Collapsible Column Fun Fold Cards | January Crafternoon 2026

A hanging stand-up enjoyable fold card with a collapsible column and floating entrance piece—dramatic when displayed, flat when mailed, and simpler to make than it seems to be.

The Collapsible Column Fun Fold is my latest authentic card design, created to ship that satisfying wow issue—no particular dies required—for anybody who loves enjoyable fold playing cards with a robust visible affect. The dimensional column on the heart of the cardboard creates an attractive stand-up show, whereas the entrance sentiment seems to drift, supported by hidden brackets that hold the design clear and uncluttered. And right here’s the most effective half: regardless of its architectural look and depth, the whole card collapses fully flat to suit inside a regular envelope. If you get pleasure from interactive playing cards, this month’s Crafternoon enjoyable fold is bound to change into a favourite.

In this put up, I’m sharing a step-by-step video tutorial exhibiting how you can create the Collapsible Column Fun Fold card base and a number of variations of the cardboard to offer you concepts for various types and events. If you’d like a printable doc with all the measurements, detailed step-by-step photographs and directions for each model proven, you should purchase the total enjoyable fold card tutorial. It’s an entire, well-organized information that walks you thru the development of the cardboard base and every design from begin to end.

As at all times, thanks for making and sending handmade playing cards — you really are making the world a kinder place, one card at a time.

Five distinctive variations of the Collapsible Column Fun Fold Cards!

The Collapsible Column Fun Fold takes on a complete new look with every model —let’s have a look at all of them up shut!

Lovely & Beautiful Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card

This lovely card made with the Lovely & Beautiful suite of merchandise is the featured challenge for the January Crafternoon video. I selected the Lovely & Beautiful Designer Series Paper as a result of it actually fits this model of fold. The smooth colours and florals hold the design calm and fairly, and the gold accents add a pleasant final touch.

Customers who positioned a $50 order in my on-line retailer in December obtained a packet within the mail in January to make this Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card.

Packets contained both the patterns proven on the primary card or the patterns proven right here. Both are pretty! On the entrance of this card, I used one of many nested label dies from the Beautifully Celebrated Bundle. The backside label is minimize from gold to tie in with the gold accents within the designer paper, which pulls the whole lot collectively properly. This die set contains six nested label shapes, making it a really versatile addition to your craft room—simple to achieve for many times for sentiments, focal factors, and layered greetings.

For this design, I selected to make the Collapsible Column enjoyable fold card a regular card that absolutely opens. Having a full card offers you extra space to jot down a message and add further ornament inside. The sentiment stamped on the within comes from the Simply Beautiful stamp set, which is a part of the Lovely & Beautiful Suite. The ornamental nook particulars are die minimize utilizing the Beautifully Celebrated Dies—additionally from this suite—and add a pleasant final touch to the cardboard.

This facet view picture offers a better have a look at the column on this distinctive enjoyable fold card. The point of interest on the entrance is connected to the column with brackets, permitting it to drift and swivel as the cardboard strikes. The construction comes collectively step-by-step and folds fully flat for mailing.

This easy “hello” greeting is stamped utilizing the Fabulous Sayings stamp set, our present Stampin’ Up! Product of the Month. The versatile sentiments within the set pair superbly with virtually any model of card. Right now, you may add it to a $75 order for simply $5, whereas provides final—an important worth for a greeting set you’ll attain for many times. The fairly sparkle comes from the Pearlized Faceted Circles that are additionally a part of the suite.

The card simply flattens to slip into a regular envelope. Finished measurement for all of the Collapsible Column enjoyable fold playing cards is 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ and so they all slot in a regular A2 Envelope.

Easter Basket Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card

This Easter Basket Collapsible Column Fun Fold is a enjoyable, springy card utilizing the Easter Joy suite of merchandise. The wiggly basket on the entrance and pop-out column make this card particularly enjoyable to open and probe for anybody who loves slightly Easter shock. I stroll you thru how you can make it within the Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card Tutorial, with detailed directions, step-by-step photographs, measurements, and all of the totally different card designs proven on this weblog put up.

The basket is die minimize from the Easter Joy Designer Series Paper, which provides it a woven, textured look while not having additional layers or coloring. The All In A Row Embossing Folder provides smooth texture to the cardboard panels, protecting the background fascinating whereas letting the basket take heart stage.

And then there’s this little man on the within—as a result of each Easter card wants a stinkin’ cute bunny to make you smile if you open it!

The candy chocolate bunny tucked into the basket is bound to convey a smile. It’s paired with Pastels Shimmer paper eggs and a bow die minimize utilizing the coordinating dies for added element.

Are you able to see extra Collapsible Column Fun Fold Cards? This Version options the Lovely Blossoms Suite!

This card was made utilizing merchandise from the Lovely Blossoms Suite of merchandise. Because the stamps, dies, designer paper, and embossing folder are all designed to go collectively, it’s simple to combine and match items and get an important wanting end result.

The distinctive die-cut shapes from the Lovely Arrangements bundle add lovely element and layering, whereas the Lovely Stripes 3D Embossing Folder creates deep, noticeable texture within the background. In this top-down view, you can even see how the column is constructed and the way the layers come collectively.

Decorating the within is a part of the enjoyable – I used pictures from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and added some extra Lovely Blooms DSP to coordinate with the colours on the entrance of the cardboard.

I like the “magical” look of the collapsible column, particularly when the cardboard is laying flat.

This model of the Collapsible Column card is the challenge I despatched to my direct workforce members for our quarterly stamp get together final week. It’s an important instance of how we create, study, and share concepts collectively—at all times with the aim of sending smiles! If becoming a member of a artistic, encouraging group of stampers sounds enjoyable—there’s a incredible demonstrator becoming a member of particular coming subsequent month that features a brand-new instrument I do know you’ll love.

Team packets all able to exit within the mail!

One for the Guys! Peaceful Dock Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card

This masculine Collapsible Column card is a superb choice if you want one thing particular for the lads in your life. The wealthy blues and heat browns hold it basic and calm and the column design provides robust traces and construction to the cardboard.

Nature Walk Designer Series Paper is a incredible choice for masculine playing cards — textured, refined, and simple to pair with daring pictures like this boat.

Inside the cardboard, the clear format leaves loads of room for a handwritten message. The fabulous massive “Happy Birthday” greeting comes from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set — this month’s Product of the Month — making it a straightforward, versatile sentiment you’ll attain for many times.

The boat is stamped in VersaMark ink and heat-embossed with clear embossing powder, giving it a refined varnished look, identical to an actual wood boat! The “To a great guy” sentiment is from the Nature’s Symphony stamp set.

Nature Walk Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card

This card showcases the calm, natural really feel of the Nature Walk suite. The leafy stem is die minimize from the Nature Walk Designer Series Paper, and the die provides texture straight into every particular person leaf, an attractive element that creates depth whereas protecting the design clear and pure.

This view actually reveals off the center of the design — the collapsible column that pops ahead when opened and folds flat for mailing.

Some mild leaves enhance the within of the cardboard. Even the again sides of the column are absolutely embellished, so the cardboard seems to be completed and intentional from each angle. The Nature Walk model was impressed by RJ Burnett at Wild West Paper Arts.

The Stone & Vine 3D Embossing Folder provides wealthy, touchable texture throughout each panel, giving this all white base a lot depth with out including bulk. A couple of Faux Bronze Pentagons end it off with simply the correct trace of heat.

One of the issues I like most in regards to the Collapsible Column Fun Fold card is how nicely it really works with all kinds of papers and types—from smooth spring themes to masculine designs. Each alternate highlights the identical interactive column whereas nonetheless wanting fully totally different. In the free video tutorial beneath, I stroll you thru how you can create the Collapsible Column card base step-by-step. If you’d like all the measurements together with detailed, picture step-by-step directions for the cardboard base and all the alternates, the full Collapsible Column PDF tutorial is on the market as a purchasable digital obtain.

Would you wish to create together with me within the subsequent Crafternoon?

It’s simple to hitch the digital month-to-month Crafternoon occasion – I hope you be a part of us subsequent month!

How to hitch the enjoyable? When you place a $50 Stampin’ Up! product order with me (after rewards credit and earlier than tax and delivery) you’ll obtain a packet within the mail the next month for the following Crafternoon AND you’ll get the PDF tutorial for that month’s Crafternoon enjoyable fold playing cards without cost! The tutorial has all the cardboard designs with dimensions, step-by-step directions, photographs, and the provides for the tasks. A complete lot of affection at all times goes into each packet! ❤️

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Video tutorial for the Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card

In this video, I stroll you thru assembling the Collapsible Column Fun Fold card. Details for all of the designs are within the Collapsible Column Fun Fold card digital PDF tutorial together with all the dimensions, provides, directions, and step-by-step photographs. The digital tutorial could be downloaded and printed to seek advice from whilst you craft. Or it can save you the tutorial to your machine and have a look at it that approach.

Details in regards to the Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card Digital PDF Tutorial for buy are beneath!

Ready to make the Collapsible Column Fun Fold playing cards? It is simple with this enjoyable fold card tutorial. You should buy the Collapsible Column Fun Fold Card Tutorial for $15 US. Print the tutorial or evaluation it in your machine after you obtain it. The tutorial will stroll you thru how you can recreate this enjoyable fold model, step-by-step with directions for all the variations.

I began Crafternoon in January of 2022 with a special distinctive enjoyable fold each month. You can try ALL 49 Crafternoon Fun Folds HERE.

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Join the Crafternoon enjoyable!

Thank you for letting me share this artistic enjoyable fold with you! I’d like to ship you a packet for subsequent month’s Suestampfield Crafternoon Creative Escape. If you reside within the United States, to qualify for a packet and tutorial, merely place a $50 order of Stampin’ Up! product (after rewards credit and earlier than tax and delivery) in my on-line Stampin’ Up! retailer HERE. Happy creating!

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