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Of all the fancy folds I've done recently, I think this has been the easiest AND the most impressive.  It folds flat to go into a standard envelope, and pops open to surprise the recipient. My card base is made from Basic Black cardstock, which sets off the Black and metallic Brass elements in the World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper.  I've folded the card to make a square tube, and when it's flattened it's the same width as a standard card.  Then I made 2 smaller tubes from the same Basic Black card, one for each size. [...]

This card is a lot easier to make than it looks!  It's great for men's cards when you use this suite, but of course you could make it in any colours. I started with a cardbase in Misty Moonlight cardstock, and then folded the front panel back in half.  Then I used the Layering Circle dies to cut a hole from the front of the card, using the fold line to ensure a central position.  I wanted a hole that was larger than the globe die.  I then used the same circle dies to [...]