Mix it Up With a Fun Fold

Animals, Birthday, My Favorite Things (MFT), Ocassions, Shaped/Interactive Cards

Hello friends!  Happy March!  I’m happy to see this month come as signs of Spring start popping out everywhere!  Pretty soon the flowers will start coming up too!  Are you ready for Spring?

Today starts a new challenge over at the Mix It Up Challenge Blog!  There is always lots of wonderful inspiration from the team, so please go check it out and play along!  The challenges are always ANYTHING GOES with an optional theme. This month’s theme is FANCY FOLD!  For these challenges, you have plenty of time to enter as they run for 6 weeks!  I look forward to seeing what you come up with!   Here’s the project I made:

These birds are ready to party!  How fun are those party hats?!  I’ve found this really cool take on a “Z” fold card, but this one has been named “Diamond Z Fold Pop-Up Card“.  There are so many variations of this that I found on You Tube, but they’re all the same concept of the two diamond shapes on front and then an additional diamond pop-up mechanism on the inside that moves when you open the card.  (Click on the card name for a tutorial.)  The only thing I did differently than hers was using scallop square die cuts and I covered the pop-up mechanism on the inside with pattern paper so it’s not as noticeable.

I’ve used the My Favorite Things (retired) Birthday Chicks that I stamped, colored and die cut out and arranged over the design.  I’ve also used the My Favorite Things (retired) pattern papers and of course the same for the scallop stitched squares.  For the white squares, I’ve used a MFT cloud stencil with blue ink for the clouds and the sentiment was white heat embossed and cut out with a banner die.

When this card is closed, this is what it looks like.  Notice that you do not see the bird on the inside panel next to the bird on top of the balloon as he is hidden until you open it.

It folds up just like a Z fold would and it’s A2 and ready for a regular A2 envelope.  I’ve placed an extra panel on the back of the card for a special handwritten message and decorated it a strip of pattern paper and another party bird.  I didn’t put anything on the inside stars pattern because I thought it took too much away from the front of the card and you don’t want an inside message to show on the front of the card.  It takes a bit of maneuvering to decorate images and sentiments as to where to put them strategically on the card, but it was so fun!

  • I hope you’ve enjoyed my card today and go check out the challenge to come and play along with us!  I really look forward to seeing all of the different fancy fold projects in the gallery this month! 

Thanks so much for dropping by and I’ll see you soon!

Challenges:

  1. Make My Monday – Fun Folds #220
  2. Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes using Paper #566
  3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Anything Goes
  4. Crafty Catz – More Than One Fold/Anything Goes #666
  5. Krafty Chicks – #705 Anything Goes
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20 thoughts on “Mix it Up With a Fun Fold”

  1. This is such a cute card with all those little birds celebrating a birthday. The colors and pattern papers are beyond cute and so festive and fun. TFS the tutorial to make this card too, Those little squares add so much interest and fun to the overall design. Those older stamps and papers still hold value in making great cards today.

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  5. I love this! You know I’m a fun fold fanatic and I was really looking forward to this challenge! I love your stamps and color palette, and thank you so much for this awesome inspiration project!

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  7. Your little chick images are adorably cute and the diamond Z fold is a lovely design for them. Adding beautiful papers make this card delightful. Thanks for joining us at MMM, Johanna DT

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  8. Love those little chicks flying around holding balloons, and cupcakes, so cute and love your card fold and the 3D and the bright happy colours, fabulous and cute card Vicki..

    luv CHRISSYxx

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  9. Great fold and super adorable card. I have been adding some fun folds I want to try to a OneNote and need to get this one added. Love the cute images.

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  10. Fabulous ols Vicki,love the papers and cute little chicks.Bit slow getting round commenting this last week -just cannot seem to catch up!
    Carol x

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  11. Yes, I’m completely ready for spring!! Really cute fancy fold. Thanks for pointing out how the little chick disappears when flat, I completely missed that! I so enjoy the bright colors on your card. Happy March!

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  13. That is so cute! Love the images and your card shape too.

    Thanks for joining the Krafty Chicks Challenge.

    Helen x
    (Guest Chick)

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  14. Those little chicks are adorable. And I like your fancy fold too. Balloons, cupcakes , I’d say those little birdies are having a party. 🙂 hugs-Erika

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  15. Playing a little catch before lunch – love the card – the chick are adorable..it is raining – cihlly – and a perfect day to stay inside and play in my room. I’ve been wanting to make one of these cards. Have a great day. 

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  17. This is full of sweetness and delight Vicki those cute image and the fabulous Spring time colours are full of beauty I also love the card fold it works perfectly

    hugs

    lolo x

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  18. Your card is so funny, my friend. I love the playful chickens and how each of them has their own window filled to the brim with clouds. Stunning creation!

    xx

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