Good morning, everyone. Hope your weekend is going well! We had a nice visit with the kids and the tiny human yesterday. It’s always good to see and spend some time with them. That little guy is growing like a dandelion and is cute as a button, too!
My card today is a fun fold that I’ve seen going around – the first I saw was from one of my talented Critters-N-Creatin’ Krew team members! It’s called a Trifold Hidden Door Card and I used mine to showcase one of my favorites – the Spotlight on Nature bundle – and some of the pretty Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP. Take a look-see:
The layout for the front of this card was inspired by this week’s Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge.
There’s quite a few videos out there on how to make this fun fold, but…I took most of the specs from Dawn Griffith’s version. 🙂
I started with a 5 1/2″ x 6 1/4″ piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock, scored and folded at 4 1/4″ for the main card base.
I used Flowers & Frames DSP, adhered with Liquid Glue, to decorate the front panel and the inside of the back panel.
I cut another – solid – piece of the DSP, using a narrow Stylish Shapes banner die – and adhered it on the back panel with Liquid Glue.
The trifold section is a 3 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ piece of Lost Lagoon – scored and folded at 2″, 3″, 5 1/2″ and 8″. I folded and burnished each score line both directions.
The trifold section ends up with the 2″ and 3″ score lines folded as “mountains” and the 5 1/2″ and 8″ score lines folded as “valleys”.
I used another design of the Frames & Flowers DSP on the front panel and then again on the second (narrow) panel. And I cut another solid Stylish Shapes banner and divided it between those two panels.
It’s easiest to decorate the trifold section BEFORE assembling the card so – that’s what I did. For the hidden door panel – I stamped a Basic White panel a few times with the hashmark image from Spotlight on Nature in Lemon Lolly ink.
Then I adhered a die cut from the Frames & Flowers DSP to the panel with Liquid Glue. In the corner, I stamped the Spotlight on Nature sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink and then adhered the panel to the last panel of the trifold section with Liquid Glue.
The three inside panels are all Basic White and I stamped them with the foliage and butterfly images from Spotlight on Nature in Early Espresso Ink.
I colored the images with the Light Lost Lagoon, Dark Petal Pink and Dark Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends.
I stamped the hashmark image several times on each panel in Lemon Lolly Ink and then adhered them to the three inside panels.
At that point – I assembled the card. Using Liquid Glue on the back of the first panel of the trifold I adhered it to the front of the card base – tucking the edge of the card base right up into the 2″ score line.
Then I used Liquid Glue on the back of the third panel (so…the panel between the 5 1/2″ and the 8″ lines) and used that to adhere that one panel to the back of the card base. Note: watching the video is the best way to see what this word salad meant! Check the video below at about the 40 min point (yes, this one’s a little longer than usual!).
On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the Spotlight on Nature floral in Early Espresso and cut it out with a small Spotlight on Nature circle die (it’s about 2 1/4″ wide).
I colored the image with the Dark Petal Pink and Light Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends. Then, using Liquid Glue on the front panel, I adhered the circle die cut.
On a piece of Basic White, I stamped a Spotlight on Nature sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink and used Paper Snips to cut it out. I edged the little sentiment with my Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Write Marker and adhered it with Liquid Glue.
I used two lengths of Linen Thread to tie a simple bow and adhered it with a little dab of Liquid Glue.
I added a swarm of Adhesive-backed Dragonflies & Birds – on the front and among the inner panels and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Spotlight on Nature floral stamped and colored on the front…
…and more of the Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! So – if you don’t have the Spotlight on Nature bundle – snatch it up! It’s simply gorgeous – and I love the florals and sentiments. And the bundled dies are incredibly handy to have on hand! And – although the Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP is currently unavailable – it WILL be back!! So – if you don’t have any – be watching and getcha some! Whatever DSP you DO have on hand right now – pull it out and use it to decorate this fun Trifold Hidden Door fun fold – it’s super cool and pretty darned easy!
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And this is the card that I made last night for my Saturday Nite Live YouTube video. If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis!
I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
Missed any tutorials? You can check out my past projects right here!
TTFN
M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Lost Lagoon Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 6 1/4″ (card base, scored & folded at 4 1/4″); 3 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ (trifold section – scored and folded at 2″, 3″, 5 1/2″ and 8″)
Basic White Cardstock: 2 3/8″ x 3 3/8″ (x4 – for trifold section); Spotlight on Nature small circle die cut (on front panel); Fussy cut sentiment on front
Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP:
Floral design: 1 7/8″ x 2 5/8″ (top of front panel on card base); 2 5/8″ x 4 1/8″ (top of back of card base); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
Hashmark design: 1 7/8″ x 2 3/4″ (bottom of front panel of card base); 2 3/4″ x 4 1/8″ (bottom of back of card base)
Dotted Design: 1 7/8″ x 3 3/8″ (front panel of trifold section); 7/8″ x 3 3/8″ (narrow second panel of trifold section)
Solid Design: Stylish Shapes banner die cuts (x2)
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Finn Fan Fix 
He just finds the oddest – and cutest! – places to snooze.
And – on a totally different note…please pray for Mr. Trump and the people who were injured or killed at the rally in Pennsylvania. And God Bless the US Secret Service and the LEOs who rushed towards the danger.
And pray for our Country.
TTFN
M
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Such a pretty card, love the colors and the fun fold design is awesome! 🙂
Thank you, ma’am! 🙂
May God preserve our nation as it was founded.
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Yes indeed.
What a beautiful card! I love your videos, Mary. You always explain things perfectly.
Thank you, Pat – that’s nice to hear!! 🙂
This is a stunning card, Mary. I will be CASEing it for sure. Prayers fur our country. The violence has to stop.
Thank you so much, Nel. And you are so right.
Love, love this card, Mary! I feel a CASE coming on! The fold is fantastic!
Finn, you are just too precious!
Keeping former President Trump, his family, SS, LE and our country in my prayers.
Yes indeed. We need all the prayers we can get! Thank you, Carol – I’m glad you liked the card! 🙂
Very pretty selection of papers. Fabulous fun fold.Thank you for joining Tuesday Morning Sketches.
Thanks so much, Donna! Glad that you liked it! 🙂
Gorgeous card! That’s one that stays on the mantel. Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
Thanks so much, Melissa! Appreciate you coming by with some kind words! 🙂