Detailed Dogwood Fun Fold

I just love this new (to me) fun fold as it so beautifully shows off both sides of any Stampin' Up paper. I never like to cover up our amazing paper, and this card enables me to use it to its full potential. The Forever Love Specialty DSP is so gorgeous as it is gold embossed on one side and a matching paper on the other side. Thank you to Julie Dimattio (Paper Pixie) for teaching me this fun fold!. The stamp set I am using is Detailed Dogwood, which you can only get FREE with a $100 order during Sale a Bration which is on now until the end of February, but order soon as when they run out, they are out! Here is how this card looks unfolded--isn't it great?

Let's make this cards! Gather your supplies:

1. Pretty Peacock cardstock--Card base 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" 

2. Forever Love DSP 5 1/4" by 12" scored at 2", 4", 8" and 10"

3. Very Vanilla cardstock--front piece is die cut from the 3rd largest Scalloped Contours die. Inside piece is 4" by 5 1/4"

4. Stamp Set--Detailed Dogwood and Perennial Postage

5. Dies--Scalloped Contours

6. Ink--Pretty Peacock

7. Embellishments--Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds

8. Pretty Peacock and Gold Metallic Ribbon

9. Blends--Light and Dark Pretty Peacock

10. Embossing supplies--Gold Embossing powder, embossing buddy, heat gun, Versamark

11. Basic supplies--Bone folder, Paper Snips, adhesive (I like Multipurpose Glue), Paper Trimmer, Glue Dots, Take Your Pick Tool, Die Cutting and Embossing Machine, Regular Dimensionals

Start with your 12" piece of scored DSP. Fold the 4" scored fold toward the inside first,  and then the 2" fold out--it is very important when you do this that you make sure the folds line up perfectly with the top and bottom of the paper. Do the same thing to the other side--fold the 8" fold toward the inside and then the 10" one toward the outside. Make sure they meet in the middle and that you have the paper in the right direction, if it is a directional one as some are in this paper package. 

Now unfold the paper and mark down 2" from the top along the outside--I found it easier to mark on the back of this paper as it is so dark. Cut from the top of the first (2") fold to this mark, cutting off a triangle. Now do the same on the other top outer corner. If you don't understand how to do this, watch my Facebook Live video below and then come back every Monday at 1 pm PST and watch me make another card. Now take these triangles, turn them over and glue them to the outer bottom corners of your DSP. So amazing how that looks!

For the front piece, emboss the smaller dogwood flowers in gold. Be sure to use your Embossing Buddy first--you can see on my video what happens if you forget to do this! Stamp in Versamark, cover with Gold Embossing Powder and tap off the excess, then watch the magic when you turn on the heat gun. Now color in the flowers using the Dark and Light Pretty Peacock Blends. Stamp the sentiment from Perennial Postage in Pretty Peacock. Attach a dragonfly, tie a knot in a small piece of the  Pretty Peacock and Gold Metallic Ribbon and cut the edges on a diagonal. Attach using a Mini Glue Dot. 

For the inside, use the dragonfly from the Detailed Dogwood stamp set and Pretty Peacock ink like this and attach it inside:

Here's another look at your beautiful card:

Below is my Facebook Live from 1/22/24 where I make this card, and show you some tips to help with the cardmaking. Join me every Monday at 1 pm PST for some cardmaking fun over on Stamp with Dr Robin on Facebook. Or follow me on YouTube with the same name (be sure to hit the Subscribe button while you are there). And let me know if you have questions. You can click on the red Robin above left to order from my store. 

Happy Stampin',

Robin