Hello friends! I'm so excited to share this one layer tri-fold card birthday card with you today! Tri fold cards are a great way to extend your cards for a fun surprise for the recipient. I love the look of tri-fold cards, especially one layer cards. They are easy to fold, easy to mail, and there is no white outline from die cutting the images! I'll be sharing tips and tricks on masking, stenciling, what kinds of coloring mediums to use, and how and when to fold your tri-fold card in my video today. Let's get started...
I trimmed a piece of Bristol Smooth Cardstock to 5 1/2" x 12" and gently drew in pencil lines at the 4" and 8" marks to note where the card will be scored (when all the inking and coloring is done! Save this step for last!).
Next I gently traced the MFT Drifts and Hills Stencil so I knew about where I would be inking the landscape. I stamped and masked the images from the Mama Elephant Tea With Friends and Picnic With Friends stamp sets using Versafine Onyx Black Ink. The masks will protect the images from the background stenciling.
The landscape was inked with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink using the MFT Drifts and Hills Stencil. The cloudy sky was created with the MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil and Salty Ocean Distress Ink. The Tim Holtz Layering Woodland Trees were inked with Mowed Lawn and Lucky Clover Distress Inks.
The masks were removed and sentiments from the Tea With Friends and Picnic With Friends stamp sets were stamped on the first and last panels of the card design as shown.
The images were colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and details were added with white and black jelly roll pens.
The card was scored at 4" and 8" with a Scor Pal and folded and creased with a Teflon Bone Folder to finish the one layer design.
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of this extreme masking one layer tri-fold birhday card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
S U P P L I E S
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What an incredible awesome card, what a lot of work but stunning result! Whas your beautiful Dinausor Pop Up box great for a boy, this is so sweet for a girl. And your tip to not colour the lovely tea party but let it to the receiver is great thinking. I know for sure there are a few little girls ( and one big one) that would love to colour this. Thanks for all your time and effort to show us how to.... in your video.
Posted by: Henriëtte | February 27, 2018 at 01:16 PM
Nicol this is so beautiful I want to shriek. Seriously just perfection.
Posted by: Linda Trace | February 27, 2018 at 07:11 PM
Thanks, Nichol, for another fabulous tri fold card. I love the scene you created, and those birds are simply too cute. I think they could be the star of the show on an all bird scene card. I appreciate the tips and tricks you give during your instructional video. They are always helpful.
Posted by: Kirsten | February 28, 2018 at 05:03 AM
Fantastic card!! It's super adorable! :)
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | February 28, 2018 at 11:34 AM
What an adorable card! I loved that you used two of the sets to make this card. So much cuteness!!
Posted by: Lolita D | February 28, 2018 at 11:43 AM
All I can say Is Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You...
A million Thanks until you are better paid! I learned so much with this video.
And I absolutely adore your card.
Thank you for sharing.
XO April
Posted by: April Rogers | February 28, 2018 at 12:11 PM
What an incredibly beautiful scene you have created Nichol. Definitely a LOT of work but the end result makes it worth it! I hope this is going to someone who appreciates the time and effort you have put into it!
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | February 28, 2018 at 12:35 PM
Super Adorable!!!
Posted by: Maureen Reiss | February 28, 2018 at 12:38 PM
I love this so much! It reminds me of the illustrations in a children's book. I really enjoy your creativity, Nichol! You are one of my favourite designers!
Posted by: KT Fit Kitty | February 28, 2018 at 03:49 PM
Nichol,
This is a fabulous tri-fold card, the stamps used to create this scene are so cute. You have shown us crafters many different skills in stamping and colouring throughout the video tutorial. Thank you,
Posted by: lorraine turner | February 28, 2018 at 10:06 PM
You are so so amazing! Just love this card!
Posted by: Gab | February 28, 2018 at 10:18 PM
I LOVE THIS Nichol!! I don't know if you read it, but on your first tea party card, I commented that this would make a fabulous tri-fold card! AND HERE IT IS! I am in love with your tri-fold cards! They are so fantastic. I can't wait to try one! I already have many of the stamps that you have used like the planes and the hot air balloons, just for that purpose. I need that tree stencil. :D Thanks for your fantastic videos and all the wonderful tips! You are amazing!
Posted by: Debbie B | March 02, 2018 at 06:42 PM
This card just makes my heart happy!
Posted by: Tami B | March 02, 2018 at 10:36 PM
Such a cute card!! So beautifully coloured and such a wonderful scene created!!
Posted by: Jackie Price | March 06, 2018 at 10:31 AM