Here’s a fun fold card that we did in last month’s card class, featuring some items from the Follow Your Art Suite.
When closed/folded – it’s a square. If you saw my Facebook Live with the easy Gift Card Holder – it’s similar but different LOL. Start with a 4″ x 12″ piece of cardstock, score at 4″ & 8″, and the score diagonally (same direction) on both end pieces. The vertical scores are valley folds (folded inwards) and the diagonal scores are mountain folds (folded outwards).
The next part of the technique is to put the adhesive on one outward corner of the diagonal folded section – so that you can still open and close the card. When closed, the two diagonal folds meet in the middle (not really visible due to the square front design piece). The ribbon helps keep it closed.
(Clear as mud? Leave a comment if you need more clarification – or let me know if you think a Facebook Live on this fold would be helpful!).
The card uses the Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper and the It Starts With Art stamp set. The image was stamped with StazOn ink and then coloured with the Stampin’ Write Markers – colours used were Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral from the Subtles Collection and Coastal Cabana from the Brights Collection. I just pulled colours that were featured in the paper. The backing cardstock is Pacific Point (again, a colour from the Designer Series Paper).
I feel that square cards can feature busy patterns without being too overwhelming, especially if you have a large focal image – so this design was perfect for this fun fold card.
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