Around the World on Wednesday--Step it Up!
/Welcome to another Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! This is literally the only way you can actually go ‘around the world’ in these fun and interesting times, hahaha! So I am happy to have you here!
I loved this months theme as its always a good challenge for me to try a fancier fold card style from time to time and that was how interpreted the theme of ‘step it up’! I can’t wait to see what all of the other gals from around the world design!
I wanted to play with the Sweet as a Peach stamp set as I haven’t had a chance to ink it up yet and I knew it would be a good option for the card style I had in mind. I had a request from a stamping friend to show her how to make a waterfall card and it worked out perfectly for this monthly challenge!
The Waterfall card style is an oldie but a goodie! And the best part is that is not complicated to make but look super fancy and is sure to get a ‘wow’ reaction from the recipient!
To create this style of card you need to choose a stamp set (or multiple sets) that has a lot of imagery and or sentiments for the 4 flip panels or the ‘waterfall’ aspect. I decided to use Sweet as a Peach because it has 12 words or sentiments in the stamp set and I wanted to layer up the peach and floral images with sentiments.
I decided to stick with the color palette of the You’re a Peach DSP therefore the base of my card is Crumb Cake with accents of Early Espresso.
To create the two tones of the peach I stamped it in Pale Papaya and then used my Blending Brush in Calypso Coral ink to add a deeper color straight to the stamp. Because these white squares are not that large, I used a couple of the leaves from the bottom of the big leaf stem on these peaches. The inside peach uses the larger leaf included in the set.
I also applied the same concept to stamp out the trio of flowers—stamping it in Pale Papaya first with the Calypso Coral added with a Blending Brush. I stamped all of the sentiments in Early Espresso ink.
On all 3 of the peaches I also added a bit of Wink of Stella for a little glimmer. Sadly it is really hard to photograph but looks really great IRL (in real life, yes I had to ask one of my kids once what that mean when they sent it in a text!!!).
I added the polka dot pattern from the You’re a Peach DSP straight to the card base and added a few Champagne Rhinestones to the peach images.
I punched a hole at the bottom of the waterfall piece to thread some of the new Pale Papaya & White ribbon through that I tied with a Linen Thread bow. This also helps the recipient know to pull on this piece when they receive their card.
And I also wanted to stamp the inside for a bit of extra fun!
I hope this waterfall card design sparks an interest for you to try your own! I have included the instructions below and trust me, its easy!
To Create a Waterfall card:
Cut standard card base @ 81⁄2’ x 51⁄2” and standard mat @ 51⁄2" x 41⁄4”. Cut one “Anchor Strip” out of cardstock @1” X 4.” Cut one “Movable Strip” out of cardstock @ 2” x 9.” Cut 4 dark squares @ 2” and 4 whisper white (light) squares @ 13⁄4”.
Lay the cardstock “Movable Strip” on scoreboard in landscape position and score this 4 times @ 2", 2 3⁄4", 3 1⁄2", and 4 1⁄4". Fold all score lines in the same direction and burnish with bone folder.
Apply adhesive to both ends of the “Anchor Strip” - only 1⁄2” on each side leaving centre part free. Attach this to the mat piece. Then add the mat piece to the card base front.
Lay “Movable Strip” on card so that the folded parts are on top of the “Anchor Strip” and the unscored part is behind it. Adhere only the top end (1⁄2”) to the ‘Anchor Strip” This is so the parts can move freely.
Stamp images onto small white squares. Colour stamped images. Adhere to the 2” dark squares. Attach squares to the “movable strip” starting with the bottom one. NOTE- use only thin strip of adhesive along the top of each square for the top 3 squares - they need to be able to flex - fully attach the bottom square at top and bottom.
Punch hole at bottom of under piece of the Movable Strip - then thread ribbon through and tie with a bow.
Thank you to my awesome friend Hetty for these directions! She is a library full of fun folds and is always willing to supply me with measurements when I need them! You can follow her on Instagram @stampin911hq!
Following me on the hop is Tricia Butts from the United States and if you didn’t know where in the world you are right now, I live in Edmonton, Alberta Canada! Please feel free to leave a comment and make sure to visit us again next month!
