Monday, August 5, 2024

"SIMPLY ZINNIA" EASY SIDE-STEP CARD + INSTRUCTIONS

 


The "Flowering Zinnias" designer paper is so bright, colorful, and cheery!  To accompany the paper that I chose for this card, I stamped three zinnias from the "Simply Zinnia" stamp set, colored them with alcohol markers, and then cut them with a coordinating die.  A white gel pen was used to add highlights to the center of the flowers, which I think enhanced the depth and brightness of the coloring.  


This side-step card is the easiest one that I've ever made.  It required none of the awkward cuts and scoring that are usually necessary to create a card like this; instead, you only need two pieces of cardstock to create it.  The main card is 5-1/2" x 8" and scored at 1, 2, and 5 inches.  The tall stand-up panel is 3-1/4" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4".  As you can see in the above photo, I adhered the stand-up panel before adhering the strip of designer paper across the bottom front "step".


The stand-up panel is adhered at the bottom front and the bottom of the card back.


The right portion of the card had a wider space--perfect for the sentiment label.


It's a fun design, huh?