Heart Of Christmas - Week 4 - 2023 - Fan Fold Card

 

Welcome to week 4 of the Heart of Christmas for 2023. This week I am doing a fun fold and it is called a Fan Fold Card. I came across this card when looking for different fun and fancy folds to do. Lisa Curcio a demonstrator in the US had this Fan Fold on her blog so I thought I would give it a go.

I have used the Christmas Classics Bundle and the Joy of Noel Bundle that are all part of the Joy of Christmas suite on pages 28 and 29 of the New September - December Mini.

For the card base I have taken a piece of Shaded Spruce 21x21 cm or 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches 

I have taken my colour scheme from the Joy of Christmas DSP.  My card base is first scored at 10.5 cm or 4 1/8 inches then turned and scored again so that you now have 4 quarters. Then you place the 2 points of your card in the score/cut track of your paper trimmer and score on the diagonal and do that both way so that you end up with 8 triangles. Turn and place your card base back in your trimmer lining it up with flat along the top and at 10.5 or 4 1/8 inches and cut up to the half way score line being careful not to go over.

Fold your card base in a fan style with a mountain fold first, making sure not to fold the last one but to leave that flat for the base of the card. Now it is time to decorate!

For the decorations of my card I have taken a layer of Basic white and layered it with the Pecan Pie coloured piece of music DSP from the Joy of Christmas DSP and then with the Christmas Classic Dies I cut out the frame in Old olive and the branches in Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake and the leaf is the reverse side to the Cherry Cobbler piece of DSP which is die cut out with the Christmas Classic Dies as well and is under the NOEL which I have die cut out in Gold Foil from the Joy of Noel Dies. Joyous is stamped in Basic gray and fussy cut and you can not Loose Holly gems for some bling.

Lift one layer of the fan and I have your next sentiment from the Christmas Classics.

Lift the next fan to reveal the next sentiment.

Unfurl the complete card and the base you can write your message to the recipient.

Here is a little video of opening and closing the card.

So much fun and easy to make I hope you enjoyed this fun/fancy fold. If you have any questions please contact me.

Now is the time to head  to the next wonderful talented Art With Heart Team member sharing some Christmas inspiration today. Just hit the next blog button and you will be take straight to Michele Taylor, I can't wait to see what she has for us this week.

If for some reason one of the links send you somewhere you don't want to go please head back here and continue your Christmas inspiration journey from the list below of the Art With Heart Team participating this week. Happy hopping.

Michele Taylor
Andrea Sargent
Claire Daly
Christine Blain
Theresa Gerrard
Kate Morgan
Rosa Leyden
Judy May
Sharon Davern <= you are here

Thank you for spending some Christmas crafty time with me today, take care,