Arrow Fold Square fun fold with World Map - A Masculine Card

A masculine square Arrow Fold card featuring the World Map Dies and World of Good papers

 

This is a square version of last week's Arrow Fold card.  Again, I basically used this tutorial by the very talented Sam Calcott but changed the dimensions to better suit my A4 size cardstock.  Obviously, a 6" square card is more comfortable to make (in terms of score line placement) but it's very convenient to use an A4 piece of cardstock rather than a 12" square.

I started with a piece of Basic Black measuring 29cm x 14.5cm, scored in half at 14.5cm.   The finished card is a 14.5cm square.  On the top flap of the card, I scored lines radiating from the centre bottom (7.25cm) to three locations on each side of the piece: the top corner, 4.8cm and 9.6cm down.  I then folded following Sam's instructions.

I put a layer of Cinnamon Cider (14cm square) cardstock onto the "inside" of the card, followed by a layer of World of Good Designer Series Paper (12.5cm square).

I had intended to also place a layer of the Cinnamon Cider onto the triangular flap (I had even cut it!) but at the last minute decided that I preferred it without.  I simply used the single layer of World of Good paper.

The Arrow Fold card stands up by itself, resting on its point.

I cut the pieces for the globe with the World Map Dies from Brushed Metallic and Cinnamon Cider cardstocks.

This was the Cinnamon Cider triangle I originally cut for the front of the card

Even though I didn't use the Cinnamon Cider triangular layer, I've included the photo as it gives a good idea of how I cut it from a 13cm (w) x 14cm (h) rectangle.

The next layer (the decorative paper that I did use) I cut in the same way from a rectangle that measured 12cm x 13cm. 

I covered the entire "inner" layer of the card with decorative paper and added a label
for writing a message

The greeting from the Four Seasons Floral stamp set is stamped with Tuxedo Black ink onto a Very Vanilla label cut with one of the Tasteful Labels dies.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Brushed Metallic Cardstock

$26.00

World Of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper

$26.00

World Map Dies

$54.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

$54.00

Four Season Floral Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$24.00

Arrow Fold fun fold with Boho Indigo and Peony

Arrow Fold card featuring the gorgeous Boho Indigo product medley

My thanks go to my lovely friend, Satomi, for bringing this gorgeous fold to my attention and to Sam Calcott of Mixed Up Craft for creating it!  

I've basically followed Sam's tutorial, with just a couple of minor alterations that embrace our metric measurements.

The Tasteful Label provides a space to write a message

I used an A4 sheet of Very Vanilla cardstock and cut it to 30cm x 10.5cm scored and folded in the middle to create a folded card measuring 15cm x 10.5cm.

Following Sam's tutorial, I placed the fold at the top and then made little pencil marks on each side at 3.5cm and 7cm.  I also made a pencil mark on the bottom edge at 7.5cm.  Then, having opened up the card so that I only scored the top layer, I carefully scored a line from the centre point on the bottom edge to each of the marks on the side and also to the top corners.  So that's 3 scored lines on each side, meeting at the centre point at the bottom of the card.

I then burnished the scored lines and folded as shown in Sam's tutorial.

To create the triangular layers, I cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock to 14cm x 10cm.  I made a little pencil mark in the centre of the bottom edge (at 7cm) and then carefully cut from each top corner down to that centre point.

For the layer of patterned paper, I cut a rectangle 13cm x 9.5cm.  Placing a pencil mark on the bottom edge at 6.5cm, I repeated the previous steps.

Instead of using the remaining triangles of paper to decorate the inside of the card, I cut rectangles 14.5cm x10cm for the Night of Navy and 14cm x 9.5cm for the Boho Indigo paper.

I then adhered a Very Vanilla label cut with one of the Painted Labels dies, stamped with a sentiment from the Four Seasons Floral stamp set.

I had so much fun and the fold is so gorgeous that I then set about making another!  This time I used Whisper White and Gray Granite cardstock, Peony Garden Designer Series Paper, Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder, Peony Dies and Petal Pink cardstock.  I used Basic Gray and Sahara Sand cardstock for the leaves.

This arrow fold card features the Peony Dies and some Peony Garden paper
The colour scheme is Gray Granite, White and Petal Pink

The label inside the card was cut with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies.

The Old World Paper embossing folder give a lovely finish 

I hope you've enjoyed these cards and I do encourage you to visit Sam Calcott's tutorial.

Next week, I'll share my square version of this Arrow Fold, which I've also adapted from one of Sam's tutorials.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Peony Dies

$70.00

Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder

$17.50

Boho Indigo Product Medley Refill

$40.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

$54.00

Painted Labels Dies

$61.00

Four Season Floral Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$24.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00