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Welcome to the Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Fun Folds Blog Hop. There’s a lineup below to make it easy for you to hop along.

I can’t wait to show you my card today! Not only is it a new fun fold for me, it’s also a sneak peek of fabulous, Beautiful Gallery Designer Paper from the upcoming 2025-2026 Annual Catalog. I began by cutting one of the scenes 4″ X 4″ to glue to the card front.

Explosion Fun Fold

Basic Beige Cardstock was used for the card base, which is 4″ X 8 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″, making a square card. All of the fun happens on the inside. Get ready!

Take a 6X6″ piece of designer paper, and fold it in half, with the side you want to see, facing you. Then turn it, and fold in half. Unfold it, and fold again, making a triangle. Two of the squares will be flat, and two will be creased. Burnish the folds as you go. This is a bit tricky, and you may want to watch Patty Bennett’s video, if you need a visual. She does a great job explaining it.

It should look as pictured above, and you will be able to fold it into a square. Glue one of the flat sides to the bottom of the card base, as shown. I used Liquid Glue, so I could have wiggle room to make sure the points were perfectly even. Then, glue the other flat side to top of the card base.

Prior to gluing, I completed the squares on the inside. They are Beautiful Gallery DSP,  2 1/4″ X 2 1/4″, topped with with Basic Beige Cardstock, cut with a Stylish Shapes Die, 2″ X 2″. I stamped “Happy Birthday” in Mossy Meadow Ink, on one, and left the other blank for a personal message. I also stamped “May all your wishes come true” in Mossy Meadow Ink on Basic Beige Cardstock. After cutting with another Stylish Shapes Die, I attached it to the card front with Dimensionals. The sentiments are from the Unbounded Love Stamp Set.

SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop Lineup

1. Karen Finkle
2. Maria Mench
3. Su Mohr
4. Debbie Mageed
5. Beth McCullough
6. Kathi Ondus
7. Lisa Ann Bernard
8. Tara Carpenter
9. Michele Deschenes (Shelly)

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