Other Fun Fold Cards

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Here is the list of fun fold cards that do NOT start with a standard 4 1/4" x 11 OR 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock.  Sometimes these will still make A2 sized cards - sometimes not.  Examples and instructions will be added as I have time.

Accordion Folds:    

• Basic Accordion:   

Acetate Cards:

• Front Only: 
• Full Acetate:  

Aperture Cards:    

• Aperture with Inside Foldback:   

Bookmark Card:

• Basic Bookmark:  

Clutch Purse:    

• Basic Clutch:   

Cutaways: 

• Cutaway with AddOn:   

Diamond:  

• Diamond Fold: (https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/diamondfoldcard/)     
• Diamond Top:   
• Origami Diamond Fold:  

Diorama Cards: 

• Basic Diorama:   

Easel Cards: 

• Double Twisted Easel: 

This card folds to a 3 7/8" x 9" slimline card with a belly band and fits into a standard business size 10 envelope.  To see more about this card, check it out here.  

Other examples: More Easels, 

• Easel Card with 4 Drawers:   
• Swing Easel:   
• Triple Easel: Heart Easel & More, 
• Two-Piece Easel:     
• Quadruple Easel with a couple of Twists:    

Envelope Card:    

• Basic Envelope Card: 

Exploding Box Card:   

• Exploding Box Card:    

Flip Flop Card:  

• Basic Flip Flop Card: 
• Gate Fold Flip Flop: 
• Special Flip Flop: (2017/04/a-fun-card-shape)   

Fold Backs: 

• Banded Fold Back: 
• Double Banded Fold Back:  
• Diamond Fold Back:

This is another card that folds to 3 7/8" x 9" (slimline).  It's a basic fold back with pop up diamond inside.

Other examples: 

Gate Folds: 

• Fold Back Gate Fold: 
• Banded Fold Back Gate Fold: (9/3/19)    
• Diagonal Gate Fold: 
• Gate Fold with Diamond Hammock:     
• Marquee Cards: 
• Triple Gate Fold:    

Joy Folds:

• Basic Joy Fold:     
• Diagonal Joy Fold:    

Napkin Fold:  

• Basic Napkin Fold:  
• Napkin with Trimmed Corners: (Origami Pop-Up) 

Never Ending Card:   

• Basic Never Ending Card:    

Pop Out Swing Card:   

• Pop Out Swing Card:    

Shadow Box Card:  

• Shadow Box Card:   
• Shadow Box Card with Spinner: (HD Spinner Concept) 

Shaped Cards:

• Die Cut Shapes: 
• Shirt Card: 

Slider Cards:  

• Magic Window Slider:    
• Peek-a-Boo Slider:    

Spinner Cards:  

• Hidden Window Spinner:   

Step Cards:

• Center Step Easel: 
  

  This card starts with a 5.5" x 11" scored at 8.5 before cutting & scoring the rest like a normal center step card.  This creates an extra flap that holds the center step card as an easel.

  Other Examples:  

• Full Step Card:    

   

  This card started as a piece of cardstock that was 5 1/2" x 10 1/2".  This was scored at: 1 1/4", 2 1/2", 4 1/4", 6" and 8 1/4" and folded accordion style. 

  Other Examples: 

• Full Step with Acetate:    
• Inner Step Card:   
• Inside Step Card:       
• Two-Piece Step Cards:       

Telescoping Cards: 

• Circles:  
• Rectangles:  

Tri-Fold Cards: 

• Basic: 
• Tri-fold with Flap:     
• Modified Tri-Fold:  
• Tri-Fold with Apertures:   
• With Double Aperture:        

Tri-Shutter Cards: 

• Basic:     

Tunnel Card:

• Basic:    

Twist & Pop Cards:

• Basic:      

 Waterfall Cards:

• Basic: 

Z-Fold Cards:

• Basic:  
  
   

This card is scored into 3rds and then folded like a "Z".  It started as a piece of bristol board that was 12 3/4" x 5".

• Angled Z-Fold:  
  
  
  
  
  

This card base is basically like the last one, but cut at an angle before folding it in 3rds like a "Z".  The same post has a second example.

 

Other examples: