When I was looking through this week's challenge blogs, I came across Bev's Special Folds Challenge on the Wacky Watercooler challenge site.
I love getting creative with fancy card folds, so this challenge was right up my alley and made me want to play along too.
Here's My Card:
Since I have a whole slew of Fall male birthdays hanging in the wings, I chose to make a fancy fold male birthday card. Choosing the Guys Greetings stamp set for this card was another easy choice.
Supplies:
Stamp Set: Guy Greetings
Ink: Soft Suede
Card Stock: Sahara Sand and Soft Suede
Accessories: Scalloped Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Scalloped Border Punch, Detail Scissors, Woodgrain Embossing Folder (TIEF), Circle Framelits, Big Shot machine, Trimmer, dimensionals and adhesive strip.
Measurements:
The design of this card is called an Altered Z fold. I first saw this design in a video posted by Dawn Griffiths (see link at the end of this post), and later on Pinterest. This is a very fast and easy fun fold card and can be adapted for any occasion.
So that's it for my challenge card this week. I hope you liked my special fold technique. If you want more specific information on how to make this Altered Z Fold card just take a look at this card I made last Easter and use the links to see a video by Dawn Griffith.
Happy Stamping!
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I love getting creative with fancy card folds, so this challenge was right up my alley and made me want to play along too.
Here's My Card:
Since I have a whole slew of Fall male birthdays hanging in the wings, I chose to make a fancy fold male birthday card. Choosing the Guys Greetings stamp set for this card was another easy choice.
Supplies:
Stamp Set: Guy Greetings
Ink: Soft Suede
Card Stock: Sahara Sand and Soft Suede
Accessories: Scalloped Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Scalloped Border Punch, Detail Scissors, Woodgrain Embossing Folder (TIEF), Circle Framelits, Big Shot machine, Trimmer, dimensionals and adhesive strip.
Measurements:
- 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" piece of Soft Suede for card base
- 5 1/4" x 9 1/2" piece of Sahara Sand card stock scored at 2 1/2" and 51/2"
- 5 1/4" x 1" strip of Soft Suede for Scalloped Border layer
- 1/8" x 5 1/4" strip of Soft Suede for inside border
- Additional Sahara Sand for stamping two sets of hats
The design of this card is called an Altered Z fold. I first saw this design in a video posted by Dawn Griffiths (see link at the end of this post), and later on Pinterest. This is a very fast and easy fun fold card and can be adapted for any occasion.
I placed a small pencil mark on the inside of the top and bottom of the circle inside the card so my "guy" image would show well through the opening. |
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I used my 2 1/2" Circle Framelits to cut the whole through the two layers of card stock. The "guy" and the sentiment "To A Classic" were stamped in Soft Suede ink. |
The Woodgrain TIEF adds a nice manly texture to the front of the card. I have to say I found it difficult to emboss this part of the card, it wouldn't fit sideways in the embossing folder. To compensate for this I had to emboss one side of the circle, remove and reposition the embossing folder and run the second side through the Big Shot. This actually worked out okay and it's difficult to see where the join is. I love these little hats! I think this grouping added a nice finishing touch to the card front. They were fussy cut and mounted with dimensionals. |
You can find this card here and a link to Dawn Griffith's video showing how to make it. Enjoy! |
Happy Stamping!
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