Creating cards for kids can be challenging but also so much fun. For today's card design, I decided to create an Accordion Fun Fold that was inspired by fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Jacque Williams (you can watch her You Tube video here) using products from the Zoo Crew Suite in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. I love the fun animals in this suite and I thought they would be perfect for a kid's birthday card. The colors I chose are from the Zany Crew Designer Series Paper (which is on sale during the month of June) and include Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist and Basic White and I use a variety of Stampin' Blends Markers to add a pop of color to the focal images. The cute flute playing frogs have been die cut directly from one of the sheets of the designer series paper with one of the small circle dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I love how interactive this fun fold design is and I am sure that any child would love to receive it to celebrate their special day.
Products Used:
Zany Zoo Bundle (item #161315)
Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)
Scalloped Contours Dies (item #155560)
Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper (item #161304)
Granny Apple Green Cardstock (item #146990)
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock (item #144245)
Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)
Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)
Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161682)
Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161673)
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154894)
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154893)
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154904)
Pebbled Path Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161658)
Boho Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161659)
2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine (item #159195)
Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins (item #160387)
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)
Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)
Measurements:
Granny Apple Green Cardstock
Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")
3 Medium Circles die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies
Lemond Lime Twist Cardstock
Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"
Inside Layers (2) - 5 1/4" x 4"
Basic White Cardstock
Scalloped Rectangle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies
Inside Accordion - 5 1/8" x 10" (Scored at 2",3",4",5",6",7" & 8" along the 10" side)
Small Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies
Stamped & die cut images with the Zany Zoo Bundle
Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper
Strip - 1" x 5 1/4"
2 Frog images die cut using the Small Circle Die from the Stylish Shapes Dies
This Accordion Fun Fold has that Simply Wow factor that kids are sure to love. I chose to use bright cheerful colors to bring it to life. The accordion mechanism on the inside of the card is simple to create and I got the idea from fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Jacque Williams here. Simply score the Basic White cardstock using the measurements above. I layered Lemon Lime Twist on the front and inside panels of the card to help make the card pop and I colored the alligator, balloon and raccoon images using Stampin' Blends Markers. For the inside accents, I die cut out two of the flute playing frogs from the designer series paper using one of the small circles dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a Basic White small circle and then layered each of the circles onto Granny Apple Green cardstock circles to create a frame for each one. I attached the circles to the inside folds so that they were staggered from left to right, with the sentiment in the center and the frogs facing it from each side. The cute little raccoon was left over from when I stamped and die cut the balloons image and I colored it and attached it to the bottom left corner of the inside of the card to give the impression he is peeking in. For a touch of bling, I added some Gold Pastel Adhesive Backed Gems and to finish off the front design, I added a small bow tied with Parakeet Party Baker's Twine. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this Accordion Fun Fold a try.
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