Pansy Petal Fun Fold

I have another Fun Fold to share with you today. I received a wonderful card using this Fun Fold in a swap a few months ago from fellow demonstrator Gina Wheeler. I knew as soon as I saw it that it would be a favorite fold.

Pansy Petals Suite

Stampin’ Up! has kept the Suites of Products, but has lessened the number of items in a suite. This also lowers the price (Yay!) The Pansy Petals Suite was one of my first choices in the Annual Catalog. I once read a book that mentioned pansies as being Happy Flowers. I love that and think of it every time I see this Bundle and Paper.

The sentiment on my card is from the Pansy Patch stamp set. It is so simple and just right! The set has a variety of pansies and layers as well as great sentiments. The sentiments are a mix of different fonts, which is always a favorite of mine. There are matching dies for cutting the stamped images and some of the DSP.

The Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper is so vibrant and has such wonderful colors. I believe this is going to lead me to try a variety of different color combinations. I used two different sheets of the paper for this project. The smaller pansies are so pretty in the patterned paper. But I also used one with larger pansies that match one of the dies in the Bundle. You can stamp and then die cut the pansy, I just opted for the easy choice of die cutting the paper.

Fun Fold

Now for the Fun Fold part of the card. It is a few quick cuts that make a great end product. Isn’t that the best kind? The next photo shows the two outer sides open with the center still closed. You can see the cross piece that holds the sentiment layer. This view also highlights the different DSP piece for when the card is opened.

And here is the card totally open to the inside. I added a third of the die cut pansies to the inside layer.

Measurements and Directions

The base layer of Fresh Freesia is cut 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4.
With the card in landscape mode, place the front section of the card on the Paper Trimmer so the scored fold is horizontal on the trimmer.
Measure over 1 1/4″ and cut just down to the score line.
Slide the card over and repeat this cut at 4 1/4″. This gives you the two side sections.
Cut 4 pieces of Soft Sea Foam to 4 1/8 X 1 1/8
Cut 1 piece of Soft Sea Foam to 4 1/8 X 2 7/8
Cut 4 pieces of DSP (2 each of 2 different patterns) 4 X 1
Cut 1 piece of DSP 4 X 2 3/4
Cut 1 White to 4 1/8 X 2 3/4 for inside
Adhere the layers of cardstock and DSP to the appropriate section
Cut a Fresh Freesia scrap to 5 1/2 X 1, this is the cross bar where the sentiment goes.
Adhere that cross piece only to the front of the two outside sections. It Does Not adhere to the center section.
Decorate as you wish.

Finishing

To finish this card I added the sentiment by stamping on White cardstock and using the Banner Pick A Punch to make the flagged end. I also added a single rhinestone to the top pansy flower. As I mentioned earlier I also glued one of the die cut pansies to the inside sentiment section.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today. I hope you enjoyed this Fun Fold project and will stop by again. I do read and reply personally to all comments and questions. So feel free to reach out.

Keep Calm and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

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