Would you like to make an explosion card and never forget how to do it???
Explosion Cards Made Easy with a Story
I came up with this story many years ago- long before I was doing anything online.
Everyone did the folds while I told my story at countless parties.
I have a couple of YouTube videos on this too – I will connect to those at the bottom of this post just for fun!
This card uses a 6″ x 6″ piece of Designer Series Paper. The base card is a 3-1/2″ x 7″ piece of card stock, scored and folded in half. This is a smaller card but will still work well with a regular size envelope. To make a regular full-sized card, use an 8″ x 8″ square of Designer Series Paper.
We were going camping and stopped to eat along the way. I ate a taco. (triangle fold)
but I didn’t stop at one – I ate another taco. (open and re-fold the other way)
and I was still hungry – so I ate a hot dog! (flip the paper and fold this way)
We finally made it to the camp ground and needed to set up our tent. (Open the fold and poke the center to look like this.
Fold into a tent shape.
After three days of camping with no showers or indoor plumbing, we were so glad to get back to our house. (Fold the corner in to meet in the middle to make a house shape (sides & a roof)
Repeat on the other side.
The house is done but it looks a little tacky with the sides flapping around … so we will just tuck each of them inside.
and the explosion fold is finished. Put adhesive on the top and bottom and put it inside of a card.
So that is the five word story: Taco, taco, hot dog, tent, house
Karen & Tim Live/Three Fun Folds
If it helps to watch me make this card and tell the story – go to 24:55.
Three years ago I made this video:
Have fun making some explosion cards!!!
I know my comment is late sorry but I love these cards. Thank you so much for sharing your craft and your stories.
Alex, Australia.
Love this and the story explanation.
thank you so much Rene!
Thank you for sharing this! I will definitely try this! 🙂
I really enjoyed this. I am going to use this with my Middle School Students. Thank you and I will give you the credit.
Janell – I love hearing you will use this!!!! Have fun!
I love how you explain how to do the card. It makes it so much easier. I can’t wait to receive my lessons weekly. I am making some explosion cards now. They look involved but are so easy I am surprised!
thank you
thank you for the nice comments Linda!!! I appreciate you taking the time to leave that message.
Omg! That is a neat way to remember. TFS!!
I love your response, Donna!!!
You put the fun back in. Lets just make fun cards!
I love your comment, Ruth!
This was fun to watch! Never tried one before but I will do so now.
Thanks, Karen.
Just tried this, taco,taco, hotdog, tent, house. Loved the story to remember, our 10 year granddaughter is into paper crafting, she made the blessing squares for everyone at our thanksgiving dinner. She will love this one.
Thank you so much Karen for sharing this. Have a fantastic day my friend.
Did this with my 7 year old granddaughter this past weekend and she loved it.. Thank You!!
I love hearing that you did that your granddaughter!
I love hearing that you do this with your granddaughter – what treasured memories you are creating!
Thank you, Karen for your explosion card directions with a story to help remember how it goes! Looking forward to trying this unique card!
Thank you!
I love your explosion card video and the story I have got to try it I think it will be a hit thank you so much for sharing your video . Have a wonderful day
Thank you so much, Heather!
How awesome this card is!!!! You make it so, so, so easy! Thank you so much! I thoroughly enjoy your emails and the projects you add. I love your story too!
Just started following and adorable cards
Thank you Karen I will try this.
Sentences or stories are a good way to remember things.
I am from Melbourne Australia
Thanks for your comments. I certainly agree!
Thank you for step by step fun directions!
Thank you so much, Pat!
I love it and I am learning a lot!!! Thank you!
That is so sweet of you to say, Michele!
Love how you create your cards with a story,makes it easier to follow. Want to try this soon, To show my card class.Thank You for sharing, and love your site. Jan
Thank you so much, Janet!
Thank You.
Looking forward to seeing you each week. I love what you teach above and beyond stamping…. Oh yes, when I was teaching my planet unit to my 3rd grade students the scientist declared Pluto not a planet so I changed the sentence to
“ My very educated Mother just served us NACHOS”. And to show the different two M’s, I told them that Mercury ends with “y” as does “my” so Mercury is first. Just thought I’d share for any teachers out there.
Now on with your explosion! And thanks much.
Thanks for sharing your story about the NACHOS – I love it!
I can remember how “wowed” I was when I learned how to make an explosion card. Many years ago but still a WOW card!!
Thanks for your cute story as one folds the paper.
Thank you so much for sharing these beautifuls ideas with us, it’s appreciate! Bye..bye. Karen and Tim!
Hi Karen!
Thank you so much for this fun Explosion card! You made it look so simple with your cute camping story. I’m looking forward to making several in the next couple of days.
JoAnn
When I first saw you do this fold, I was amazed at how simple you made it. A story makes it so easy to remember the folds. You are so creative. It’s ingenious! Thanks you.
I appreciate your comment, Pat – and I agree! Stories stick with us.
Thank you so much for the nice comment, JoAnn!
Thank you for the nice comment.
HI Karen and Tim: I really enjoyed makein your explosin card. This was so much fun, I made 4 cards, 2 for birthdays and and 2 for thank you cards. Thanks so much for the card pattern Patty Zelinski
I love hearing that, Patricia. They really go fast once you get the hang of it, don’t they?