Everyone loves fun folds; they can really dress up a handmade card. This is one of my favorite fun folds, it is easy to put together and looks like it took lots of time to create! This fold is called a Diagonal Joy Fold.
Supplies: Paper Trimmer; Real Red cardstock; Shaded Spruce cardstock; Boughs of Holly designer series paper; Basic White cardstock; Adhesive; Leaves of Holly Bundle; Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Real Red Ink; Bone folder; Wintry 3D Boughs – Pine/ Tree embossing folder; Stampin' Dimensionals; Wink of Stella
Measurements:
Real Red – 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ½” and 3” x 8” score at 4”
Shaded Spruce – 4” x 5 ¼” (cut 2); 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ (x2); scrap pieces
Boughs of Holly DSP – 3 ¾” x 5” (cut 2)
Basic White - 2-5/8″ x 3-5/8″ (x2); scrap pieces
Here's how to make today's project:
- Cut the Real Red card base diagonally from the top left by the SCORE line to the lower right. Crease well with bone folder
- Cut the Shaded Spruce diagonally from the top left to the bottom right
- Cut the DSP diagonally from the top left to the bottom right
- Adhere all the diagonal pieces to real red card base
- Adhere the Shaded Spruce to the inside of card, DSP on top of the Shaded Spruce
- This is what it should look like when you have completed the above
Small card
- Fold 3 x 8 in half and crease well with your bone folder
- Adhere thee Shaded Spruce to the top and inside the small card
- Put basic white in embossing folder and run it through the big Boss
- Adhere to front of card
- Cut 2 Shaded Spruce small, outlined leaves (The small boss works well)
- Stamp the berries in Real Red on a piece of basic white scrap paper and cut it out with the die cut and small boss
- On the 2nd piece of 2 5/8 x 3 5/8 of basic white, stamp your sentiment; adhere it to the inside of card.
- Add a 3/8” piece of DSP to the bottom of the basic white
- Adhere the leaves to the front of the card
- Add Stampn' Dimensionals to the berries and attach to top of leaves
- Attach the small card to the inside base card. (Make sure it is centered)
- Hit the Wink of Stella against the bones folder adding some subtle sparkle to your card
Front of card
The inside of diagonal flap
The inside of card
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