Trifold Miura Card

Hello crafters!  

It's Kris here, sharing with you the Saturday edition of our blog with a fun fold card featuring our Folk Art collection.

This card style was a first for me... it's called a Freestanding Trifold Miura card.  I will say in all honesty, this card does have that wow factor as most fun folds do, however I found it a li'l fussy to get it to stand up on it's own.  The trick is to not stretch it out while displaying it... try to keep it half-way folded.  

I choose some beautiful Fall papers (Doodlebug Design) to use with the Folk Art Fox and Folk Art Butterfly and Folk Art Trees.  

CUTTING:

Card Base (Lemon-Lime Green) = 10-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Patterned Paper #1 (Leaves) = (cut 2) 5-1/4" x 3-1/4"

Patterned Paper #2 (Plaid) = (cut 2) 3-1/4" x 1-3/4" 

White cardstock = 5-1/4" x 3-1/4"

DESIGN STEPS:

Card Base--

--  Score along the 10-1/2" side at 3-1/2" and 7"

-- On the 3-1/2" score line, measure down 2" and place a pencil mark.  Score from the top left corner of card down to the 2" mark.  Score again from that 2" mark up to the top of the 7" score line.

-- Turn cardstock 180 degrees and repeat Step #2

-- Fold and burnish on score lines so that one "V" folds back and the other folds inside the card.  

** Below is a pic of the back side of my base, just to show you better where the score and tick marks are  (I didn't want to draw on the front side) 

-- With patterned paper #1 vertical, measure down the right side and place a pencil mark at 2".  CUT diagonally from that 2" mark up to the top left corner.

**IF your pattern has a random pattern like mine, you can repeat the same process with the other patterned paper #1 piece.  

**IF your pattern has a definite up and down pattern, you will need to cut the OPPOSITE angle to fit the right side of card.

6.  Adhere to card sections as pictured.

-- With white piece vertical, measure down 2" on right side and place a mark. CUT from that 2" mark up to top left corner.  

-- Turn 180 degrees and repeat.  Adhere to center of card.

-- With pattern #2 vertical, CUT diagonally from top left corner to bottom right corner.  

-- On the 2nd one, CUT from top right corner to bottom left corner.  (Even if the 2 pattern pieces are the same pattern, you will need to cut opposite diagonals.)  

--Adhere to triangle sections on card base.

-- Die cut Folk Art Butterfly , the Folk Art Fox and Folk Art Trees and assemble.

-- I decided I wanted something for the fox to stand on to break up the patterned paper a bit so I cut a piece of woodgrain paper to 3-1/4" x 4" and followed the same instructions (measured 2" and cut diagonally to the corner) and then I die cut the top with the Hills Slimline die.

-- I chose some stamps and stamped a couple of them following the angles of the papers ☺  Hello Beautiful and Just a note are from the Butterfly Gala set (SU!) and the You Foxy Thing came from Foxy Thing stamp set (La-La Land Crafts).

Thank you so much for looking!  I hope you are inspired to get crafty with your favorite CottageCutz dies!

~Kristine

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