Today’s card is Bright, Cheery, and a Fun Fold.  I think it is a winner and gives me a Smile.  It is Black and Magenta Madness.  I was thinking Black with a touch of Red, but wanted something that says Happy.  You cannot get much brighter than Magenta Madness.

 

 

The Magenta Madness along with the True Love Designer Series Paper is a winner in my book.  The black and white of the DSP needs a bright color, but just a touch.  The flowers are from the Forever & Always stamp set.  There are matching dies in the die set, but I wanted a more subtle look.  Although a single raised flower would be a step up!

The best part of this card, to me, is the Fun Fold.  Better yet, it is a simple Fun Fold.  I started with a piece of Thick Basic White cardstock that is cut 4 1/4 X 11.  I scored it at 5 1/2, the normal fold, and then cut off 3″ from one end.  The cut off piece is 3 X 4 1/4 and becomes the front stamped area with the flowers and sentiment.  Here is the ope view.

 

There is quite a bit of flexibility with this.  The card could be turned in two other directions ( upside down so fold is at the top, or sideways with the fold on the left).  It could also be used as a gift card holder if instead of cutting off the 3″ piece you scored there and only cut off 1 1/2″ then fold that under.  I have made those previously.

The finishing touches are the sentiment and the In Color Dots.  The sentiment is from the Happy Thoughts stamp set.  The dots are placed randomly to keep the Magenta look going.  The centers of the flowers are also colored using the Dark Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blend.

Measurements:

• Base card is 4 1/4 X 11, scored at 5 1/2, then cut off 3″.
• The base Magenta Madness is 4 X 5 1/4
• The striped DSP is 3 7/8 X 5 1/8
• The Magenta Madness folded section is 4 X 2 1/4
• The fold DSP is 3 7/8 X 2 1/8
• The Magenta Madness sentiment layer is 4 3/8 X 3 1/8
• The sentiment layer is the cut off base card and is 4 1/4 X 3
• The inside writing layer is 2 1/2 X 4

 

I hope you will give this Fun Fold a try.  It is a great base card and I would love to see your take on it.  You will be surprised at the few products I used to make this one.  The supply list is at the bottom of the post. Please come back tomorrow for another new card.

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