Flip Funfold card - two ways

 Hello & welcome. 

My name is Alison & I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia. 

For those of you who have previously visited my blog & are now returning, thank you. For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome! 

 Here's a little bit about me. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies, embossing folders, projects & sometimes special DSP and Wednesday evenings when I highlight a technique, fun folds or tools & tips. I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions & my email address for that is craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

Stampin' Up® 's Annual Catalogue was released last year with a very different format & it was a beauty! It was set out quite differently to previous catalogues but there are benefits to that. They now have sectioned it to have beginners, which is a step by step collection of materials in kits, then there is quick & easy where you select base materials & packs of pre-printed or diecut materials plus some stamp sets then there is create your way where you choose all the materials, stamps etc yourself & create your way! In the quick & easy section Stampin' Up® have also provided some inspiration with a colour wheel & information of various ways to use colour combinations. I explored this in a bit more detail in my 1/1/25 mid week blog & also in 30th April blog. The mini catalogue was launched on January 7th and has now retired so there is only the Annual catalogue & the Online Exclusives until the next Mini catalogue is launched in September.

 Stampin' Up® also have products available only online. These are called Online exclusives & have no end date, when the stock is sold out, that's the end of it. The new Annual catalogue is now live! If you'd like to browse the new catalogue online then click here. If you'd like a copy to hold in your hands, leaf through & put little notes all over it of what's on your wish list then shoot me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or message me on my facebook page at craftedbyalison.

One of my favourite ways of creating is to use funfolds as there are a myriad of designs & a funfold can make a lovely card into a WOW card. This week I am sharing a funfold that is simple to make but adds a little bit of pizazz. The creation comes from a Creativate online crafting retreat that I attended recently & I have created one card with the flip fold on the right of the card as per the instructions & another with the flap at the top of the card, just for something a little different. I hope you like them.

Both cards are made with a single sheet of cardstock with some simple cutting that creates the flip fold section of the card.

I'll start with the side flap card. Here are the supplies...

I used Blackberry Bliss & Basic White cardstock with Thoughtful Journey DSP.

The cutting & scoring details are:

Score the cardstock in half on the short side at 10.5cm then turn 90 degrees & score the long side in half at 14.85cm.

With the Blackberry Bliss cardstock in the landscape orientation, cut down the centre score line to 12cm, turn 90 degrees & trim the whole section off from the right hand side.

Now cut a 1.5cm section from the bottom of this side, leaving you with a large section removed at the top & a small section at the bottom. This now gives you your card base with a flap included.

I used 2 pieces of the Thoughtful Journey DSP - 1 piece cut to 10cm x 14.35 plus 2 pieces cut to 7cm x 14.35. A small strip is also used for the edge of the inside matte.

There is also a 10cm x 14.35cm matte for the inside as well as a small strip of cardstock & Basic White for the sentiment & matte.

The larger piece of DSP has a sentiment from Go To Greetings stamped in Blackberry Bliss directly onto it & is adhered to the card front.

The two smaller pieces of DSP are adhered to both sides of the flap.

The Basic White matte has the small strip of DSP adhered then is added to the inside flap of the card.

Blackberry Bliss ink & Textured Notes stamp set creates the sentiment which in turn is matted on a strip of Blackberry Bliss & added to the flap.

And that's it! Simple.

So, on to the second card.

This time I wanted more of a male card so I chose Night of Navy & Basic White cardstock with Take to the Sky DSP & Night of Navy ink.

I wanted to see what this fold would look like with the flap at the top of the card so I changed the cutting & scoring as follows:

Score the cardstock the same as the first card but this time, cut down to 16.35cm from the centre score line with the cardstock in the portrait orientation then trim 1.5cm from the bottom. This piece is then turned back 90 degrees so that it is the same orientation as the first card but has the flap at the top rather than the side. 

The DSP for the front is the same dimensions but the 2 pieces of DSP for the flap is cut at 7cm x 14.35cm.

The sentiment is from Go To Greetings (retired) & is stamped in Night of Navy then diecut with a label shape from Something Fancy dies. A Night of Navy matte was diecut with a larger size of the same dies. This is then raised on dimensionals.

There are two small plane images, one on the sentiment, stamped in Pecan Pie and a the second on the writing matte, stamped in Crumb Cake (retired). The planes are from the Adventurous Sky stamp set.

That's it for the cards. Simple but effective.

Now for some news & information from Stampin' Up®.

Stampin' Up® has a number of ways to purchase their lovely products. You can look through their physical catalogue or browse through the catalogues online but there are also some products that are only available exclusively online that don't appear in any catalogues. These products are called the Online Exclusives & are only available under the Online Exclusives section of the Stampin' Up® shop. Check out the online exclusives in my online store. Stampin' Up® adds more product items to the online shop so don't forget to keep checking the store to see what's new. There are some lovely new products now available including kits, embellishments, stamps, dies & embossing folders. Something for everyone! 

Every year there is a new annual catalogue launched at the beginning of May and that means that there's a brand new catalogue now available! I have some of the new In Colours & stamps & dies & I will be featuring them in future blogs.

If you would like a copy of any of the catalogues please send me a message at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or on my Facebook page, craftedbyalison. 

Stampin' Up® have a great range of Kits including crafting, card making & gift giving. There were brand new kits added to the collection every month. Click here to check them all out in my online shop. As Stampin' Up® have so many beautiful kits available I feature a different kit in each blog so that you can see the range. 

This week's featured kit is called Hello Hollyhocks.

This kit is so pretty & has enough supplies to make 9 lovely cards with co-ordinating envelopes. 

Here's how Stampin' Up® describe it...

You’ll brighten up someone’s day with the Hello Hollyhocks Kit! With colourful hollyhock designs, this kit’s all-occasion cards can help you send a friendly hello or a note of thanks to flower-loving friends and loved ones. Pair the desired sentiment, designed die cuts, and images from the kit to quickly create timeless cards. 

If you feel that you need to add this to your list then click here to purchase one from my online store. 

If you shop with me then there are some new changes to the rewards program that you should know about. In the past we were able to create a host code & group together individual orders & pass on the 'hostess' benefits to customers with qualifying orders. This has now been replaced with a 'Rewards' program that gives all customers who place an order with a qualifying amount a credit of 10% of their order to use on future orders. This will be displayed during the checkout process or your order. Stampin' Up® feel that this is a fairer way of rewarding all customers.

Lastly, there have been lots of great items added to the clearance rack which is now called Last Chance items so make sure you check them out using this link to my online store.

If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can order something unique. 

I hope you've enjoyed today's post. I love creating with funfolds. If you decide to try this one, please feel free to pop a pic of your creation on my facebook page.

That's all I have for you this week. My next blog is on Wednesday & I will share one of the beautiful DSPs available from Stampin' Up®.

In my next Sunday blog I will be share some more creations made with the beautiful Layers of Beauty stamps, dies & masks.

I hope you can join me for both of them.

Well, that's it for another week. I hope you enjoyed this post & come back for more. 

Til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison.

Here are some links to the products that I used today & some craft room essentials.

Shop with me

Stamps, Dies, Embossing folders & punches

• Textured Notes stamp set
• Adventurous Sky stamp set
• Something Fancy dies

Cardstock, DSP & paper goods

• Basic White cardstock
• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Night of Navy cardstock
• Blackberry Bliss cardstock
• Take to the Sky DSP
• Thoughtful Journey DSP

Inks & Markers

• Night of Navy Classic Stampin' pad
• Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' pad
• Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' pad

Embellishments

• No embellishments used this week

Adhesives

• Multipurpose liquid glue
• Tear and tape
• Dimensionals
  
• Mini Dimensionals
  
• Foam adhesive strips
• Mini Glue Dots
• Adhesive sheets

Tools

• Paper Trimmer
• Take Your Pick tool
• Paper Snips scissors
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine
• Water painters
• Heat tool
• Blending Brushes
  
• Sponge daubers