How to Make this Stunning Triple Diamond Fun Fold Card

List of Supplies

• 80 LB CARD STOCK: in colors ( black, gray, rust )
• DESIGNER PAPER: from “The Paper Studio/ Amanda” find it HERE
• GLUE
• PAPER TRIMMER find it HERE
• SCORING TOOL
• STITCHED SQUARE DIES (optional)
• SENTIMENT STAMP (I used my Cricut)
• INSIDE MESSAGE STAMP (I used my Cricut)
• SMALL ADHESIVE FOAM DOTS

*** I’ll explain more about my use of the Cricut smart cutting machine below in the “Let’s Get Krafty” section. It’s totally optional. You could easily use your stamps and inks instead.

Let’s Get Krafty

First, grab all of your supplies. A paper trimmer/scoring tool combination like the one I referenced above is a very helpful tool but it’s not required. This card comes together quickly.

For the Base

TRIM a piece of card stock ( black for mine ) to 5.5 x 9” And SCORE @ [ 1.5, 3, 6 and 7.5” ] Fold and burnish your score lines.

For the Rectangles

Trim 4 pieces of gray card stock to [1.25 x 5.25”] for the winged sides of this fun fold card.

And trim 4 pieces of Designer Card Stock (2) pieces of the rust color and (2) pieces of the flower pattern to [ 1 x 5”].

Now, for the center rectangles, trim a piece of the gray to 2.75 x 5.25”. And trim a piece of the rust colored designer paper to 2.5 x 5”

For the Diamonds

For the diamond shapes, I used my stitched square dies. First, cut (4) squares from the black CS with the 2” stitched square dies. OR simply trim with your paper trimmer to a 2” square. Next, cut (1) gray square with the 1.75” stitched square die. Now, use the same die to cut (3) squares from the flowered designer paper. And use the 1.5” stitched square die to cut one square from the flowered designer paper.

For the “Inside/Back” Message

Next, cut a piece of rust colored card stock to 2.75 x 5.25” for the center panel on the back side of the card base. Here, you can use any message stamp you’d like. I must confess, I didn’t have a single piece of card stock that I wanted to use for the message panel of this card, so I created one. I used a Cricut Joy Xtra and this hack to create my own colored card stock and message. However, I would only do this if I really needed to because it uses your printer’s ink. But needs must. Below, I’ve added a little slide show to describe the steps to creating a colored card stock and message with a Cricut.

Steps for Creating a Colored Card Stock & Message with Cricut

Building Your Fun Fold Card

Finally, you have all of your rectangles and squares cut and ready. Now, all you have to do is use some glue or a tape runner to adhere all of the layers except the card base. Refer to the pictures to see how to layer all of your rectangles and all of your diamonds. At this point, adhere your more narrow rectangles to the winged sides of the card base.

At this time, use scissors to cut the triple layered diamond in half, and glue the halves to each outer wing of the card. Adhere 2 of the double layered diamonds onto the center of the card. Place a few foam dots onto the last diamond to lift it slightly in the center of the other two. Adhere your message panel to the center of the backside of the card. The completed, folded size of this fun fold card is: 3” by 5.5” so it will fit inside of a regular A2 envelope.

Keeping It Krafty

In closing, I hope you have enjoyed this project today. It certainly has been a fun project and the beautiful paper I used stole the show in making this a stunning triple diamond fun fold card. Though I used this as a birthday card, keep in mind it may be used for “thank you”, “get well”, “thinking of you”, “sympathy” and many more. Whatever it is you decide to make just make it your own and always remember to keep it krafty! Until next time, bye-bye!