Fancy Fold: Inside Out Card

This fancy fold technique is called the Inside Out Card. The card design was inspired by Barbara VanDenBoom at Paper Tree using the FRIENDS ARE LIKE SEASHELLS stamp, embossing folder and dies.

When coordinating DSP for Stampin’ Up! suites are retired and no-longer available — it can offer a challenge when trying to create a background. Select a harmonious color palette of ocean colors to create a striking under-the-sea background that is perfect for the seashell theme. For more inspiration, I provide another example for how I for used simple emboss and coloring techniques to create a stunning background for this deceptively easy “fancy fold” card.

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Video Tutorial

Project Details:

• TOOLS:
  • Stampn’ Trimmer
  • Cut & Emboss Machine
  • Blending Brushes
  • Adhesives (glue/dots/tear tape)
  • Label Punch

INKS: (in the order of use)

• Soft  Seafoam
• Pear Pizzaz
• Mint  Macaron
• Just Jade  / substitute Bermuda Bay
• Pretty  Peacock / substitute Shaded Spruce
• Memento Black (stamping sentiment)

Card Stock:

• Base Card: 5.5″x4.25″ Misty Moonlight cardstock
• LAYERS: BASIC WHITE
  • Basic White (to color) – 3 13/16” x 5 3/16”
  • Basic White MAT layer – 4″ x 5 5/16″
  • 5.25″ x 8″ for inside cardstock coloring/cutting/scoring
• Vellum for embossing (5.5″ x 4.25″)
• Piece of Window Sheet or Acetate (4″x 3″) to create a stencil
  • Select several different size circles (using either dies or punches)
  • Use Pretty Peacock/Shaded Spruce to ink “bubbles”
• Scrap Paper to tear to use as mask for coloring
• Whisper White cut 2×3″ for the outside sentiment (use a LABEL PUNCH) and the inside greeting.

Cut:
1) align LEFT edge at 4.25”
2) cut from 1.5″ mark to the 6.75″ mark
3) re-align LEFT edge at 1″
4) cut from 1.5″ to the 6.75″ mark

Score between the two cut lines ( 1.5″ & 6.75″):
1) Score @ 1.5″ & 6.75″
2) Score @ 2″ & 6.25″

Score above & below the cut lines
@ 2 5/8″ & 5 5/8″

• Crease the score lines, folding the top and bottom sections with a mountain fold.

• Middle with a valley fold

Another Idea…