Showing posts with label Inside Surprise Fun Fold. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inside Surprise Fun Fold. Show all posts

Thursday, July 30, 2026

SCENIC COAST FUN FOLD

Today's card, admittedly, is a bit over the top.  But sometimes a product suite deserves over-the-top cards because the suite itself is so spectacular.


Last month I took the Scenic Coast Craft Class that Stampin' Up! offers and one of the things we learned in that class was using Watercolor Paper to die cut the lighthouse.

Below is a photo of the card we made in the Stampin Up! class where the instructors demonstrated how to use water coloring to bring the lighthouse to life.

Before we open today's card and take a look at the inside fun fold, let's take a closer look at the card front.

You can see that I used totally different colors for my lighthouse, but the class was very valuable in teaching the technique and providing the inspiration.  

If you have never considered one of Stampin' Up!'s Craft Classes, I would highly recommend trying one of them.  You will definitely learn some new tips, tricks and techniques!

Now let's open the card and take a look at the inside Fun Fold.

I have made a very similar fun fold previously with smaller squares on the inside, but these larger ones provide a nice space to make four pretty focal points that could each stand alone on their own card.

I wanted to use as many of the die cuts and products from the suite as I could and these four inside rectangles provide the perfect way to do that.  

The best way to share this card is with lots of pictures and fewer words, so let's look a little closer.

Above are the two rectangles on the left of the inside and below are the two on the right.

And here are all four of them lying flat with the card fully open.

You may be wondering, where do I write my personalized note?  Well, remember, every piece of paper has two sides, so every card also has a front and a back.

On the back on this card there is a pocket where you can tuck your message layer.

You may be wondering... with all of these layers, how thick is this card?  It definitely is on the thicker side, so that is why it is held closed with a ribbon.  It will fit into a standard A2 envelope, but you will need to add extra postage if you want to mail it.  Or you could hand deliver it!

Are you thinking "this Fun Fold looks way too complicated"?  It's not!  It actually is quite simple.  Yes, this particular card did take a while to create due to the details on each rectangle, but the basic fun fold is simple.

I've made a video where I make a simple template version of the Fun Fold.  This video will show you how the fun fold is made.  It is then your choice how much detail you want to add on each of the sections.

Use this link to download the PDF Tutorial with all the details for today's card.  Don't let the length of the tutorial scare you.  Each of the 4 elements on the inside are basically a card, so the tutorial gets a little long to cover it all.

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Friday, October 24, 2025

MORE MAGIC & HOPE

The "magic" of today's card is hidden on the inside!  The card front is pretty and typical of the layouts for many cards but wait until you see the inside.

The front of the card is decorated with one of the beautiful patterns from the Traditions of Christmas Specialty Paper, but I think my favorite part of this card front is the "bow".  It's not really a bow, but just a couple strips of the Gold Open Weave Ribbon (Front the Last Chance List) tied in the middle with a 3rd strip of the same ribbon.


That "bow" sort of looks like a "fluffy mess" of gold, doesn't it?

I used the scalloped edge Paper Tags die to provide a gold border for the focal point.  There is a little gold embossed bell nestled in the "fluff" with its own red "ribbon".  Do you see it?

But here comes the fun -- the inside of the card.


This Fun Fold looks impressive, but it is so fun and easy to make.  You basically have the fun of making four tiny cards.  The two on each end lay flat to the inside of the card, but the two in the center pop out towards you when you open the card.


You can decorate each one as simply or as extravagantly as you want.  You just want to keep them relatively flat because when you close the card there are going to be lots of layers of cardstock in the sandwich.

The first panel on the left was decorated with a piece of designer series paper that was fussy cut from Traditions of Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP).  On the other three panels I stamped pine boughs in Old Olive & Pool Party.


Then, I added a gold embossed bell to the 2nd panel and a gold embossed bow to the 3rd panel.  All greetings are from the Magic & Hope stamp set.

Use this link to download a copy of the tutorial.  It includes all the cutting and scoring dimensions and step-by-step directions for assembly.  Don't let this Fun Fold scare you off.  It is not at all difficult and comes together quickly.

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