I had so much fun making these waterfall cards for my family and friends this year. The waterfall cards are definitely my favorite fancy fold cards. Years ago I used this template for our Christmas cards and people tell me they just can't bear to part with it after all these years. I'll post pictures below for you.
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- 151559 - Welcome Easter stamp set
- 131297 - Coastal Cabana cardstock
- 140272 - Whisper White Thick cardstock
- 149489 - Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper
- 149612 - Fluid Watercolor paper
- 101406 - Black Stazon ink
- Ink refills (or you can use your inkpads by squeezing a little ink into the lids)
- 131158 - Crushed Curry
- 122934 - Calypso Coral
- 147163 - Granny Apple Green
- 131157 - Blushing Bride
- 131159 - Smoky Slate
- 147167 - Highland Heather
- 121029 - Crumb Cake
- 131164 - Coastal Cabana
- 103954 - Aqua Painters
- 151326 - Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (sold out, but any thin ribbon will do)
- 1/4" hole punch
- 103683 - Mini Glue Dots
- 104332 - Snail Adhesive
- 138995 - Tear & Tape Adhesive
- 122334 - Simply Scored Tool (optional)
- 152392 - Paper Trimmer (optional)
Directions:
- Stamp one each of the 2-1/4" watercolor squares with the chick, lamb, bunny, and Happy Easter with flowers images in Stazon Black ink. Color using your favorite coloring techniques. I watercolored with Aqua Painters and ink refills, but watercolor pencils, Stampin' Blends, and Stampin' Write markers would work well too. If you're not watercoloring switch the small white image squares to either Whisper White or Shimmery White cardstock. Stampin' Blends would require a Memento Black inkpad (132708). When dry, glue the chick, lamb, and bunny to 2-1/2” Coastal Cabana squares.
- Score a piece of 2-1/2” x 10” Coastal Cabana cardstock along the 10” edge at 2-1/2”, 3-1/4”, 4”, and 4-3/4”. Fold in half at the 4-3/4" score line. Then fold at the remaining score lines towards the inside (mountain fold). Burnish all of the scorelines to get a crisp fold.
- Glue the ends only of a 3-/4" x 4-1/4" white cardstock strip to a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP), approximately 5/8” from the bottom using Tear & Tape or another strong adhesive. Do not put glue in the center as your Cabana cardstock strip has to go behind this piece. Trim the white strip end off using the DSP as a guide.
- Glue the DSP to the 4” x 5-1/4” white cardstock piece and then glue the white cardstock piece to a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock.
- Fold the 10” Coastal Cabana cardstock piece that you created in Step 2 at the center 4-3/4" score line. Slide the back of the 10” strip (section without the score lines) between the DSP and 3/4” white strip aligning the top fold line to the top edge of the white piece bordering the DSP (be sure to center the strip on the card front). Holding the top steady, lift the front flap and add 2-1/2” of adhesive to the center of the white cardstock strip. Close the front flap of the Coastal Cabana strip flat. This will glue the Coastal Cabana strip to the white strip. You should now be able to pull the back flap of the Cabana strip down creating your flipping mechanism.
- Glue the Happy Easter square to the center of the Cabana strip front flap below the first score line. Then glue the rabbit square to the strip just below the second score line, the lamb square to the third score line, and the chick along the top score line with Tear & Tape adhesive.
- Punch a hole in the bottom of the Cabana strip, add ribbon.
Cutting measurements:
- Coastal Cabana cardstock : 4-1/4" x 5-1/2", 2-1/2" x 10", 2-1/2" squares (3), 1/4" circles (6)
- Whisper White Thick cardstock: 4" x 5-1/4" and 3/4" x 4-1/4"
- Fluid Watercolor Paper: 2-1/4" squares (4)
- Designer Series Paper: 3-3/4" x 5"
- Ribbon: 6"
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Did you know that when you place a $50 merchandise order through me by April 15, 2020 using the Hostess Code TGZNR3RH you will receive a product pack kit to make 6 of these cards pre-cut and ready to stamp for FREE? Yes, you read that right! Let me do the cutting for you!
Have fun!
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