Hi there A couple of weeks back I discovered a new fun fold created by US demo – Connie Stewart. I love a fun fold, especially one where I can get two bases from a sheet of A4 cardstock. It folds nice and flat so is easy to post and when opened it stands on… Read More: Floral Delight Suite Fun Fold »
Hi there The saying goes ‘don’t reinvent the wheel’ so I’m putting that into practice in my crafting. Rather than coming up with a new card design I’ve gone back into my archives and selected a card style I’ve made many times before. This time I’m adapting the card to use current product to achieve… Read More: Pop Out Swing Card – Trucking Along »
Hi there Last month I attended a weekend craft retreat with 9 others. We had a great weekend and I came away with lots of samples and ideas. We each taught a project and for those of us that participated in the swap we used the same stamp for our swap. I used the Crafting… Read More: Crafting With You – Weekend Retreat Projects »
Hi there I was in need of two special masculine birthday cards recently and found an easy but effective card to create – it’s called a Faux Centre Step card. I did make some slight adjustments from the tutorial I was CASEing to fit my metric cardstock. I decided for my first attempt I would… Read More: Faux Centre Step Cards »
Hi there A friend had a big ‘0’ birthday last month and I wanted to make her a special card to celebrate this milestone. I love making fun fold cards and had seen a ‘new to me’ fold called a Gatefold Pop Out card. After a quick Google search I found some instructions for an… Read More: Dainty Delight Fun Fold – Gatefold Pop Out Card »
Hi there What a year it’s been and what better way to finish off than with another Fun Fold card. When you’re in need of a Fun Fold card head over to the ‘Search’ field at the top of my blog and enter ‘Fun Fold’ and you’ll have 52 to select from. Card number 52… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Fold Over Card »
Hi there There are a number of variations for ‘Window Cards’ and this one uses a piece of Window Sheet so you can see through to the greeting on the inside of the card. The card base measures 19.5cm x 10.5cm and is scored at 5cm – the 5cm section becomes the top front portion… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Window Card »
Hi there Our friends daughter turned 9 earlier this week so a fun fold card was in order. I’d seen this Pop and Flip card design on Dawn Griffith’s blog and been wanting to try it for ages. She had used the Oval dies but as they’re now retired I’ve used the Layering Circle dies.… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Pop and Flip Card »
Hi there I have another quick and easy fun fold card to share with you that looks more involved than it is. When I’ve made this card previously I used the Layering Squares Dies but as these have retired I’ve gone with the Layering Circle Dies. When I make my cards I don’t always have… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Pop Out Swing Card »
Hi there No – this is not a ‘car’ card but a card that has a ‘V’ and a ‘W’ fold in it. I CASEd this card from a US demo – Susan Campfield. The card base measures 11 1/8″ x 14.8cm and is scored at 1 7/8, 3 1/2, 5 1/4 and 7″. When… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – VW Card »
Hi there Today’s fun fold is a card design I first made way back in 2014 and have CASEd it a number of times since for Christmas cards – check out my 2019 version here. For this years design I’ve used the Tidings of Christmas Suite from page 88-89 of the Annual Catalogue. This suite… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Split Panel Card »
Hi there Today’s card is a fun interactive card and I’ve teamed it with a fun set – Turtle Friends. I created one of these cards a couple of years ago with a masculine theme and decided to recreate it using current products. To create this card you’ll need your Paper Trimmer, Foam Adhesive Strips… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Slider Card »
Hi there I first shared a Front Flap card back in 2018 and then again in 2019 and today I’ve got two variations of this design – a Single Front Flap and Double Front Flap. Most Front Flap cards are of the ‘single’ variety. The ‘flap’ is adhered to a card front rather than a… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Front Flap Card »
Hi there I’ve been wanting to make a Corner Tuck card for some time and today’s the day it happened. I combined a couple of variations to create my Blackberry Beauty themed card. The card gets it’s name as you need to ‘tuck’ the front panel under the ‘corner’ to close the card. The corner… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Corner Tuck Card »
Hi there I have two cards to share today – one landscape and one portrait – featuring the same fun fold to create a Closure Card. I first made this style of card back in January 2019. I CASED it from a card I was given but I think the original design was created by… Read More: Friday Fun Fold – Closure Card »