Have you ever had difficulty trying to decide which side of a pretty piece of designer series paper (DSP) you wanted to use knowing that the other beautiful side would get covered up? I'm pretty sure we paper crafters have all experienced that!
Then there are also those DSP designs that have beautiful borders at the top and the bottom of a 12" x 12" piece, and it just doesn't seem right to cut them up! So, what do you do with those?
I've struggled with both of these situations so I wanted to find a way to address them both.
I went on a search for a Fun Fold that could solve my dilemma. I found a couple, but they weren't exactly what I was looking for. They either didn't result in a standard A2 size card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4") or they didn't have much "structure" to them as they were only made with DSP. So, I decided to see if I could take what I liked from the other Fun Folds I found and improve on what I didn't like about them.
This is the solution I came up with. Here is the video I shared on Learning with Friends yesterday (10-31-24) showing how to make this Fun Fold.
It does require 12" x 12 Designer Series Paper. You can decide to use just the top and bottom sections -- if it is one of those beautiful boarder designs, or you can cut it into three equal 12" x 4" strips and make three cards!
The structural Garden Green cardstock on today's card is cut 5-1/2" x 4-1/4 to give you a standard A2 size card. The Designer Series Paper is cut 12" x 4" and then scored so you have an 1/8" border all around the card base.
Use this link to download a PDF Tutorial with all the specific cutting and scoring dimensions.
Choose whichever side of your DSP you want to be on the inside. If it is a boarder design that's where you will want to put it. The left end of the 12" x 4" strip is folded to the front so you get a sneak peak of what the inside of the card looks like.
On this Sentimental Christmas Card, the candy cane and berry border actually goes around all 4 sides of the 12" x 12" DSP. So, your front "sneak peek" provides a bit of disguise as to what the inside will look like because you can't tell that it is really a border.
The most surprising part of this card is what you see when you open it.
What do you think? Isn't that a WOW inside for the card? Also by folding the left end of the 12" strip to the front and adding a piece of Garden Green Cardstock under it with just a little 1/8" border showing, it provides additional structure to what would otherwise be just Designer Series Paper -- which we know is not as thick or structural as cardstock.
That left flap on the front is adhered to the DSP so there are actually two layers of DSP with a layer of cardstock sandwiched in the middle. That really helps the structural integrity of the front of the card.
I played a lot with ways to decorate the card, and because I was really trying to highlight the DSP, I decided to stay with simple sentiments. To add a bit of pizzaz to the front sentiment I wove some Garden Green Naturals Linen Thread through the holes created by the Everyday Details dies.
For the inside sentiments I used the same dies but skipped the weaving.
If you would like more information on any of the products used, just click on the image below. You will be able to see all the details. It will take you to my Stampin' Up! store so you can also place an order for anything you need.
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