This card definitely looks like a WOW but is actually quite easy to make. Four score lines and two cuts. Once you have those done your card base is ready. Add a focal point and some cardstock to the inside of the card to write your message and your card is done! I used the Artistically Inked stamp set and the Expressions in Ink designer series paper. Aren’t they gorgeous?
Before I get into the basics of making this fun fold I want to share a little tip. In my opinion, when I stamped the flower with the Pale Papaya ink it was a little too bright. The flowers in the designer paper seemed a little darker in color and I wanted my die-cut flower and my paper to match better. What I did was I first inked up the flower in Crumb Cake ink and then I stamped off on my scrap paper 2-3 times leaving just a bit of the Crumb Cake ink on the stamp. After stamping the flower on my cardstock I cleaned off the stamp, inked it in the Pale Papaya ink and stamped directly on top of the Crumb Cake flower. It turned out exactly how I wanted!
Now on to the basics for creating this fun fold! You can find a complete tutorial for this fun fold here. Below you will find some tips on making the card.
Above you can see the basic template for your card. Start with a 5 ½” x 12” piece of designer paper. The key here is to make sure both sides of the cardstock coordinate well together. Only one side of your designer paper can be directional. This would be things like trees or flowers with a stem that might not look good upside down. If you do use a directional pattern on one of the sides of your paper you want to make sure this is the side that is on the “inside” of the card. When scoring and cutting your paper you want this side facing up.
Once you’ve decided which side of the designer paper should be on the inside of your card place this side up on your Simply Scored tool and score at 2”, 4”, 8” and 10”. The next step is to trim off the corners according to the template. Make sure you know which corner was cut from which side. Take the corner you cut from the left side, flip it over and adhere it to the lower left corner of the paper. Repeat with the right side. Now decorate your card!
Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!