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The theme this month is a fun fold card.

As it is Mother’s Day in the UK this weekend I decided to make a fun fold Mother’s Day card. I got the idea from a Pinterest post posted by Annette in Oz on 2013. Annette’s post used a 20cmx20cm piece of paper.

Template for Fun Fold Card

First I started by enlarging the template to fit a 12″x12″ piece of paper before transferring the measurements onto a piece of Basic White card stock. Next I marked points at 3″, 6″ and 9″ on all of the edges of the cardstock and using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool I scored all the straight lines. I then removed the card stock from the Scoring Tool and scored the diagonal lines in the middle. Next I folded the card along the scored lines to make the card.

Front and Back of Fun Fold Card

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Inside of Card

Next I chose one of the sheets of DSP and cut it into 4 6cmx6cm squares ensuring that the pattern ran across and down. Then I cut four 7cmx7cm squares from a matching coloured card stock, I chose Pool Party as it went better with the DSP I chose. I then attached the cut DSP onto the cut card stock before attaching four panels on the card front.

Next I cut 7cm wide strips Pool Party card stock to fit all the blocks showing once you opened the card. Once cut I then embossed them using the Brick and Mortar 3D folder. I chose the back view of the card stock as the bricks were more subtle.

Next I stamped the butterfly image using Black Memento ink and coloured in each butterfly using a clear block stamped onto the coloured ink pads and a Wink of Stella pen. I love how the Wink of Stella makes the butterflies shimmer.

Once the butterflies were coloured in I then die cut them out using the Brilliant Wings dies. Next I stuck them onto the inside of the card. I loved how the largest butterfly just fits onto the embossed mat layer.

Next I die cut ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ from the Word Wishes dies and stuck them onto the middle mat layer. I then stamped a sentiment onto the middle mat layer.

Card Front

To finish off the card I cut a 3cm strip from 12″x12″ Basic White card stock. I then cut a strip of Pool Party card stock and stuck this along the middle of the Basic White strip. As the strip did not go all around the card I die cut a middle panel using the Stitched Nested Labels dies. I used the Blending Brushes to colour it in using Pool Party ink pad. Next using the largest butterfly die I cut a butterfly out of Calypso Coral card stock. Before I stuck it onto the panel I coloured it in using Wink of Stella so it shimmered.

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing the Fun Fold Card I have made. Why not have a go at making one yourself.

Thank you for visiting my website today, remember to keep stampin n crafting.

Please click on the next button to visit Melinda in Australia and see her Fun Fold Project. Please remember to leave comments as you hop along.

Blog Hop List

1. Kirsty Pattrick
2. Jenn Charles
3. Sue Allen (Aust)
4. Terry Montgomery
5. Vickie Kello
6. Kristie Wilson
7. Jo Blackman (UK)
8. Annette Elias (NL)
9. Gez Carpenter (UK)
10. Jill Chapman (UK)
11. Karen Egan (UK)
12. Alison Carter (UK)
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14. Melinda Whittington – Australia
15. Angela Köber (GER)
16. Donna Lester (UK)
17. Vickie Littlewood (UK)

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