Hello friends. I've been working on a new-to-me fun fold idea. The first one I made just flew together with ease. I wanted to share at least two ideas with the fun fold, so I started making the second one. That was a real struggle, not looking the way I envisioned at all. So on to the third card. Hmmm, that's still sitting on my desk alongside the second try. Ok, let's try the fourth card and see what happens. And yes! It worked and I'm happy with it. Who knew it would be so hard to make two cards that were based on the same basic idea, but with enough changes that they didn't look like the very same card. Part of my problem was wanting to stay with the same die-cut shapes. As soon as I scratched that idea today, the card came together with no problem. At least I have two ideas for you.
This is called a Left Side-Box Fun Fold. This first picture shows you the card as it would look coming out of the envelope. Cute right there, but it gets even better as you'll see. They are so cool standing up and showing off. Wish you could see this in person.
The materials for this card are Lost Lagoon cardstock, Basic White cardstock, and some of the Tartan Foil Specialty DSP in the Lost Lagoon color. I thought this color would be a good backdrop for these Friendly Seagulls that are a cool pick during Sale-a-bration. Isn't this just fun?
Start with a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Lost Lagoon. This is scored at 1/2", 2 1/8", 2 5/8", and 4 1/4". Fold along these score lines inward to make the box. Make sure you use a bone folder on the creases to make them sharp. Open this up and lay flat to attach the two smaller pieces of DSP on the outside.
Cut DSP 5 3/8" x 3 5/8" for one piece and cut two pieces at 5 3/8" x 1 1/2". The two smaller pieces are attached to the matching areas on the "box". The larger piece is for the inside of the card. For this card, these two prints are the two sides of the same piece of DSP.
I used "green glue" for attaching the DSP to make sure I had enough time to get the pieces totally even top and bottom. I didn't attach the inside piece of DSP until the "box" was put together.
While the card is lying flat with the DSP showing, add a strip of Tear & Tape to the 1/2" scored area at the side edge. Fold into the box shape to make sure it all fits correctly. Then open again and take off the backing on the tape. Fold the 1/2" area in, then fold in on the 2 5/8" score line so the edge of the card lands right near the center score line. Make sure it's adhered well. Then add the larger piece of DSP to the inside of the card. Are you with me so far?
Now it's time to make the focal piece and the inner sentiment areas. I chose to use the Everyday Details Dies to make the two Lost Lagoon layers. The Deckled Circles Dies fit in nicely so that's what was used here to die-cut two Basic White focal areas.
On the front piece, a light area of Lost Lagoon was added with a Blending Brush to the sky area. And a small amount of Crumb Cake was added to the sandy area with another Blending Brush.
The seagulls were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White cardstock. Color was added with Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight Dark, Gray Granite Light & Dark. The birds were fussy cut and placement was decided.
The sentiment is from the Friendly Seagulls and was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The pebbly sand was stamped lightly and randomly with Crumb Cake ink. The seagulls were attach using a Mini Glue Dot on the feet and Dimensionals on the body.
For the inside of the card, I used a sentiment from the Latte Love stamp set (which is a Last Chance item). This is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. There is both the Lost Lagoon and Crumb Cake ink lightly blended onto this piece just like the front. Just a few of the pebbly sand pieces were added. The school of fish was stamped to the side in black, then colored with Lost Lagoon Blends. Several more fish were stamped onto a scrap of the Tartan Plaid DSP and cut out to use on the card front.
To put the card together, close the card with the box lying flat. I held the front circles in place in the center of the card and used a pencil to lightly mark behind the circle onto the 1/2" strip. Add a strip of Tear & Tape inside these marks. Remove backing and lay the circles onto the tape on the card front. When you open the card, the box will form, and the circles will stand out. Next attach the inner circles to hide behind the front so they aren't visible when the card is closed.
The last step for this card was adding the Pebbles in the sand. And don't forget the fish that were fussy cut and tucked in his mouth. He's guarding his stash of fish down by his feet.
Ok, I did say there was another card with the same Left Side Box fun fold. This one took several days, but you tell me what you think.
For this card, Petal Pink was the card base color. The pink striped print paper is from the Wildflower Birthday DSP that is just so pretty and girlie. I paired it with Basic White and Calypso Coral cardstocks.
Instead of the circles for the focal point, I went with heart dies from the Hearts of Elegance Bundle. I love all those sizes of hearts to play with. The third largest heart cut two Calypso Coral hearts. The fourth largest cut two Basic White hearts. The smallest heart die cut one each of Petal Pink and Calypso Coral. There's a tiny heart punched from a mini punch from my retired stash. The flower was die-cut using the Country Birdhouse dies.
The card is put together in the same way as the first card with all the sizes and scoring measurements the same.
The sentiments both outside and inside the card are from the Hugs for Love stamp set. If you haven't noticed, I just love the sentiments in this set! Both sentiments were stamped with Calypso Coral ink. The hearts on the card front were attached the same way with a strip of Tear & Tape on the 1/2" box fold.
The extra small hearts were attached inside the card where they peek out when the card is closed. I'm still debating whether I want to go back and add a few more of the tiny punched hearts for accents.
Lastly are the gems that were added. These are the pink ones from the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems. Aren't they pretty? They're not quite the exact shade of pink, but they blend so nicely.
Well, that's it. Now I've got to figure out what to do with the piles of partial card pieces that are sitting on my table. Who knows just where those pieces will end up next?!
Thanks for sharing your time with me today. I look forward to sharing another creation or two with you soon. If you'd like to place an order, I would be happy to be your demonstrator. If you'd like to order, please consider using the Host Code shown at the top of this blog. Thanks so much for your kindness. And please go ahead and post a comment and let me know what you think about this new-to-me fun fold.
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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