faceted vertical diamond fold easel card
This is the time of year in the Stampin’ Up! world were we say good-bye to lots of favorite products in the outgoing Annual Catalog and get ready to make space for all of the new things to come.
This project is made with one of the best paper packs that is retiring – it is a hostess only set and if you hostess a workshop of $150 dollars or more in the last month of this catalog you can order the hostess only sets and Designer series papers at a discount! This pack contains 12 sheets of 12″ x 12″ DSP 2 each of 6 designs in toned of Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron (retiring), Old Olive, Petal Pink, and Pool Party.
This project is a fun 3D card that I made back in March I posted it last week as one of my favorite projects for the year and then realized I had never posted it on my blog – OOPS! So here it is!
This project is made with one of the best paper packs that is retiring – it is a hostess only set and if you hostess a workshop of $150 dollars or more in the last month of this catalog you can order the hostess only sets and Designer series papers at a discount! This pack contains 12 sheets of 12″ x 12″ DSP 2 each of 6 designs in toned of Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron (retiring), Old Olive, Petal Pink, and Pool Party.
This project is a fun 3D card that I made back in March I posted it last week as one of my favorite projects for the year and then realized I had never posted it on my blog – OOPS! So here it is!
Measurements
BASE: Pool Party Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
Basic White Cardstock
2-3/4” x 5-1/4”
Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper
5” x 5-1/4” – cut from the left edge at 1-7/8” and again at 1-7/8” to get three consecutive strips: two pieces that are 1-7/8” x 5-1/4” and one that is 1-1/4” x 5-1/4”
Cut a piece of Pool Party Cardstock to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and score at 4 1/4″. Flatten the cardstock out and place the left edge of the long side at the 2 3/4″ (which is half of the 5 1/2″ side.) On the front half of the card make a cut starting 3/4″ above the score line to 3/4″ below the top edge of the card. If you are cutting your cardstock with our awesome Stampin’ Trimmer the guide is clear and has ruler markings on it so you would begin the cut 3/4″ above the 4 1/4″ score line making the starting cut at the 3 1/2″ mark on the clear guide ruler and cut until the 3/4″ mark on the clear ruler guide.
Next score at the 2 1/8″ mark down the middle of the card front.
Using a ruler and a pencil draw a small mark at 3/4″ from the top and bottom of the card along the score line that runs down the middle of the card front. Place the top dot in the cutting track of your Stampin’ Trimmer and place the outside edge of the slit in the track as well – score a diagonal line from the top dot to the right edge of the slit. Place the right edge of the slit in the cutting track and now swivel the card to place the bottom dot in the track as well and score a diagonal line from the right side of the slit to the bottom dot. Continue to swivel the card placing the bottom dot and the edge of the left side of the slit in the track and score the diagonal line. Finally complete the scored diamond shape by placing the left side of the slit and the top dot in the cutting track and score the diagonal line between those two points.
Fold the score line down the middle of the card front into a mountain fold and the diamond score lines inward – the card should look like the photo below.
Lie the Designer series paper out so that the pattern matches up and take the right hand piece first and add a generous amount of Stampin’ Dimensionals all around the outside edge (this will be the edge for the easel base of the card. Place the DSP with about 1/8″ border around the outside edges.
Adhere the Basic White cardstock adjacent to the DSP leaving a 1/8″ border between the DSP and the Basic White cardstock.
Take the remaining two pieces of DSP and lining up the pattern hinge them together so that the pattern you want to be the outside pattern is together on the inside. See photo below of me hinging the DSP together.
The colorful pattern is matched up on the inside touching each other and the green polka dot pattern is facing outwards.
The colorful pattern is matched up on the inside touching each other and the green polka dot pattern is facing outwards.
Mark on the outside a dot in pencil 1/2″ down from the top of the DSP, 1/2″ up from the bottom of the DSP and 1/2″ from the right side of the paper at the 2 5/8″ mark.
Cut along the diagonal lines formed from connecting the three dots .
Cut along the diagonal lines formed from connecting the three dots .
Cut the middle triangle in half across the middle at the 2 5/8″ mark creating four triangle pieces for the center of the diamond.
Adhere the outside edges of the DSP to the outsides of the diamond fold and the smaller triangles to the inside folds of the diamond.
Add a pencil mark to the middle of the white cardstock that shows through when the fun fold is in the easel position and stamp a small sentiment over the pencil mark so that the sentiment peeks through the small window made by the faceted diamond.
Add a pencil mark to the middle of the white cardstock that shows through when the fun fold is in the easel position and stamp a small sentiment over the pencil mark so that the sentiment peeks through the small window made by the faceted diamond.
Add some pearls and your fancy fold is complete! This card folds flat for mailing but can stand alone when popped up in the easel format!
Hope you enjoyed this 3D fun fold card!
Go and try it with some of your own pretty DSP and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!
Hope you enjoyed this 3D fun fold card!
Go and try it with some of your own pretty DSP and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!
Happy Stampin’
Natalie
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