Hello, my faithful friends. It's been a really rough couple of weeks. Two weeks ago, I came down with a bad sore throat which morphed into a cold and really bad cough. The coughing was so violent that my heart went back into afib (an erratic rhythm) again and is causing definite problems. This has put me so far behind and I feel terrible about it. But my energy level is so low from this I'm having trouble getting anything done. I'm so sorry I haven't posted for a while and have been MIA. But today I have a wonderful quick fun fold that is one of my basic go-to card ideas. And I have 5 different versions to share with you. This should give you plenty of ideas on how to use this simple fun fold basic.
Here are three of the cards I want to share with you. This shows that the card can be made either as a landscape or a portrait style card. It really just depends on how your DSP print is oriented or how you want to finish your card.
For each example, the measurements are the same. I'll give you those first and then share just a bit about each individual card creation.
Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" and scored in half at 5 1/2". Then 3" is cut off from the front side which gives you the final dimensions of 8" x 4 1/4".
Focal layer: the 3" x 4 1/4" that is cut from the card base is turned on its side and will be the front flap in the center of the card.
DSP: Cut a strip 4" x 12". Pay attention to how the design is printed and how it will go on your card.
Cut sections from this strip that are: 5 1/4" x 4", 2 3/4" x 4", and a focal piece (opposite side of the paper) that is 2 3/4" x 4". That should leave you just a small amount of scrap left over that can be used for something else.
White/Vanilla layer for the inside: 2 3/4" x 4", and another piece for whatever sentiment you want.
This is the first one we'll take a look at. It's been set up on a landscape style and opens on the left. The card base is Early Espresso. The DSP pieces used here are from the Gathering Together DSP and are the front and back of the same piece. I absolutely love the brown, rust, and beige used together with touches of gold foil veining on the leaves. It's so elegant.
The cute sentiment is from the Beautiful Pumpkins stamp set. It's stamped with Early Espresso ink. I'm sorry I don't remember which set of dies I used to cut the Basic White cardstock label. Anything that fits your sentiment would work.
The sentiment inside the card is one of my favorites from the Gathering Moments stamp set. It's also stamped with Early Espresso ink.
There is an added bow to the front of the card that's made with a retired sheer ribbon with gold stripes. It's the perfect accent for this DSP. A sprinkle of metallic sequins was added to finish this design.
This next card is set up portrait style with the fold at the top. The card base is Cajun Craze with two more lovely prints from the Gathering Together DSP
The circle die-cut is from the Spotlight on Nature die set. This circle die is about 2 3/4" in diameter with a decorative edge. It's cut from Basic White cardstock.
The sentiment is from the Gathering Moments stamp set and is stamped with Early Espresso ink. The leaf is also from this same set. It was inked with Cajun Craze ink then off-stamped before stamping onto the circle.
The same sheer gold striped ribbon used on the first card was used here also, but it was cut lengthwise in half before tying into a bow to make a much smaller bow accent this time.
There are three gold-tone Low Profile Dots are added as an accent.
The Basic White inner layer is stamped with a sentiment using Early Espresso ink. I'm not sure which set this sentiment came from. Sorry. Any set with an appropriate sentiment you need would work nicely.
Three different leaf stamps are added as an accent here. Each of them were inked then off-stamped before stamping on the white. The ink colors are Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso.
The 3rd card uses Cajun Craze for the card base again. The two different DSP prints used this time are from the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP which is no longer available.
The sentiment is the same as the 1st card and is stamped in Early Espresso ink.
There are two different ribbons layered under the sentiment to make it stand out.
There are three copper sequins added as an accent to blend with the skinny copper ribbon used. The inside was finished similarly to the one above it.
This card features the Autumn Toile DSP for both the background checked layer and the toile focal layer. The card base is Early Espresso again. It's very subtle, but I added very light neutral shades of Stamping Blends to the watery area and the grassy areas to give this just a smidgeon more color.
The sentiment is from the Gathering Moments stamp set. It's stamped with Early Espresso ink onto a Very Vanilla strip of cardstock.
Under the sentiment are two of the leaves in this set. They are stamped with Cajun craze ink that's been off-stamped to make it lighter.
There's also a length of the new Irregular Weave Trim tucked under the sentiment. For an accent, 3 of the Adhesive Backed Dragonflies and Birds were added to the front.
Inside the card is a layer of Very Vanilla with a sentiment stamped with Early Espresso ink. One of the leaves was stamped with off-stamped Cajun Craze ink, and then again with just a small part of the leaf to the right.
The tiny "plaid" accent stamp was added with Crumb Cake ink.
Thank you for sticking with me this long! This is the last card I'll share today. The card has Secret Sea for the card base.
The beautiful DSP used this time is from the Peaceful Garden DSP. I used two different prints this time to get the look I wanted.
The dies used are from the Delicate Pines Die set. The leafy branch was cut twice - once from Silver Foil and once from Cloud Cover cardstock. The pine branch is also the silver foil.
There is a length of Silver Edged Sheer Ribbon wrapped around the focal layer.
The sentiments I used both outer and inner for this card are from all the way back in 2005! I really loved the font and just hung on to the sentiments. You never know when they might come in handy! The words are stamped in Secret Sea ink. The small snowflakes inside the card are from the same Delicate Pines set.
Okay, that's it for me tonight. Hope you haven't been overwhelmed but you've been inspired by all these cards and want to give this quick and easy fun fold idea a try. You just might find you like it as much as I do!
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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