Fancy Fold – Sneak peek

Fancy Fold – sneak peek. This year has really flown by and I can’t believe that today is the last blog hop for 2024. In the blink of an eye, 2025 will be upon us and with that it also means the arrival of the January-April 2025 mini. Fancy a sneak peek and a break from all things Christmas?

Welcome to December’s Fancy Fun Fold theme. I’ve chosen a floating square card which is really easy to do and I am using some new product which will be available in the new year. The product is part of the Floral Delight Suite Collection – Delightful Wishes Bundle and the springlike Floral Delight 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Papers and embellishments.

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How to make a square double Floating card

There are two floating panels in different sizes glued on top of one another on to a square card base. What makes it float are springs which are made from strips of card stock. The picture below on the left is the front view displayed upright and in the second, I lay it flat. I had to put extra layers on the inside of the card to balance the weight of the floating panels on the front. In the suite, there are tiny little bee trinkets which are so stinkin’ cute!

Cutting guide

1. Card base Old Olive : 5 ½” x 11″ (14 cm x 28 cm)
2. First Floating panel Old Olive : 3″ x 5 ½” (7.5 cm x 14 cm)
3. Second Floating panel Old Olive : 2″ x 5 ½” (5 cm x 14 cm)

Floral Delight Designer Series Paper Mat Layers

1. Card base mat layer pattern A : 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” (13.5 x 13.5 cm)
2. First floating panel pattern B : 2 ¾” x 5 ¼” (7 cm x 13.5 cm)
3. Second floating panel pattern C: 1 ¾” x 5 ¼” (4.5 cm x 13.5 cm)

Inside the card

Here’s the inside of the card shown in the first picture on the left. It was stamped with a two-step stamping method using the Delightful Wishes stamp set. You can see the spring attachments attached to the panels to make it “float” in the second picture. Incidentally, I added extra layers to the back inside of the card to counter-balance the weight of the floating panels on the front because if you stand the card up to display it will topple over without the extra layers.

• First mat layer Daffodil Delight : 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” (13.5 cm x 13.5 cm)
• Second mat layer Old Olive : 5 ⅛” x 5 ⅛” (13 cm x 13 cm)
• Third mat layer Basic White : 5″ x 5″ (12.5 cm x 12.5 cm)
• *Stamp the floral bit before adhering the DSP.
• *Cut DSP strip : ¾” x 5″ (2 cm x 12.5 cm) and adhere toward the bottom of the Basic White layer.

How to create the floating mechanisms aka springs

You need 8 springs. Five for the first floating panel and three for the second floating panel.

1. Tip and short cut : Old Olive – 8″ x 4″ (20 cm x 9 cm)
2. On the short side and score a ½”, 1″, 1 ½”, 2 ½”, 3″, 3 ½” (1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm, 8 cm).
3. Orient scored piece on the long side and cut them into 8 x 4″ x 1″ pieces (eight 9 cm x 2.5 cm pieces)

Supply List

I will add the new products used to the supply list once these items become available in the new year.

Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Adhesive Sheets [152334]	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680]
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576]	Pecan Pie A4 Cardstock [161726]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]

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