{"id":2771,"date":"2026-07-02T02:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:22:38","slug":"bikes-blooms-pp-dutch-door-fun-fold-alternative-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/bikes-blooms-pp-dutch-door-fun-fold-alternative-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes &#038; Blooms PP &#8211; Dutch Door Fun Fold Alternative #3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>Dutch Door Fun Fold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a popular card design in paper crafting that creates a double\u2011panel front with a flap that opens like a door, allowing you to display a message or image on the inside. It gets its name from Dutch Doors which are doors that split\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">horizontally into two sections, allowing the top half to open independently of the bottom half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dutch doors are versatile as are the fun folds. The fun folds are easy to make and work well for any occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Because the Dutch Door Fun Fold is so versitile I decided to use some of the supplies in the Paper Pumpkin to create an alternate card.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2772\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2487-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Here is what I used:<\/h2>\n<p><b>Base<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic White 4-3\/16\u201d x 9\u201d, score at 5-\u00bd\u201d and again at<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pecan Pie cardstock\u00a0 2-\u00bd\u201d x 1-\u00be\u201d &amp; emboss with mini corrugated folder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cordinating DSP\u00a0 Paper Medley \u00bd\u201d x 2-\u215e\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bunch of leaves from Paper Pumpkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut off circle from kit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twine from kit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Dutch doors<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calypso Coral\u00a0 strip 2\u201d x 8-\u00bd\u201d score at 2-\u215b on each end<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DSP (2) 2\u201d x 2-\u215b\u201d optional<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Other tools<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Trimmer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liquid Multi Purpose Glue\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimensionals from kit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bone folder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scissors\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acrylic block<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stamp set from kit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Putting it all together<\/h2>\n<p>watch\u00a0 the full video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bikes &amp; Blooms Cardmaking Tutorial \u2014 Dutch Door + Easel Card\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oMhQvmJTp28?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope you will try this fun fold.\u00a0 When you make your Dutch Door\u00a0 Card please tag me so I can see your card.<strong> #Funfolds withRPM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Dutch Door Fun Fold is a popular card design in paper crafting that creates a double\u2011panel front with a flap that opens like a door, allowing you to display a message or image on the inside. 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