A Fabulous Fun Fold Card!

- November 11, 2025

Hey There!

Today I have a fun fold card that makes you go "Hmmm...how did she do that?".

I was looking for some inspiration for a card that was unique and had a fun element. Upon searching on YouTube, I came across this fun design by Simply Simple Stamping. I will link her video below so you can see my inspiration. Her instructions were easy to follow and of course, pausing the video helps too!

Here is the card I will be discussing below in further detail:

When I received this stamp I knew I needed his card to be fun and interactive. So that's when I decided that the fun fold card would be great for him. All of the products I used are from Kat Scrappiness and are at the end.

You will need the following:

Fun Fold Card Base I cut an 8 1/2" by 11" blue cardstock to 5 1/4" x 11". Score this at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5 1/4", and 7".

Inside Card Base I cut white cardstock to 5" x 7 1/2" and scored this at 3 3/4".

Back Panel I cut white cardstock to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Pattern Paper Cuts. I used a 6x6" piece of pattern paper just as she used in the video to cut this into the pieces needed for the card but you can use any paper appropriate for your design.

Cut the pattern paper down to 5" x 6" - save the 1" piece left over and set it aside.

From the 5" x 6" paper:

Cut two pieces into 1 1/2".

Cut two pieces into 1/2" x 5". Cut these down to 1/2" x 3 3/4" each.

From the 1" piece saved from earlier, cut this into 1 1/2" pieces for a total of 4 pieces.

Cut one piece of pattern paper into 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" piece (one only needed).

Solid paper for layers on the pop-out:

Cut one piece at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2".

Cut one piece at 1 1/2" x 2 1/2".

White piece of paper cut into 2 1/4" x 2 1/4". This piece would be for a sentiment or in my final card, I put Tigger instead of a sentiment.

Now to assemble and create the card:

(Note: As shown in her video and what I've learned is that it is easier if you have a paper trimmer that the blade moves up and down the track instead of a guillotine cutter. This will allow you to move the blade to the correct starting point and end at the correct ending point. At the time I made the card, I was missing the cutting blade from my Fiskars trimmer and only had a guillotine one. In order to cut the lines, I used a ruler to mark the 1 1/4" spot and drew a line so I knew where to cut. I then used the ruler and a cutting knife to cut the paper. I then erased my pencil lines. It gets the job done but I feel having the correct trimmer in this instant makes a huge difference as the cut lines will be a lot cleaner).

To Make the Pop-out Cuts, put the fun fold card base (5 1/4" x 11" paper) into your paper trimmer with the score lines horizontal. At 1 1/4" from the right side, cut from the first score line to the 3rd score line. Flip the card so you can repeat this step on the other side. To get the card folded correctly, I found it easier to pry up the part that was just cut from the back toward the front and gently reinforce the score line and then gently reinforce the other score lines until they all fold nicely together. Once I see that I have it folded correctly, I will the then reinforced the folds with my bone folder.

Next, I adhered the pattern paper that measured 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" onto the solid paper that measured 1 1/2" x 2 1/2". I then adhered that onto the fun fold card base onto the space on the right side.

I then adhered all the pattern paper onto the fun fold card base and made sure that I lined them up so they were all evenly spaced. I then adhered the final two strips remaining onto the front of the inside card base spacing them evenly apart and same sized border.

For the sentiment on the front of the inside card base, I didn't want the sentiment to show when the card was folded. In order to prevent that, I found it the easiest to place the inside card base onto the fun fold card base (not adhering!) where I would want it to be glued, close the card and lightly make pencil marks where the square folds onto so I know how much area I have to work with and it will be covered when folded. I then stamped the sentiment directly onto the front of the inside card base with my stamping tool. Also, now would be the time to add any messages to the inside of the card before adhering it to the fun fold card base. When I adhered the inside card, I made sure that the where was an even border around the card.

If you are going to have a sentiment for the front of the card (that square that shows on top when folded), this is where the other white piece (2 1/4" x 2 1/4") comes in place to use to stamp the sentiment and then adhere that to the other solid card piece (2 1/2" x 2 1/2"). In my final card, I didn't have a top sentiment, only Tigger and his balloon.

For Tigger, I added a fun detail to him by adding a wobbler behind him so he wobbles - cause Tiggers bounce!

Now the fun fold card is completely finished. I then added this to solid cardstock leftover (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

Here is the card laid out so you can see the whole design: