Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for our Retirement Fun Fold Party – showcasing our favorite products from the Holiday Catalog that will be leaving us forever. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
My fun fold card is somewhat of a surprise, because it looks like a regular card…until you go to open it!
Instead of opening to the side, you pull the top piece up to reveal a vertical tri-fold card with two places for messages on the inside ~
On the inside, I’ve used sentiments from Peaceful Boughs to coordinate with the Beautiful Boughs Dies on the front.
Here’s a look at the side view to give you a different perspective ~
Directions
This is fun and easy to make. You only need a few measurements…
- Night of Navy Cardstock (2 pieces): 5-1/2″x 4-1/4″
- Whisper White Thick Cardstock: 11″x 3-1/2″, scored at 5″ and 10″ for the inside
- Whisper White Cardstock (2 pieces): 5-1/4″x 4″ for layering
- DSP [I chose Wrapped in Plaid] (2 pieces): 5-1/8″x 3-7/8″
Glue the DSP to the Whisper White Cardstock pieces and those to the Night Of Navy pieces. Lay one flat on the table and glue the bottom 5″ of Thick Whisper White Cardstock to the top of it. The fold should be at the top.
With a valley and mountain fold, close the Thick Whisper White Cardstock down. You should now have a 1″ piece on top, to which you will glue your second Navy/White/DSP layers. The two Navy/White/DSP pieces should match up exactly so that you don’t see the bottom one until you open the card.
To decorate the front of the card, I cut a piece of Gold Foil Sheet at 3-7/8″x 2″and wrapped a 5″ length of Shaded Spruce/Gold Striped Ribbon around it, securing it to the back. Then I lined it up with the DSP edges and glued it down. Tip: Use a non-liquid glue, such as Snail, behind the foil to avoid glue bumps showing through on the front!
Next I cropped and glued a Shaded Spruce bough over the Gold Foil, added two pine cones and a faux bow.
I then took “Peace” from So Many Stars, cropped it with the smallest Layering Ovals Dies and layered it with a scalloped Shaded Spruce oval.
To give it the finishing touch, I dabbed some Snowfall Accents Puff Paint on the bough branch and heat-set it to puff it up.
Retiring products (as of January 3) on my card are:
- Wrapped in Plaid 6″x 6″ Specialty DSP (#149596)
- So Many Stars Stamp Set (#150496)
- Shaded Spruce/Gold Striped Ribbon (#149597)
- Snowfall Accents Puff Paint (#150691)
I’m happy to announce that Peaceful Boughs will make a re-appearance in the 2020 Holiday Catalog!
More inspiration awaits!
Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 8th, for our Time to Sale-A-Brate blog hop when our Design Team showcase projects using brand new products from the new mini catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure. Don’t miss the fun!
Hop Line-Up
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Jen Roque at Stamp Camp with Jen
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
I hope you have been inspired by our fun fold creations using retiring products from the 2019 Holiday Catalog! If you would like to purchase any of the products that you saw on my post, click the pictures below to read the details and shop online. Thanks for hopping with us!
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Beautiful, rich colors and a fun surprise upon opening.
Super cute!, I love the snow on the branches!
This card is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
what a BEAUTIFUL, yet simple Christmas card. Well put together. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family
Thank you so much, Vonne! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
Beautiful card! I love the tri-fold!
Thanks, Beth!
Great traditional holiday card – with a wonderful twist! Love your choice of papers and fun “snow”! Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Thanks Debbie! Happy Holidays to you, too!
Such an elegant card, Karen! I love this twist! Already pinned for a future CASE… TFS…
Thanks so much, Katy!
Super fun fold — I had never seen this style before. I love your colors and that fabulous plaid!
Thanks, Mary! The best part about this fun fold is how easy it is to do!
Karen, this card is gorgeous. I love the colors and the tri-fold.
Thank you, Lorna! 🙂
Gorgeous and stunning! I love this. The plaid is so great with the pine bough. Even not making it the fun fold and just the “cover” part is just stunning. I had to smile at my word “just” this is stunning on its own. I am saving this for next year for sure!!!
Thanks, Chris, lol!
Beautiful fun fold, Karen! Nice that it only takes a few folds to make a sensational card!
Thank you, Su!
The plaid is always a favorite but adding the pine one and bows was a Wow. A beautiful card and a great Fun fold.
Thank you, Jackie!
Oh Karen, this is fabulous! I love the plaid DSP!!!
Thanks, Jeanie! 🙂
Karen, I absolutely love this! Perfect execution of a clever design. What gorgeous colors, too. PALS hop day is always my favorite–you all never fail to “wow” us. TFS and happy holidays.
Thanks, Linda! I appreciate your sweet comments!