Interactive A-Z Fold Happy Home Card

A project from our live show CREATE TOGETHER CLUB - CHAPTER 2 - Join Toni for Inspiration show 3 using the third stamp in the collection called HAPPY HOME - Broadcast 20th April 23 · 20/04/2023 · watch it from 5:15

An 8x8 interactive card with a clever fold mechanism that reveals a hidden scene when opened. The card features a rustic-toned housing estate with stamped flowers, houses, and foliage that creates a charming 3D pop-up effect when extended.

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Step by step

1. Start with an 8x8 card and fold it in half. ▶ watch 5:15
2. Score the front of the card at the 4-inch mark using a score tool. ▶ watch 5:45
3. Close the card and trim approximately 1.5 inches off the bottom edge. ▶ watch 6:15
4. You now have a Z-fold card and a separate strip piece with matching score lines. ▶ watch 6:30
5. Glue the long side of the strip piece to the front of your card base. ▶ watch 7:45
6. Glue the remaining part of the strip to create a square that folds inside the card. ▶ watch 8:00
7. Cut craft card pieces for the back panel and two side panels to decorate. ▶ watch 9:15
8. Stamp a field of flowers in white ink on the back panel using the Happy Home stamp set, creating a sketchy floral background. ▶ watch 10:15
9. Apply clear embossing powder to the stamped flowers and heat set to create texture and prevent fingerprints. ▶ watch 12:30
10. Stamp the same flower design in black ink on both side panels. ▶ watch 15:30
11. Glue the decorated back panel flat to the card base. ▶ watch 17:45
12. Glue the side panels with the black-stamped flowers to create the interactive hinge mechanism. ▶ watch 19:45
13. Pre-cut and arrange small house stamps to create a housing estate scene on the central panel. ▶ watch 21:45
14. Carefully cut away some flowers from behind one of the houses to create depth and perspective. ▶ watch 26:15
15. Add a craft card panel to cover any bare white areas and create a finished look. ▶ watch 27:45
16. Stamp a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment on a white panel and glue it to the card. ▶ watch 31:15

Tips from the show

• The long side of the strip piece glues to the front, and the short side creates the square that folds inside—this is the key to making the interactive mechanism work.
• Heat embossing the stamped flowers helps prevent fingerprints and creates a nice textured effect on the background.
• You can use die-cut flowers, foliage, and other elements from your stash to build up the scene—don't feel limited to just stamping.

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