Cascading Accordion Fold Card – Simple, Quick, and Beautiful

Hi crafty friends!

The card for today is a Cascading Accordion Fold Card, an easy fun fold card.  It may go by other names, but that is what I call it.  Anyway, here’s my card:

This is what it looks like closed.  And below is what it looks like open.

And from above …

If you’d like to try to make one, here are the details:

CARDSTOCK:  Old Olive, Basic White, Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper (#155222, Sale-a- bration FREE item with minimum $50 merchandise order)

INKS:  Night of Navy, Stampin’ Write Markers: Soft Sea Foam, Rococo Rose

ACCESSORIES:  Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Shapes dies, Petal Pink Organdy    Striped Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Clear Wink of Stella, Bone Folder

CUTTING:

            Card base (Old Olive):  4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches

            Old Olive (inside message layer): 3-3/4 x 4 inches

            Basic White (inside layer):  3-1/2 x 3-3/4 inches

            Scraps of Basic White and Old Olive cardstock (at least 3-1/2 inches square, both pieces)

          Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon:  Cut 7 inches

            Designer Series Paper for the accordion fold:  Start with a piece of DSP that measures 12″ across and 5-1/2 ” high.  Watch out for directional patterns.  Score and fold as in photo below.

[TEMPLATE FOR ACCORDION FOLD CARD]

ASSEMBLY:

            1.         Cut out and score Cascade Accordion Fold Designer Series Paper.  Fold paper back and forth to create accordion fold.  Use Stampin’ Seal to adhere to Old Olive piece.

            2.         Use Cut & Emboss machine and Stitched Shapes Dies to die-cut larger circle from Old Olive cardstock and smaller circle from Basic White scrap. 

            3.         Use markers to color red rubber stem and flower, then “huff” and stamp on both Basic White circle and square piece of cardstock as in example.  Color flower bloom with Clear Wink of Stella.  Repeat process without Wink of Stella for inside layer.

            4.         Adhere greeting layer to Old Olive layer.  Use a few dimensionals on back of greeting to attach to front of card.

            5.         Tie ribbon in a single knot.  Attach 2 mini glue dots to back of knot and attach ribbon to greeting circle.

            6.         Finish stamping on inside layer.  Glue Old Olive and Basic White squares together, then adhere to inside of card.

            7.         Decorate envelope, if desired.

Hope you like it!  Try one yourself!

Blessings,

Debbie