Ah, the colors of Fall. That’s what I like best about Stampin’ Up!’s Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper….the colors! This Strap Fold fun fold was the perfect choice for highlighting this paper because I got to use two large panels of it. Doesn’t this paper design remind you of a pile of leaves that you can jump in? Ok….that your kids or grandkids could jump in?
This fun fold is pretty easy to make. You just need to be a little strategic when adhering the strap so that you don’t see it when you open the card. For the card itself, not including the focal point label and leaf and the inside piece for you message, you only need three pieces of cardstock and two pieces of designer paper. Here are the dimensions:
Cardstock: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”, 4 ¾” x 3 ½” and 1 ½” x 4 ¼” scored at 1 ¼”
Designer Paper: 5 ¼” x 4, 4 ½” x 3 ¼”
The small section of the strap will be sandwiched between the large base piece of cardstock and the large piece of designer paper. When you adhere the strap to the cardstock be sure to line up the folded edge of the strap with the left edge of the cardstock.
The large section of the strap will be sandwiched between the smaller front piece of cardstock and the small piece of designer paper. To make sure I got everything lined up straight I used temporary adhesive to adhere the top piece of cardstock to the base. A sticky note or two will work also. I then folded the strap over the top piece of cardstock and used a pencil to lightly draw around the edges. This showed me where to place the adhesive on the cardstock piece. Once I had applied the adhesive I again “closed” the strap and then adhered the small piece of designer paper. The basic card is now complete and ready to be decorated!
The label on my card is die-cut using the Tasteful Labels dies and the leaf is die-cut using the Stitched Leaves Dies. Such a fun card! The inside piece of Basic White cardstock is 4 ½” x 3 ¼”. It needs to be slightly smaller than the front piece of cardstock so it doesn’t show when the card is closed.
Happy Fall Y’all and enjoy those colors! Take care and Happy Stamping!