Totallyawake4-life: Funky Fold Friday

Showing posts with label Funky Fold Friday. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2026

Fun Fold Friday - Pull Tab Flip Card

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday - today I am trying a fold I saw from Stampin’ with Tami.

Today’s card design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges:

Sweet Stampin’ - using the Fun for Fall dies

Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge #SUOC409 - fall market mood board

Just Us Girls #JUG839 - Thank you theme

Colorful Options September Rusty Brown mood board - Early Espresso and Crumb Cake colour palette.

Im getting inky with Fun for Fall bundle, Glow of Harvest DSP from August POM, Metallic Gems, retired Word Window punch and unbranded Gold twine.

Measurements

Crumb Cake Card Base; 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored at 4 1/4”

Early Expresso cardstock

Base Mat 5 1/4” x 4”

Large Flap Mat 3 1/4” x 2 1/2”

Smaller Flap Mat 2 3/4” x 2”

Pull Tab Mechanism 6 1/2” x 2” scored at 2 1/4” and 2”

Glow of Harvest DSP layer 5” x 3 3/4”

Vanilla layers

Card Insert 5” x 3 3/4”

Large Flap layer 3 1/8” x 2 3/8”

Smaller Flap layer 2 1/2” x 1 7/8”

Focal image sized to fit on large front flap

Quick process video

I can’t get enough of the little scarecrow - it’s so adorable!

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Friday, August 14, 2026

Fun Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday. Today I am giving a Funky Diagonal Fun Fold from Rose Coleman a try.

Playing along to the Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas.

I’m getting inky with some sneak peek goodies coming in September: Winter Adventure Dies and Soirée Salutations paired with Country Woods DSP.

Quick process video - can you spot my boo-boo as I was too eager putting my panels on? I fixed it after by adding another white insert on the other side so hopefully the receiver won’t notice the difference 🤣 I also struggled a bit with the diagonal arm as the measurements Rose gave I ended up with a much wider arm covering most of front vs being an arm” vibe so I cut it to down be 2” wide top and bottom angle.

Final Design came together as a lovely Snowy Winter in the country Holiday Wishes card for the upcoming season!

Standing look from different views - another fun fold that really shows off the DSP!

What do you think? Will you give this one a try?

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Friday, August 7, 2026

Fun Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of fun fold Friday! Today I am making a Gift Holder Easel Card.

My card design was inspired by playing along to a couple challenges:

Global Design Project Theme: Framed #GDP559

TGIF Challenges mood board - floral monochrome #tgif588

Tic Tac Toe challenge #tttc298

Right hand row for the win - butterfly, fun fold and marker’s.

I’m getting inky with the Butterfly Flight Hot foil bundle, Everyday Arches dies, Artisan Garden Sketched DSP, Greetings for All mix & match ephemera, black twine and antique pearls.

Measurements on the photo:

Quick process video

Fun cheerful thank you card with spot for a gift card in appreciation for some help.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Friday, June 19, 2026

Fun Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday. Today’s fun fold is a great option for when you want to see both sides of your pretty paper!

Card design inspired by playing along to the TGIF Challenges for their sketch #TGIF581 loved the big focal circle.

Another go at the Time Out Challenge word inspo #toc315 for the summer vacation sunset by the water.

Getting inky with the Scenic Coast suite, Spotlight On Natures dies, Soft Waves embossing folder.

Measurements

Card Base - 11” x 4.25 scored at 5.5”

Card Front - 4” x 5.25”

DSP insert - 4” x 6” scored .75”

White insert - 4” x 5.25”

Quick process video

Just love this set - the paper is just breathtaking especially against the stunning Secret Sea.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Friday, March 20, 2026

Fun Fold Friday - Spanner card

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday. Today I am sharing a Spanner or Bridge card.

A spanner card (also known as a spanner panel card or bridge card) is a creative fun-fold papercraft card that features a "bridge" or "span"—usually made of clear acetate—connecting two outer flaps. This bridge creates a unique three-layer look, allowing for floating decorations and a two-stage, interactive opening experience.

My design was inspired by playing along with a few challenges. The Time Out challenge #TOT309 to use something clear - the window sheet in my Spanner fold, the Color Dare spring colour palette. I’ve used Lemon Lolly, Pretty in Pink, Balmy Blue, Shy Shamrock, and Peach Pie to match the #CDC695, Festive Friday Easter Inspo board #FFO205 to use Pastel colours, an Aperture inspired card in my peekaboo Spanner fold, Rabbits, Easter Eggs, Easter Greeting and the Easter basket. Just Us Girls mood board #JUG815. I saw Easter Egg shapes in the floral decorated rocks so have eggs and flowers in my design.

I’m getting inky with the Easter Basket bundle and Easter Joy 12x12 DSP along with the Easter Time mix and match ephemera pack, Pretty in Pink blends and antique pearls coloured in Pretty in Pink.

Measurements for the Spanner fold card.

Quick process video of putting the card together.

Stills of how to open and close the Spanner card. I decorated both sides of my front focal point basket so that it looks identical from both sides.

Adorable Easter card with a fun double flap interactive opening.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life

Friday, March 6, 2026

Floating Fun Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday. Today I am playing with the Floating Front Fun Fold. A shout out to Stampin’ with Tami for the inspiration.

My design was inspired by playing along with a couple challenges. Shout out to Stampin’ Up! Only for their sketch challenge #SUOC396

I inverted it because the floral focal images fit best left and right oriented with the sentiment.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Blue Floral Mood board reminded me to get my new Lovely Blossoms paper out to play with and the floating clouds for this fun fold. #HSS483

Very little inky on this design because the paper is doing ALL the work! I am playing with the Lovely Blossoms 12x12 DSP, Greetings for All ephemera pack, a window sheet and the retired BOHO Chic embossing folder as it coo-ordinates lovely with the navy patterned DSP. Cloud Cover ink and blends marker. Some unbranded silver metallic twine and pearl dots. I also pulled out my Painted Poppies stamp set for my envelope.

Measurements for the floating front fold card.

Process Video of the design coming together.

Final design - I just love the peekaboo see through of the floating sentiment panel!

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Friday, February 27, 2026

Gatefold Explosion Fun Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday - today I am sharing my attempt at the Gatefold Explosion card.

My design came together from playing along with a couple challenges

The floral spring vibes from the Mood board #82 over at Inspiration Station.

Cant get enough of the Colour INKspiration Colour challenge #CI204 - Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon

The Paper Players #PP774 Sketch Challenge

Inspire.Create challenge to use florals #210

I’m getting inky with a few different products to get my final to come together - Words of Beauty for my outer sentiment, Beautiful Butterflies for my inner sentiment, Fragrant Layers for my inner insert & envelope, Covered in Flowers Accents for my front focal flowers blended with colour palette colours, Painted Illusions DSP, Everyday Arches dies, Rhinestones and unbranded Silver twine.