I have another Fun Fold card today. It is a Step Card that I added my own twist to. The Bright Skies Bundle and Sunny Days DSP are the stars of the card.
Papers
There are more DSP and card stock to this card than stamping. So let’s begin there. For the steps and two squares I have used different sheets from the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper. This paper is from Sale-A-Bration and is one of my most used. I love the green and black flowers. Not something you see in nature, but simply striking!
The DSP is paired with Shaded Spruce card stock to highlight the bright green. Of course pops of Basic White are almost always included in my cards. And this one definitely needed the Basic White layers as well as the focal layer being White.
Stamp Bundle
All of the stamped images are from the Bright Skies stamp set. The Spring flowers on the focal layer were a must in my book. I added them in Melon Mambo and Highland Heather. The cloud hanging over the right side square is also a stamp. Actually it is a much larger cloud. The stamp of the size cloud I used is the same slanted rain look as that square’s DSP. So I got creative. I stamped the larger cloud, which is the design you see, and cut it with the smaller cloud die.
The sentiment layer is an adorable saying from the stamp set. It is then punched out using, my most favorite of punches, the Double Oval Punch. It was close if it was going to fit but it did! I wanted a smaller shape there that would compliment the bottom of that diamond shape.
Fun Fold
The Fun Fold Step Card is one I got the idea from Lisa Cursio. It begins with a piece of Shaded Spruce that is 5 1/2 X 11. Score the long side at 3, 6, 7 1/2, 9, and 10. Make mountain and valley folds as shown. The step layers are Basic White at 2 7/8 X 5 3/8, 1 3/8 X 5 3/8, and 7/8 X 5 3/8. Add DSP cut to 2 3/4 X 5 1/4, 1 1/4 X 5 1/4, and 3/4 X 5 1/4.
For the Squares, they are each 3 X 3, 2 3/4 X 2 3/4, and 2 1/2 X 2 1/2. The two with DSP have 2 3/4 X 2 3/4 and 2 1/2 X 2 1/2. With the White layer being 2 1/4 X 2 1/4. Lisa’s card had all in the diamond position and placed directly behind each other. I like that, but decided to try something different. By placing the back two in square position on each side it allows you to see the DSP better. And gives a different look to the card. I did add the focal layer as a center diamond and love how that compliments the other two.
Finishes
The finishes to this card are very simple. The scalloped sentiment at the base of the diamond breaks up all of the straight lines. And it has one of the Opaque Faceted Gems that is also a SAB item. There are a few others of these gems scattered on the different panels. I also gave my die cut cloud a bit more visibility by hanging off the edge of the center square. And I almost forgot the Sun! It is a stamp and die from the Bundle. I wanted him at a jaunty angle as well. We have to have Sunshine for Brighten the Cloudy Days as the sentiment says!
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