Wednesday, September 1, 2021

A Fun Fold Card for the SUO Challenge #283 & Paper Craft Crew Challenge #442

I made this card for the Fun Fold challenge at SUO Challenge #283 as well as the Sparkle & Shimmer theme challenge at the Paper Craft Crew Challenge #442  

I love making cards with special folds and when I saw a picture of this fun fold on Pinterest I just had to copy it.

I don't know what to call this fold (maybe pop up front panels) but I had fun making it.  I decided to decorate it with a fall theme using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and its coordinating Intricate Leaves Dies.  For the sentiment, I pull in another stamp set "Inspired Thoughts". 

For the glimmer and shimmer I used the Be Dazzling Specialty paper  from the SAB catalogue.  I altered the champagne colour of this paper  by spritzing each of 4 pieces with a spritzer containing reinker in 91% alcohol (Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie). 


Making the Fun Fold:
The card base is 5 1/2 by 8 1/2" piece of Merry Merlot cardstock.  On the long side scored at 1, 2, 3.  Turned the card stock and score at 1, 2, and 3" on the other side.
Turning the card stock 180 degrees. Place the edge at the 1" mark on the trimmer, make a cut between the the first to the third score line  and between the fourth to the sixth score line.
Turn and do the same on the other side.
Burnish folds

Decorating:
The two side and two top panels were decorated with Beauty of the Earth DSP matted with Crumb Cake card stock. The two top panels were decorated with a different pattern. The four smaller panels were also decorated the same way.



For the center, I added a 2 1/2" square of the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper spritzed with Poppy Parade at an angle.  On top of that was added a 2 1/4" square of Basic White embossed with the 3D Bark embossing folder.  Some Early Espresso ink was lightly applied to the edges and rubbed over the surface using a finger dauber.

Some die cut leaves left over from another project, as well as 2 leaves die cut from the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper spritzed with  Garden Green were collaged together and added to retired Gold Hoop Embellishment which was adhered to the embossed Basic White using glue dots.  A gold shimmer ribbon was added to the top of the leaf cluster.




The sentiment at the bottom is from "Inspired Thoughts".  The first line of the sentiment was highlighted with an Early Espresso marker and stamped.  The rest of the sentiment was stamped on the back of the card. 




The card folds up and fits into a regular A2 envelope.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Inspired Thoughts
Inks:  Early Espresso, Early Espresso marker
Papers:  Merry Merlot, Crumb Cake, Beauty of the Earth DSP, Be Dazzling Specialty DSP (SAB) (1 Garden Green; 1 Poppy Parade)
Accessories:  Intricate Leaf Dies, Gold Hoop Embellishment, 3/8" Gold Shimmer ribbon, Bark 3D Embossing Folder

5 comments:

Heather said...

Wow, Maria - what an amazing fold! Love your attention to all the lovely details, and great job handling all that real estate! Thanks so much for playing at SUO!

CraftyHunnypots said...

Love this fold Maria whatever you decide to call it I think its fab. Love all of the detail you have on it with all of those lovely leaves. Thanks for taking part in the SUOchallenge hope to see you on the next one x Natalie Arnold

Renee Daley said...

What an amazing card! The beautiful colors are just perfect! Thanks for joining us at SUO Challenges.

Cindy Coutts @ Cindy B Designs said...

I love everything about this. Stunning! Thank you so much for providing a tutorial. Thank you so much for participating along with us at SUOChallenges.com. We hope that you join us for our new challenge today.

Christy Lynn said...

Wow, this is amazing! A show-stopping card for sure. Love all the rich details and beautiful fall colors! Thank you for playing along with us at SUO Challenges, hope to see you in our gallery again for a new challenge starting today!