ThePowerOfACard: Birthday Treat - A Cut-Out Fun Flap Card

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Birthday Treat - A Cut-Out Fun Flap Card

My card today is a variation of a fun fold - I'm calling it a Cut-out Fun Flap and I'm in love with this technique! It's actually pretty easy to make, but looks quite impressive! I'm featuring the Ice Cream Corner Suite of products (pages 48 and 49 of the JJ Mini Catalog). At the end of the video, I show two other cards made in this same style.

Gather your supplies:

Cardstock: Pool Party 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4"; Sweet Ice Cream DSP 4" x 5-1/4" plus scraps for the ice cream and cone; Basic White 3-3/4" x 5", 1" x 3-1/2", 1" x 4", and 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" to cut with the largest octagon shaped die; Bermuda Bay 2" x 3" to cut with the second largest octagon shaped die
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Cinnamon Cider
Stamp set: Sweet Ice Cream
Punch: Ice Cream Cone Builder
Dies: Hippo & Friends
Adhesive and Tools r

Position your DSP onto your card front and hold in place using low-tack tape. Cut the largest octagon from the front panel on your Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine. Be very careful when removing the low tack tape as it can easily tear the DSP. Set aside the pool party shape for another project. Now you can adhere the DSP to the card front, making sure you have adhesive close to the edge of the opening.

Stamp your Happy Birthday sentiment with Bermuda Bay ink on the 4" strip. Trim and adhere to the card front with Dimensionals.

Place the white panel on the inside (but don't glue just yet). Carefully close the card so the panel remains in position and stamp the inside sentiment in the center of the opening. Fold the remaining 1" strip nearly in half and place the fold on the edge of the white panel so that the flap is centered in the opening. Glue the flap to the back side, then glue the panel into the inside of the card.

Cut out the ice cream and cone from the DSP and glue them together. Add the Bermuda Bay shape onto the White shape and pop up the ice cream cone in the center with Dimensionals.

Close the card and add glue to the portion of the flap visible in the opening. Place the decorated octagon panel on top - it will fit perfectly into the opening. Open the card and flap, then glue the DSP octagon to cover the flap. Watch my video to see how I create a mask for the ice cream to decorate the envelope.

The two other cards I show use an oval and a circle for the opening, but you could use any die cut shape you want! It's so fun to have have the hidden message under the flap. Experiment with different colors for the shape, or even the reverse side of the flap. I used the Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick bundles (so much fun and the feature of my March Card Class!) and the Flowering Cactus Product Medley to illustrate a variety of stamp sets with work with this technique. Give it a try!