Lovely Garden Step Card
I made this card up in my mind this morning with this fun step card design using the Lovely Garden designer series paper. I had to cut three before I figured out the measurements, but I got there in the end and was really happy with it.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
- Fresh Fresia card stock (Stampin’ Up)
- Boho Blue card stock (Stampin’ Up)
- White card stock
- Lovely Garden designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
- Happy Birthday Label dies (Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2024)
- Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
- Paper trimmer
- Scissor
- Adhesive of choice
The base takes a bit of measuring, cutting and scoring, but once you are done with that it is really easy to put together. Take your Fresh Fresia and cut a card base of 5 ½” x 7 ¾”. Now the tricky part, score on the long edge at 3” all the way across and then at 5 7/8 going in only about 1 ¼” and then at 6 ¾” only going in 1 ¼”. Then the same at the last 1 ¼” at those 5 7/8” and 6 ¾”. Now with your paper cutter cut 1 ¼” in from the center score and stopping at the 1” score. Do the same on the other side. Then with your center panel cut ½” down from the center score toward the scored steps so the rest of your center panel is free. Now fold the bottom 1” down to the front, fold the next one down to create your step. Fold your card into the final shape, so your step is folded in and the center panel is now up above your base card. Lift the center panel and put glue on the ½” section in the center and fold your center panel down onto it.
With your Boho Blue card stock cut the following:
- Two pieces to 1 1/8” x 2 ¾” for the sides
- One piece to 7/8” x 5 3/8” for the bottom step
- One to 2 7/8” x 4 1/8” for the center panel
- One to 2 7/8” x 5 3/8” for the inside
With the white card stock cut a piece to 2 ¾” x 5 ¼”.
From your Lovely Garden designer series paper pack find the Fresh Fresia piece with the little flowers on it and the blue piece with the medium size purple flowers. With the Fresh Fresia with the little flowers, cut two pieces to 1” x 2 5/8” and one to ¾” x 5 ¼” (make sure you are paying attention to the direction of the design). From the medium blue floral paper cut a piece for your center panel to 2 ¾” x 4”.
Adhere the Fresh Fresia designer series paper measuring ¾” x 5 1/4” to the Boho Blue strip measuring 7/8” x 5 3/8” and adhere that to the front of the step. Take the two pieces of Boho Blue measuring 1 1/8” x 2 ¾” and adhere the two purple pieces measuring 1” x 2 5/8” to the blue and then adhere on of each to each side of the card.
Take the medium floral piece cut for the center panel and the blue piece cut for here and adhere the floral piece to the blue and then to the center panel.
Now adhere the white card stock piece and the Boho Blue piece cut for the inside and then adhere the inside of your card. Take a scrap section of the blue with medium purple flowers and cut out two flowers and two leaves for each side of the front of the step for decoration and one full flower with a leaf and one of the buds for the inside. Adhere each for decoration. With a scrap piece of the Fresh Fresia card stock and your happy birthday die and matching label die and cut your happy birthday label and adhere to the front.
That creates this lovely floral step happy birthday card.
If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com. Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.