Cascading Card

Cascading Card

Hi friends sharing another  Pop Up Card in a cascading design similar to the Snowflake Cascading card I had shared earlier. This time I modified the snowflakes by chopping off bits and added a snowglobe. This special card is  my DT project for the Rudolph Days Challenge .

Cascading Card

I created the design on the snowglobe die cut by stamping and heat embossing snowflakes and falling stars and inking with Distress Inks  . Added a pair of die cut deer and poinsettias and finished off by adding  " XMAS 2018"

Snowglobe Card

I am in love with the teal blue and the dangling hearts! In the side view below you can see the cascade and the best thing about this card design is it folds flat for mailing!
Here is the Tutorial link to make the Cascading Card : Cascading Card Tutorial 

Cascading Card

Dont forget to join us at the Rudolph Days Challenge....Maureen always has some fabulous prizes you can win.

Supplies : Dies :  Supplies: Crealies Dies :Cardzz No 08 ,Set of 3 No 52,Duo Dies No 52,Partz No 29,X-tra No 122,X-tra No 123,Silhouetzz No 4,Text Dies No 115
Stamps : Crealies Bits and Pieces No 131,Bits and Pieces No 132,Bits and Pieces No 134

Cascading Pop Up Card

Cascading Snowflakes Card

Hi friends...sharing a special 3 D Interactive Pop Up Card....in a Cascading design! Cascading cards used to be very popular at one time and though they look very complicated they are actually wonderful cards to make when you want that to make an extra special card! The design is just a fusion between accordions and slots.

Cascading Snowflakes Card

         Here is the Tutorial link : Cascading Card Tutorial  . I made the base using my original Tutorial and  then used the border die from Crealies Snowglobe set to cut a wavy border on the top part to create a snowy landscape for the snowflakes.         

The die cut snowflakes are made to pop up and swing by mounting them on acetate sheets and attaching them to the card base Finished off the card with a trio of poinsettias!

This Winter/Christmas Celebration card opens out to display and can fold flat for mailing or storage.

Supplies: Crealies Dies :Cardzz No 08 ,Set of 3 No 52,Duo Dies No 52,Partz No 29,X-tra No 122,X-tra No 123

Ink : Distress Inks  Tumbled Glass

Easy Fancy Fold Card Tutorial

Fancy Fold Card

Hi friends as the year end approaches I seem to be engulfed in a whirl wind of activities juggling family commitments and the professional front! Writing blog posts seems to calm me down and I am so thankful for all the loving comments you leave on my blog though I have been so erratic in returning blog visits!

Fancy Fold Card

Sharing a simple fancy fold card featuring some adorable Christmas puppies [ a free 3 D decoupage image whose link I have lost  - if you know the source please add a comment]

Fancy Fold Card

I love this particular card fold design as its so easy to make but different from the usual simple card folds.The inside panel features my favorite origami Christmas tree with the Cheery Lynn  light swags!Here is the link to the Paper tree tutorial : Easy Paper tree tutorial

Origami Christmas tree

How to make an easy fancy fold card

Actually this is a super simple tutorial for beginner card makers so my experienced friends please do bear with me!

Fancy Fold Card Tutorial 

Take an A4 or other sized rectangle piece of card

Fancy Fold Card Tutorial 

Fold it in half and crease the fold line well with a bone folder/ blunt knife or your fingernails!

Fancy Fold Card Tutorial 

Take the front half of the card and fold it towards the left as shown to reach your original fold line.

Fancy Fold Card Tutorial 

You don't have to measure - that's the best part of this card design! Crease the fold well with the bone folder / blunt knife/ finger nails!

Fancy Fold Card Tutorial 

You have a self standing " Z fold" card ready to decorate.

Fancy Fold Card

This type of card design is awesome to use when you want to highlight an image.I added my 3 D decoupage puppies on a contrasting colored square , adorned with golden heat embossed Marianne Petra dies [you can see more of the Marianne Petra die set here: 3 D chariot tutorial , 3 D lantern, 3 D Gazebo tutorial ]

Fancy Fold Card

The card has a rectangular strip which can be decorated too. I used the Poppy stamps swirly curve border to die cut the design from silver glitter foam and added a swirl design from Spellbinders Lace hearts and the Cheery Lynn  Christmas light swag bulb

Origami Christmas tree

Supplies : Dies : Cheery Lynn  Christmas light swag, Memory Box Happy New Year, Spellbinders Lace heart, Poppy Stamps Swirly Curl border, Poppy Stamps Meso background [ have used the negative of this on the card front], Marianne Petra die

Punch: Star foam punch

Fancy Fold Pop up Card Tutorial

Fancy Fold card

I had a ball incorporating pop up elements into this fancy fold card.

Fancy Fold card

This is how the card looks closed.This card is inspired by my friend Merry's zig zag card.Hers has more folds,a belt and is much more elegant than my fancy fold pop up card.

Fancy Fold card

 Fancy Fold Card Tutorial

This is a super easy type of card to make and for those who make elegant cards..this has such a lot of potential. I unfortunately dont make good elegant cards perhaps because my assistant and critique is 6 years and almost all the cards we make are for her friends or teachers!!

Fancy Fold card tutorial

Choose a rectangular piece of card stock..mine is 6 x 12 inches. 

Any length  you fancy will work...easier if its a multiple of 3 as you will have to divide it into 3 equal parts!

Since mine is 12 inches long...I  first divided [scored] it into 4 inch segments.

Then score a line to halve the outer 2 segments as shown above.

This translates into Score at 2,4,8 and 10 inches if you have a scorepal

Fancy Fold card tutorial

Measure around 2- 2.25 inches above the lower border of the card at either end and join to the top of the 4 and 8 inch score lines as shown by the white arrows.Chop off the  outer triangles as shown.

Fancy Fold card

Accordion fold as shown in the picture to make your Fancy Fold card !

Fancy Fold card

I added a Santa and a truck on each of the inner folds of the card to make a double pop up card.
Blogger pals are the best and some such as Merry, Loz ,Helen and Hussena keep inspiring me again and again and I keep wishing to replicate everything they make!!.Thank you so much ladies!
Also a special Thank you to all my blogger pals for dropping by and constantly encouraging me by leaving wonderful comments.
Supplies :Punches: Martha Stewart, Dies : Itsy Bitsy Deckle Border.Graphics: Stickers bought locally Cardstock :Staples.Paper -White  floral pattern paper Itsy Bitsy

Cascading Card and Gift box

Cascading Card

Cascading cards look so complicated but are rather easy to make! [Link to cascading card tutorial].

Cascading Card

It is funny how we bloggers inspire each other. My blogger pal Lisa Jane shared a gorgeous cascading card which she linked to me and I love her card so much that I in turn used her MS punches idea on the layers of the cascading card.  

Cascading Card

I kept the side panels simple with flower stickers in colors to match the rest of the cascade card.

Cascading Card

Dangled a clover -heart charm [for good luck!] in the center of my cascading card.I used  the same gorgeous baby theme stickers [which my daughter won from Khalindi] to make a gift box.

Handmade Box

I had an absolute blast making these paper boxes.

Paper Box

The box lid is attached to the lower part and opens in the style of a hinged box.

Handmade Box

Here is the tutorial to make these easy gift boxes: Hinged Box Tutorial

Cascading Card

Edited: This card came top 4 at BGC and I have been invited to Guest DT!

Cascading Card Tutorial

Cascading Card Tutorial

Cascading card

Cascading cards look stunning and complicated but are not that difficult to make.These special accordion folded cards have 2 interlocking panels which can spring apart and also collapse to fold flat!

Cascading card

This is a special card for my mum who loves flowers so added punchcraft and quilled flowers to the layers of my cascading card.

Cascading card

The white daisies were a gift from my blogger pal Jovita.The roses are punchcraft roses made using a 6 petal punch.The pink buds are quilled coils and the tiny roses are ribbon roses. 

Cascading card

I made a 3 D decoupage posy of pansies for the front of my cascading card.  

Cascading card 

How to make a Cascading Card.

I made this cascading card using a Card template which was so generously shared by Penny .Penny's original template is a gem but looks scary and complicated until you break it down to little steps! So just to make things easier, sharing some step by step instructions on how I made Susie Prendergast's Cascading Card. 

Materials Required to make a cascading card

Card stock : 2 pieces measuring 5.5 x 12 inches - use fairly thick sturdy card if you want to add lots of embellishments like I did.

Scoring tool- if you dont have one use a blunt knife or dry pen.

Scale

Pencil

Scissors

Make the Panels of your Cascading Card 

Cascading card tutorial

Mark 3 inches down one side of the card stock as shown. Cut off the white triangle you get as shown in the cascading card template.Do this for the other piece of 5.5 x 12 inch card too to get the panels of your cascading card.

Mark the Panels

The Cascading card is just 2 accordion folded cards interlocked together by slots.To help you know where to make your slots you can mark both your panels as shown.

If you are using a scale mark the midpoint of 2 sides of your panel as shown. Measure 2 3/4 inch on the taller side and 1 1/4 inch on the shorter side.Join with a pencil line.

Cascading card tutorial

I used a score pal as shown below to help quickly find the midpoint. I marked the short side and turned it 180 degree clockwise to mark the longer side's midpoint.

Cascading card tutorial

Your Cascading card panels are mirror images and shown below is how the panels will look marked.

Cascading card template

Score your panels at 4 inch intervals[ black lines]. If using a score pal score at 4 and 8 inch mark.

Make the slots:If you use a score pal it is super easy to make your slots.Drop down score lines to meet the pencil line marked earlier. The slots will be at 2 , 6 and 10 inch marks as shown.

Cascading card tutorial

Cut out 1-2mm wide slots.Accordion fold your panels as shown. The folds are Valley- Mountain in the 1st panel and Mountain- Valley for the 2nd panel of your cascading card.

Cascading card template

Interlock the slots of your cascading card starting from the taller end.The slots fit so nicely together that  no glue is required and your card will expand and collapse at will!

Cascading Card Tutorial

To allow easy movement of the accordion mechanism, I attached the 3 D paper tole flowers only to one panel on the front of my cascading card.

Cascading card

Do try making this fun interactive card .Do tell me how you like this special card made for my mom!
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