SO STINKIN' CUTE!  There is just nothing else to say about Zany Zebras and Way to Goat stamp sets.  I love them!  But they remind of the cows and pigs from Over the Moon and This Little Piggy, which I adored.  Maybe its the farm girl in me (although zebras aren't farm animals).  Anyway, these had to be in my first purchase from the new catalog.

I decided to try sticking with just black and white.  (I will try adding color later.)  I did have some discontinued dsp with varying black and white patterns.  And I thought a new fun fold would keep it fun.

 My first attempt - I cut too much off the panel, which made my circles too small also.  But I like the look of the two scalloped circles.  Unfortunately, that is the biggest scallop, so in order to go bigger, I had to go with a plain circle.

 For my first goat card, I did the corner cut fun flaps (why can't I think of what this is called??!)  I again grabbed some discontinued dsp that I need to use up.  I cut out some of the flowers from the paper to add embellishment.

 My second card was cased from Ann Krucek.  I loved her idea of putting the bite marks in.  Funny, right?!

Instructions for the Zebra card:
Cut standard card base. Cut 1 1/2" off short side.
Dsp strip is 2 1/2 x 5 1/4.
White inside mat is 4 x 5 1/4.
Cut two circles large enough to contain your zebra off to the left side.  I scored it to help it fold better.  I just eye-balled this, based on where the image is.
The first attempt, I adhered the circle on the inside, then covered it with the inside mat.  The second attempt, I adhered it to the back of the card.  I don't like that you can see the white circle on the back, but also didn't like that it wasn't right on the edge with the first one.  I guess you need to decide which way you like best.

Instructions for the diagonal goat:
One piece of 8 1/2 x 11 makes 2 cards.  Score at both 4 1/4 long way and 5 1/2 short way.  Cut diagonally corner to corner.  If you have the SU trimmer, you need to remove your scoring blade so the paper fits.

Instructions for bite out goat:
Regular card base.  Dsp  5x3 3/4.
Fussy cut out goat.  Use circle die for hole.  The bites are using the flowers from the Jar of Love set.  But several smaller flowers (with the rounded edges) would work.

I hope you love these little guys as much as I do.  I can't wait to make more projects with them!  Show me what you make today!

I just LOVE fun folds!  I like that they are challenging and creative, so I get a bigger sense of satisfaction when the project is completed, especially the first time.  I think they are wonderful to receive, because they are unexpected, fun and the person knows I put extra time into it.  My classes in February are always Fun Folds (because I like the alliteration!).  But somehow, I always sneak another one in somewhere.

I found this design many years ago but just recently got a chance to try it.  Or maybe the nerve to try it.  It was not very hard to cut out.  It was hard to find enough things to decorate it though!  If you try this, plan it out first.  You really need to make sure you have enough stuff to cover all the panels.  Using double sided paper really helped, but it needs to be heavier weight so the card doesn't feel flimsy.

The original design I found (her blog is called Jozart) used a 12x12 paper or cardstock.  It results in a 6x6 card.  The first time I followed her directions but I felt that the card was too big overall and it was hard to decorate each panel.  But this larger size would be good for a small child.  My second attempt, I used a 10x10 paper, resulting in a 5x5 card.  I felt like this was perfect.  It made each panel much easier to fill.  Here is the 5x5.

I made a belly band to keep it closed.  My good friend has her kitchen decorated with coffee stuff, so I thought she would like this.  Here are a few more pics.

As you can see, I did not decorate every panel.  I am still working on another one.

By offseting the ballons, they help keep it closed.

So, I bet you want directions.  Here we go.  For a 12x12 paper, score at 3" from each edge.  For 10x10, score at 2 1/2".  Then cut out each corner (these two steps can be done at the same time, depending on your trimmer).

 The middle of each flap is either 3" or 2 1/2", score vertically, cut horizontally as shown.  You will want to make the cut a little wider, so it folds in nicely.

 Then fold the squares in and begin decorating.  The big square in the middle will be either the 6x6 or 5x5.

I hope you have fun with this.  I have a video showing all the panels on the 6x6 card, but I need to learn how to post a video!

Please show me your designs.