Fun Fold Cards

It’s time again for another Make it Monday video. This week I am excited to share a variation on the basic Easel card. Last Monday I featured how to create a basic Easel card and a Square Easel card. CLICK HERE if you missed that post! To watch video click on the photo!

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

• Hey Chick Bundle-#158627 retiring end of June
• Hey Birthday Chick Bundle $158631
• Sailing Home Set (birds)
• Crumb Cake Cardstock- 4¼ x 5½, ¾ x 5½ for fence stopper, 2 x 4 for sign and four sacks
• Early Espresso Cardstock- 1 x 5 for fence
• Basic White Cardstock-3½ x 4 (inside), two pcs. 2 x 2-3/8 (folded flaps), 3 x 4 for chick
• Garden Green Cardstock-4¼ x 5½ for cornstalks
• Early Espresso Cardstock-1 x 5½ for fence
• Sponge Daubers
• Balmy Blue Ink
• Crumb Cake Ink
• Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
• Watercolor Pencils or Stampin’ Blend Markers
• Memento Black Ink
• Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

• Score the Crumb Cake cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold & burnish.
• Cut at 1½ to center score line on both sides of card front to create center flap.
• Sponge Balmy Blue ink on 2×2-3/8 white panel to create a sky. Stamp birds from Sailing Home in Memento Black ink.
• Stamp hatching egg and greeting in Memento Black ink on other 2x 2-3/8 white panel. Color with Stampin’ Blend markers or watercolor pencils.
• Adhere white panels to folded crumb cake panels.
• Attach 3½ x 4 white panel to inside of card. Glue crumb cake panels down so the middle panel is the only moving part.
• Stamp tall chick on 3 x 4 x 2-3/8 white panel and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop out with coordinating dies. Color with Stampin’ Blend markers of watercolor pencils.
• Crop several cornstalks with Garden Green cardstock and attach to card front.
• With Crumb Cake cardstock, crop 4 sacks and one sign. Use sponge daubers to add Crumb Cake ink to the outside of all pieces.  Attach sign to side Crumb Cake panel. Attach two sacks together using Stampin’ Dimensionals and attach to white card panel, see image above and/or video.
• Attach sacks to white card panel as shown in image above and in video.
• Stamp greeting in Memento black on sign and add to card front.
• Crop the fence die two times with Early Espresso cardstock and attach to ¾ x 5½  strip of Crumb Cake cardstock, trim to fit fence. Attach to the bottom of the middle flap to create stopper.
• CLICK HERE for video link or click on the image above.

I hope you have fun creating this fun fold card, a variation of the basic easel card and will join me again next week for another Make it Monday video.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae