Stepped-Up Diagonal Joy Fold Card

Wasn't that Simple Diagonal Joy Fold Card fun to make yesterday? Today's stepped-up version only has one additional layer of die-cut cardstock. Plus the iridescent sequins were placed on the scalloped rectangle instead of the heart. These two small changes sure make the card fancier.

 However, in order to keep the card from becoming too thick to mail, I did not add my closing mechanism to this card. If you have some mini self-sticking velcro, you could cut a small piece and attach them to the upper right corner of the Scalloped Rectangle to keep the card closed. 

The photo below helps you to see how the two pieces of the Flirty Flamingo cardstock are assembled. The two back sections are overlapped and glued together.

 

Products needed to make this card:

Two pieces of Flirty Flamingo Cardstock - cut 4 1/4" x 11 and score both at 5-1/2." Then using the photo as a guide you will cut the triangular front sections by using your paper trimmer cutting channel to line up the top of the scoreline with the opposite diagonal corner. After double-checking, you are well lined up, make the cut with your paper trimmer,  Repeat for the second piece of cardstock. Then burnish your fold lines with your bone folder.  Slide the two card base pieces together to see how the front lines up. When you are happy, then you can adhere the two card backs together.

Two pieces of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper -  cut 4" x 5-1/4", then trim 3/8" off the side that will be next to the fold to get the triangle to fit perfectly with equal borders. Affix each piece to each of the triangle card fronts.

Flirty Flamingo Cardstock - a piece 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" die cut with the largest solid scalloped rectangle die from the Scalloped Contours Dies. Make sure the scalloped rectangle has an even border on all sides of the card front. Hint - you may want to draw a light pencil line on the backside of the rectangle for ease in gluing. Adhere flat to the lower triangle section only.   

Basic White Cardstock - for inner card layer, cut 4" x 5-1/4".

Heart paper piece and sequins from the January 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit or use a heart die-cut to make your own.

Happy and Heartfelt stamp set for the greeting of your choice

Flirty Flamingo ink to stamp the greeting

Raise stamped heart up on dimensionals on the lower front triangle piece.

Make a bow with retired 1/8" gold ribbon or something similar, affix with Glue Dots on the heart as shown.

Cut a matching piece of the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper for your Basic White Envelope flap 

 2-3/8" x 6", adhere with tape runner or liquid glue to the exterior of the envelope flap. When dry, trim off excess.

This Diagonal Joy Fun Fold sure makes a card look fantastic. I hope you'll give both cards a try.

Happy Creating,

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Simple Diagonal Joy Fold Card

If you are a Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Monthly Subscription Kit Subscriber you know you sometimes have leftover pieces that you just don't know how you want to use them. I had a ton of fun with the January 2022 Kit called Kisses and Hugs. From the kit that was supposed to make 9 cards, I ended up with 24 cards. You can see the cards I made in this post by clicking here.

One of the pieces I had leftover was the white heart with a gold border. As I was surfing the internet I spied an idea using the Diagonal Joy Fun Fold. "That's it!" I thought to myself. So I whipped up this card to share with all of you. I hope it inspires you!

Three things to know about this fun fold:

1) The back of this card will be two layers of cardstock thick.

2) When you cut your Designer Series Paper for the card front, you will have enough pieces to make two cards of this fun fold. Come back tomorrow to this blog to see a stepped-up version of this fun fold.

3) I have added a way to close the card. All you have to do is raise the heart up on dimensionals.

Punch 1-1/4" circle out of Poppy Parade. Place it inside the space created by the heart, add some liquid glue to the top half of the circle that is exposed, be careful to not have any spill out and accidentally glue the card shut! then just close the front piece of the card and let it dry.

Products needed to make this card:

Two pieces of Poppy Parade Cardstock - cut 4 1/4" x 11 and score both at 5-1/2." Then using the photo as a guide you will cut the triangular front sections by using your paper trimmer cutting channel to line up the top of the scoreline with the opposite diagonal corner. After double-checking, you are well lined up, make the cut with your paper trimmer,  Repeat for the second piece of cardstock. Then burnish your fold lines with your bone folder.  Slide the two card base pieces together to see how the front has lined up. When you are happy, then you can adhere the two card backs together.

Basic White Cardstock - for inner card layer, cut 4" x 5-1/4"

Two pieces of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper -  cut 4" x 5-1/4", then trim 3/8" off the side that will be next to the fold to get the triangle to fit perfectly with equal borders.

A scrap of Poppy Parade Cardstock for 1-1/4" circle punch for the closing mechanism.

Follow the directions above for how to assemble. 

Heart paper piece and sequins from the January 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit or use a heart die-cut to make your own.

Happy and Heartfelt stamp set for the greeting of your choice

Flirty Flamingo ink to stamp the greeting

Raise stamped heart up on dimensionals on the lower front triangle piece. Only the lower half of the heart receives dimensionals.

Make a bow with retired 1/8" gold ribbon or something similar, affix with Glue Dots on the heart as shown.

Cut a matching piece of the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper for your Basic White Envelope flap 

 2-3/8" x 6", adhere with tape runner or liquid glue to the exterior of the envelope flap. When dry, trim off excess.

Come back tomorrow to view the stepped-up version of this fun fold. I'd love to read your comments if you've ever heard of or made this fun fold before.

Happy Stamping,

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Expressions in Ink Happy Birthday

Here's another beautiful card using the Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the Biggest Wishes stamp set. 

I was inspired by Patty Bennett's design but changed up the design a bit by using a Pale Papaya card base and an additional layer of Magenta Madness behind the DSP. I used some very retired 1/8" gold ribbon, plus the new Scalloped Contour Dies for the Basic White layer. I have to say I'm not crazy about this specific die as I couldn't get the loose edges to lay down following the heat embossing of birthday. (I love all the rest of the dies in the set, however!) I also learned I needed to heat set the happy to dry the ink, so no specks of gold embossing powder would stick to the Magenta Madness ink accidentally. Oh well, live and learn. The card is embellished with 2021-23 InColor Jewels.

I hope this design inspires you to design a similar card to send out to your friends and family!

  

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