Hello fellow card makers,
Thank you for visiting my blog! I have another fun-fold card for you. I call this a bay window fun-fold card - there maybe other names for this design as well. I made it into a Thank You card but this design would work for any sentiment. The card lays flat into a standard A6 (6 1/2 x 4 3/4) envelope. To create this card you will need a scoring tool or board, rectangle cutting dies, cardstock, stamps and die cuts to decorate.
Here's how you make this fun card:
- Cardstock:
- Card base: cut one piece 4 1/2 x 6 1/4; cut a second piece 4 1/2 x 6 3/4
- Front panel: cut a piece of brick background or white 4 3/8 x 5 3/8
- Inside panel; cut white piece 4 1/2 x 4 3/8
- Scoring and cutting:
- Largest card base piece: score at 1/2", 7/8" and 6 3/8; first score line fold into a mountain or away from the front; second and third score lines are valley folds; burnish each fold
- Adhere the brick piece to the scored card base between the second and third score lines; wait of few minutes for the pieces to bond and then score through both layers so you may need to make a few passes, at 2 3/8 and 4 7/8 - both will be mountain folds - this creates the bay window
- Using rectangle dies, I used two different sizes but your windows can be the same size if you prefer, cut windows between the score lines on each panel
- Attach the two card base piece together: fold the 1/2" flap over the edge of the smaller card base piece and glue to the back, then glue down the next scored section (less than 1/2 inch) to the front. Once you do this step, the bay window form
- Open card and adhere the inside white panel as close to the fold as possible but do not cover the fold line - see below
- Die cut or stamp a Christmas tree and presents for a Christmas card
- Decorate with furniture die cuts for a congratulations on your new home card
- Place pet (dogs, cats, etc) dies in the window for a Miss You card