tones of the pearls really blend nicely with the zinnias.

Another zinnia card but using Blackberry Bliss cardstock and ink on this one.

Sticking with the same sentiment for this card.  I've been needing so many of the get-well style of cards lately, so several of these are to replenish that stock.

The gems on this one are different.  These are the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems in the medium purple color.  Think they go nicely here accenting the purple flowers.

I also added a ribbon bow.  It was Fresh Freesia in color which didn't match.  So, I used the Blackberry Bliss Blends in the Light color to darken the ribbon color.  Make sure you let the ribbon dry for a minute or two, so you don't end up with inky fingers!  (Ask me how I know...)

 

This card uses Balmy Blue for the card base and Meandering Meadows 6" x 6" DSP.  Love the look of this wildflower meadow.  And the skies are so gorgeous!  

The sentiment is from the Changing Leaves stamp set.  It was stamped on a 1/2" tall strip of Basic White cardstock using Shaded Spruce ink and trimmed smaller when finished.  The little tag was edged with just a little of the Shaded Spruce ink on the edges.

There are several die-cut leaves tucked in behind the sentiment for interest.  

This time little golden birds from the pack of Adhesive-backed Dragonflies and Birds were used as an accent.  The print looked like it needed the birds flying around instead of gems.

The card base on this one is Moody Mauve.  This gorgeous print is from the Splendid Autumn 6" x 6" DSP.  Love this print!

The sentiment from Changing Leaves is used again.  This time stamped in Moody Mauve ink.  It has a large loopy bow of Linen Thread attached behind the sentiment to accent it.

Sneak Peek Alert!  I tried to stick with the current products, but I just had to use these darling new golden bee accents on this card.  They were the perfect size for flying around this field.  They are NOT adhesive backed, so each one was attached with a Mini Gue Dot to hold them in place.

OK, just one more and I quit!

This is another Balmy Blue card base.  I love it with this Queen Anne's Lace design which is another from the Splendid Autumn DSP pack.

The same sentiment as the last two cards was used here.  It's stamped with Mossy Meadow ink this time.  This one also has the loopy Linen Thread tucked under the tag.

And more bees!!  Can you tell I love these little bees?  Not sure if I'd love them as much if they were real and flying around my head.  But these are just right!

Whew!  I see you stuck it out with me right to the end.  I'm impressed with your determination.  As you can see, this is a wonderful Fun Fold and so easy to make.  Just by changing the color of the card base to match whichever DSP print you want to use; you now have a totally new card to share.  And I'm sure these cards will brighten someone's day!

Wow, that took me a good long while to write out and make sure I had all the products listed that were used.  Of course, you can always use something different with your creations, but I like to give you all the information you might need.  Remember, all the dimensions are listed with the first card.  The rest of the ideas are just frosting on the cake.  Or something like that anyway.  Thanks for spending time with me today.  Hope you enjoyed this new Fun Fold technique.  (At least, it's new to me!)  I'd love to hear/see what you make with this idea.  Keep in touch!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

p.s. Just a note to let you all know that my "piles of stuff" as hubby calls it is now pretty much gone.  Yay!  Wonder how long it will take me until those piles are all over the place again?  😉😂