It's time for another Funky Folds blog hop. You can head over to my blog to check out the hop line up. All Blog Hops have an 'anything goes' theme using any type of 'funky' card fold. This month I've made Free Standing Box card featuring the Country Birdhouse stamp and die bundle.

Now I'm not going to lie .... this card fold went through many reincarnations and 2 minor creative tantrums. Sometimes the vision just doesn't work in reality! I experimented with all sorts of fancy box-like things to make this fun 3D birdhouse and after a LOT of faffing about I went back to basics and used this sturdy square column for the post. It is made with a piece of 10 cm x 10 cm paper, at 2 cm intervals. The first and last sections overlap to form the column. It holds the front and back of the birdhouse together and even better, it folds flat to fit into a standard envelope.

I am not entirely happy with the end design but now that the faffing is over I can make another one using other elements from the suite for a different look. So many possibilities!

For more information on my card, the products I have used and following our hop you can check out my blog - link in bio.

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