Tropical Chic Diagonal Fold Card Tutorial to create a piece of paradise

Hey Crafties! Ready for a fancy fold? I promise it’s easy, and you can make TWO cards at once with this Diagonal Fold Card Tutorial!

This tropical paradise is so inviting and perfect for a “thinking of you” or “thank you” card. See below for the tutorial.

I love this diagonal fold, as the front opens like a gate. You’ll be cutting the card base diagonally, and so it seemed resourceful to create the second card while making the first one.

Supplies:

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad

$7.50

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad

$7.50

Tropical Escape 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock Pack

$8.50

Tropical Escape 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle

$44.00

Stampin’ Trimmer

$30.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$4.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00

Diagonal Fold Card Tutorial (Instructions for 2 cards):

1. From 1 sheet of 8 1/2″ x 11″ Granny Apple Green cardstock
   • Score at 5 1/2″ on the long side.
   • Score at 4 1/4″ on the short side.
   • Scoring first shows you the lines to make it easier to cut diagonally across the whole sheet of cardstock if your paper trimmer is only 12″ like mine.
   • Cut diagonally from one corner across to the other.
   • Fold each card front over. As you can see, I tried both ways…maybe for a left-handed recipient!

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     Score and Cut

     

     Fold

     
     
2. From 1/2 sheet of Blushing Bride cardstock
   • Cut into 2 4″ x 5 1/4″ pieces.
   • Cut both pieces diagonally.
   • Adhere onto the front of your Granny Apple Green cards.
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3. With 2 different patterns of Designer Series Paper
   • Cut each into 3 3/4″ x 5″.
   • Cut diagonally. Ensure your pattern is facing the right way for the direction of your fold!
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4. Create the Frond Squares
   • Cut 3″ x 6″ Granny Apple Green cardstock and cut out 2 Frond squares using the die.
   • Cut 3″ x 6″ Shaded Spruce cardstock and cut into 2 3″ x 3″ squares.
   • Adhere the frond dies onto a square using liquid glue.
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   • Adhere the finished square to the top half of the card.
5. Stamp your sentiment and a few flowers and fronds to decorate the bottom corner and inside of the card.

With this diagonal fold card, I’m playing along with the following challenges:

• Craftaholics R Us – Paradise
• Paper Craft Crew Challenge – Fancy Fold (PCC304)

Are you also a fan of these tropical chic stamps? You might also like this Unicorn Cake Card from Tropical Chic Die-Cuts!

I hope you like this card! I really enjoyed creating this tropical paradise. What does your paradise look like? I’d love to know!

Happy Crafting!