Friendship Fun Fold

Hey everybody, happy weekend! I hope you’re having a good one. Leslie here, sharing a tutorial for making a side panel pillar card in a timeless black and white color combo. This friendship fun fold card has just a pop of color which really lends to the elegance. I used Savoy Cotton, Beetle Black, Wedding Cake White, and Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I have to admit that once again I started out with a completely different card design in my head. Before I knew it, the card had morphed into this black and white beauty. It amazes me how something so simple can pack such a punch!

Die Cut the Background

I die cut the focal panel from Savoy Cotton cardstock intending to spritz it with some shimmer mist. I sat there thinking how pretty it would be to leave it white and back it on black cardstock. So my entire card design shifted some major gears. Ended up cutting a solid rectangle from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White along with an additional focal panel from Beetle Black.

Next, I colored the three dragonflies with alcohol markers, gave them some shimmer with a Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen and Glossy Accents, and set them aside.

Assemble the Background for the Friendship Fun Fold

At this point, I cut an additional focal panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White. I layered this beneath the first one for a little dimension and then adhered them to the solid rectangle. I used the black negative space pieces and put them in like puzzle pieces. The addition of the butterflies completed the background piece.

Cut the Card Base & Layers

The card base and front panel were cut from Beetle Black along with layering panels from Wedding Cake White.

Adhere the Layers

Feeling like the layering panels needed a little something, I dry embossed them using a Script embossing folder. Next, I adhered the white panels to the card base and the background piece to the front panel.

Assemble the Friendship Fun Fold

Assembly of this card is a breeze with just the two pieces. Adhere the focal panel to the card base… that’s it!

Stamp the Sentiments

Finally, I stamped the front sentiment on the smooth side of a scrap of Beetle Black and heat embossed it. Afterwards I cut it with a stitched oval die at an angle for a little interest.

For the back panel, I added a dry embossed panel of Beetle Black and stamped a sentiment in black ink.

Complete the Friendship Fun Fold

Now, the only thing left to do was add a few iridescent gemstones and adhere the inside panel.

Summing up, these are the other products I used:
STAMPS: Brutus Monroe Miss You Florals stamp set, Love From Lizi Just Because stamp set
INK: Brutus Monroe Clear Embossing ink; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- Y08 Acid Yellow, B02 Robin Egg Blue, YG03 Yellow Green; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, Versafine Onyx Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Love From Lizi Stitched Rectangle Nested Cutting Dies, Wild Bloom Dragonflies Steel Cutting Dies, and Stitched Oval Nested Cutting Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Ranger Glossy Accents, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Script Embossing Folder, iridescent gemstones, Trinity Pick Up Stick

To conclude, I hope you’ve enjoyed this friendship fun fold card and I’d love to know what you think! Be sure to visit the CutCardStock Facebook Page for more DT inspiration! Also join our Creating with CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
Leslie