Barn Door Fun Fold

5/13/2020

Big shout out to my Mom for being the guest designer for this week's Mystery Stamping! She created an awesome card using the barn door fun fold. To see her card, be sure to check out the On Y Go! Stamping Facebook group. The bottom half of this card swings open while the top half stays put. It's quick and easy to make!

Here is the basic sketch of the card. You can make this as a barn door card, or just use the sketch to make your own design.

Measurements to create the barn door:
Cardstock:

11" x 4 1/4", scored at 5 1/2"
2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Whisper White or Very Vanilla cardstock:

2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
1 7/8" x 5 1/4"

Designer Series Paper (2 different patterns):

2 pieces - 1 7/8" x 5 1/4"

Fold the piece of 11" x 4 1/4" cardstock in half along the scored line. Open the cardstock back up. On the 4 1/4" side, carefully cut from the edge of the cardstock to the fold line. Fold the card again.

You should now have a card that has two flaps on the front. Glue the top flat shut so that it is flat against the back of the card.

Adhere the Designer Series Paper pieces to the front of the flaps and the long piece of 1 7/8" x 5 1/4" White or Vanilla cardstock to the inside of the card. Add you images as desired to the front of the card.

I made three different samples using this card design and three different packages of Designer Series Paper.

Rooted in Nature
My first card uses the Rooted in Nature stamp set and the Garden Lane DSP. I stamped the tree with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, then I colored it with Stampin' Blends. The greeting is stamped with Mossy Meadow ink and cut apart before being added to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. I used Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz cardstock to match the DSP.

Product List

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[148217]

$42.00

Garden Lane Designer Series Paper

[149488]

$11.50

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$8.75

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131201]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147274]

$9.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Golden Honey Bee
For this card, I used the Honey Bee stamp set and the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper that was only available during Sale-A-Bration. I embossed the hive image using gold embossing powder. I stamped the bee with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and cut it using the Detailed Bee dies. To add a pop of color, I colored the body with the light Mango Melody Stampin' Blend. The black baker's twine was borrowed from an old Paper Pumpkin kit.

Product List

Honey Bee Cling Stamp Set

[151527]

$20.00

Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper

[152311]

$0.00

Detailed Bee Dies

[151526]

$26.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147945]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Friend Like You
My final card uses the Friend Like You stamp set and the See a Silhouette DSP to create a beach scene. Instead of a square for the stamped images, I cut circles using the Stitched Shapes and Layering Circles dies. To create the sand, I stamped the wavy line image with Soft Suede ink after having stamped off on a piece of scrap paper. Then, I used an Aqua Painter to pull out the color from the lines into the area between the lines. Finally, I drew a line between each of the stamped lines with the Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blend using the brush tip. I added some shimmer to the waves with a Wink of Stella glitter marker.

Product List