Drapery Fold Card Design - Perfect For Using Up Your Paper Stash!

Welcome! Do you have tons of paper hoarded in your craft area? Are you looking for a great project to help use up some of your paper stash? Or would you just like a really simple paper folding project even easier than a fun fold card? If so, today I have a fun drapery fold card to share with you. This project is perfect if you’re looking to use up your paper stash. This is also a terrific project that showcases both sides of your designer paper, which makes me love it even more! Join in and I’ll share the details for making this card.

Drapery Fold Card Video

I’ve created a video with all the steps for making this beautiful drapery fold card. Feel free to follow along if you’d like!

Which Designer Paper Will You Use?

Do you looooooooove designer paper like I do? Do you have a large collection of it? I just love today’s card design for using up some of my collection. Designer papers are just so pretty and add so much to a project with little effort on your part. Here are a few of my favorite designer papers at the moment, along with links to the specific project ideas if you want to take a look.

Biggest Wish Birthday Card

Chocolate Slider Treat Holder (it’s amazing…you have to see how it works)

Tri-Panel Card Design with the gorgeous Expressions In Ink designer paper

Triangle Fun Fold

How to Make a Drapery Fold Card

Below I’ve listed measurements and materials you’ll need to make this card.

Materials:

5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ Card Base
6″ x 12″ Designer Paper (I used Expressions in Ink)
Greeting Tag
Embellishments

Instructions:

To begin, turn the designer paper so the 6″ edge is at the top. Measure in 1″ from the right side. Next, on the bottom 6″ edge, measure in 1″ from the left. Next, reach for your Simply Scored Scoring Tool. With the 12″ side at the top, score at: 1″, 3″, 4″, 6″, 7″, 9″ and 10″. After scoring, cut from the first 1″ mark to the second 1″ mark made earlier.

Once cut, begin folding the paper according to the lines scored earlier. This paper will be folded back and forth in a zig-zag motion. Attach to the card base using a strong adhesive and leave the bottom edge unattached to be able to appreciate more ‘volume’ from the folding. Trim the excess designer paper off to line up with the bottom edge of the card. Add some ribbon to the top and finish with a tag!