Welcome to the Funky Folds Hop ~ a community for like minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds and to share our ideas. Funky actually means “modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way” so hang onto your hats and see what the talented artisans have to offer 🙂
We don’t have a specific theme ” anything goes” it is all about the fold!! I have chosen a 3D project today ~ a sweet little one 🙂
Continue readingHello, wonderful readers! Today I am embarking on a project that will be a gift for a very dear friend who is celebrating a milestone birthday. By the time you read this I will already have given it to her so there’s no problem with spoiling the surprise.
I am creating a Hybrid Journal – that basically means it has a couple of folios and then some regular pages in the middle. I am also making my first Medori-style feature to hold those middle pages together! There will be a total of 9 posts and videos – I hope that you will follow along with me as I work my way thru!
Continue readingI have been working on ideas for journals for the last couple of years and have really been bitten by the bug! I just love creating these little gems and had the best time putting this idea using 3 regular envelopes to create a pretty folder using some decorative paper and glue! Check out the video to find out how many pockets and tucks I managed to squeeze in!! 🙂
Continue readingHave you ever bought a pack of decorative/scrapbook paper and found one of those pages that has a few images and some empty space and wondered what to do with it? I had one exactly like that in an 8 x 8 pack and in today’s video I work thru an idea on using it for this pretty slimline card – with a shabby chic vibe!
Continue readingI’m not at all good at making cards for children – so looking for ideas is always a challenge. However I had some ‘fairy’ digitals that I had fussy cut in my stash (why? ~ I’m not sure other than they looked so cute at the time!) and decided they would be perfect for a 5 year old. My video shows how I thought thru what to do with those cute little fairies.
Continue readingAs explained in the video – I had some scraps on my bench – normally I would throw them away but the more I looked at them the more they were calling me to do a little something. As I switched off the camera I realised this is another embossing folder technique – a very simple one ……………. but none the less a technique 🙂
I have used a birthday greeting on this one – but I think it will work equally as well for a Thank You, Thinking of You, Get Well, Congratulations………. You could also change out the colours for a masculine themed card as well ~ whatever you need a card for and whatever stamps and papers you have in your stash !
Continue readingThis is the 5th technique I have shared for using your embossing folders – and this time we are incorporating heat embossing as well. As I shared in the video – heat embossing is probably my favorite technique, it is certainly the one that amazes folks who are new to paper crafting. I have chosen a general greeting for the card but it would make a really good birthday, thank you or other occasion such as Mother’s Day. It would make a very pretty wedding or anniversary card, especially if you use the wedding colors. 🙂
Continue readingWhat do we mean by Casing a Card? Simply Copy And Share Everything!! It doesn’t mean exactly but gives you a chance to put your own spin on something. I chose to do this to share another Colouring Technique using Masking and Blending Brushes. As always there is a video ~ however my camera went a little rogue on me this time and it appears upside down – but you can still follow along easily 🙂
Continue readingThe 3rd and final ‘Christmas in July’ card for 2026. I wanted whimsical and I think I have achieved that ~ it is soooo stinkin’ cute!
I have enjoyed creating these even though we were going thru a heatwave here in the UK!!! Today I am just using some card and paper ~ no ink, no stamps, no punch or dies ~ not even a piece of ribbon but just a few rhinestones and some adhesive!!! The card in the video is 7 x 5 but I have included cutting instructions for a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card if you prefer that size.
Continue readingSometimes we forget the simplest of techniques with the minimum supplies! Today I pulled out a stamp set, 3 pieces of card, 3 inks and a bit of ribbon to make this card. I used simple “stamping off” and “tone on tone stamping” techniques and I have ended up with a card that I am going to use for a wedding anniversary and I am sure it will be well received – check out in the video below!
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