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Post by grammadee on Oct 19, 2020 2:32:03 GMT
I have been looking for different ways to fold some of my Christmas cards. Which is your favourite?
*gatefold cards *gatefold cards with interlocking clasps
*z fold cards *easel cards *pop up cards
*others?
Can you share a link to a tutorial for making it?
Can you show us one you've made? |
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Post by kkrenn on Oct 19, 2020 2:42:26 GMT
I really like z fold and pop ups but I seem to always go back to the standard. I'll find some pictures of ones I've made and will add them in a bit. Do you have a sample of your Christmas Card yet?
Ok, so I guess I do fancy folds more often than I realized!
The sunflower card is the card I made for my oldest dd's bday. I can't remember where I saw it but 95% of my ideas I get from YouTube.
The black and red one is my sister's bday card. It's a twist and pop.
The brown one is one I made for a masculine card swap and I don't know if it has a name. LOL
The site won't allow any attachments, it says the forum is full.
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Post by grammadee on Oct 19, 2020 3:06:02 GMT
I really like z fold and pop ups but I seem to always go back to the standard. I'll find some pictures of ones I've made and will add them in a bit. Do you have a sample of your Christmas Card yet? Ok, so I guess I do fancy folds more often than I realized! The sunflower card is the card I made for my oldest dd's bday. I can't remember where I saw it but 95% of my ideas I get from YouTube. The black and red one is my sister's bday card. It's a twist and pop. The brown one is one I made for a masculine card swap and I don't know if it has a name. LOL The site won't allow any attachments, it says the forum is full. Would love to see your fancy folds!
When I link a photo to the board I go through either Flickr or Tapatalk. They store the photo on their own sites, so it doesn't take any room up on this board. People have also linked from fb and their blogs.
I don't have one card design I use for all my cards. I tend to make anywhere from 8 to 20 cards in one design, then move on to another. This year I have been making more slimline cards, but still making 5x7" and the smaller 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" ones.
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 19, 2020 3:37:20 GMT
I like z-folds, pop-ups, step cards, and just about anything else that is a bit different. Here is one fun fold that isn’t too difficult, but isn’t as commonly used. I don’t know what it’s called, though:  |
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Post by azcrafty on Oct 19, 2020 22:18:06 GMT
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Post by grammadee on Oct 20, 2020 3:00:35 GMT
Love your bridge card. I have made a few birthday cards like this, but didn't know what they were called! I can see snowbanks making a good bridge... Hmmm... maybe a gnome or two??? |
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Post by azcrafty on Oct 20, 2020 5:55:56 GMT
Love your bridge card. I have made a few birthday cards like this, but didn't know what they were called! I can see snowbanks making a good bridge... Hmmm... maybe a gnome or two??? Hmm...that sounds great! I will have to make one now 🤣😂🤣 |
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Post by melanieg on Oct 20, 2020 18:23:31 GMT
As with my life, my cards are pretty vanilla and boring lol I do the normal card folds on the left side or the top.
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Post by cmpeter on Oct 21, 2020 23:59:31 GMT
Jennifer McGuire has some great videos if you are looking for more step by step instructions.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Oct 23, 2020 23:03:41 GMT
I like making the Joy Fold card, in part because it's a good way to use up several patterned papers. (I have a hard time layering patterns on top of each other, but with this card, everything is kind of separated by cardstock.) The link is to my blog, and then there's a link to Splitcoast Stampers' tutorial (I didn't realize but it's hard to see, it's the word "Here" in Here is the link...). I'm linking to the blog because the tutorial has a typo, and I wrote out the correction.   |
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Post by djc on Nov 5, 2020 5:45:48 GMT
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Post by grammadee on Nov 17, 2020 16:37:30 GMT
Here is mine with snowdrifts as promised:
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Post by azcrafty on Nov 17, 2020 18:28:03 GMT
grammadee awesome Christmas card. And its a great idea to cut the pp up to create the layers. I will have to see if I have some pp I can do that with. TFS
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Post by nylene on Nov 30, 2020 23:06:07 GMT
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Post by grammadee on Dec 5, 2020 4:30:44 GMT
Those flip pops are really cool, nylene. I can just imagine the little faces opening them! |
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Post by cardsbycara on Dec 24, 2020 1:30:52 GMT
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Post by pmm on Dec 24, 2020 14:59:32 GMT
I love making the twist/pop card. I actually bought a die to make the mechanism. Makes that part so easy! |
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Post by cardsbycara on Dec 26, 2020 5:11:21 GMT
I love making the twist/pop card. I actually bought a die to make the mechanism. Makes that part so easy! That's at the top of my list to try... it looks so fun! |
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Post by josie29 on Dec 26, 2020 11:58:06 GMT
As with my life, my cards are pretty vanilla and boring lol I do the normal card folds on the left side or the top. Me too. I love to make Circle, Square and Rectangular cards - but the fold is still the top or left side. I have made the very occasional Easel card but that's about as fancy as I get. I have terrible trouble with measurements so I find it frustrating trying to understand different card folds so I take my hat off to those who can make them. |
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