Build Your Own Pretty Dragonfly Garden Front Step Panel Card

Hello September! It's my favorite month of the year! My birthday is coming!

There are some great holidays this month too! Like Labor Day, Patriot Day, the Autumn Equinox, and National Good Neighbor Day!

I have never made one of these fun folds ever before. It was pretty easy I love how it stands all by itself. You still have a place to write your message on the back of it. Plus the

Pop Up Front Step Panel Card will fold flat to go into an A2 Envelope. Sweet!

Design Inspired by Diana Langman

Measurements by me.

Here are the products I used to create this fun fold card with cutting directions included:

Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set 

Dragonfly Punch

Can be purchased as a Bundle to save 10% 

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Card Base- Early Espresso cardstock cut 4-1/4" x 11"

Score on the long side at 5-1/2", 6-1/2", 8-1/2", 9-1/2"

Step Panel Piece - Early Espresso cardstock cut 2-3/4" x 6"

Score on the long side at 4" and 5"

Recently Retired Natural Touch Speciality Paper OR any woodgrain Designer Series Paper you may have on hand OR you could use the current Cork Specialty Paper from the Fall 2021 Mini Catalog

Cut two pieces 1) 3-3/4" x 4" and 2) 1-3/4" x 4"

Gold Foil from the Brushed Metallic 12x12 Cardstock

Cut 2-1/2" x 3-3/4"

Basic White cardstock 

1) for the front panel to stamp on, cut 2-1/4" x 3-1/2"

2) for the back of the card to write on, cut 4" x 5-1/4"

3) Dragonfly image 3-1/2" square

4) Tag - 3/4" x 3"

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp images

Water Painter

Assorted Stampin' Classic Ink pads of your choice to enhance the floral image and dragonfly

(I used Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, and Balmy Blue)

Tear and Tape to assemble

Stampin' Seal adhesive

Mini Dimensionals for tag and dragonfly image

Paper Trimmer

Clear Stamp Blocks C, D, I

Take Your Pick Tool

Don't forget to put a 2-3/8" x 6" piece of coordinating Designer Series Paper on your outer envelope flap for an extra snazzy pairing.

I think this fun fold is perfect for any larger image that you want to emphasize on your card front. 

Enjoy your creativity today! Thanks for stopping by!

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Stampin' Up! has some amazing tools you can use to color with. There are the retired Aqua Painter or new Water Painters.  Spritzers you can fill with ink and rubbing alcohol or shimmer paint. Magical Blender pens to use with watercolor pencils or with ink refills or ink pads.

I've dived deep into the Stampin' Up! You Tube Channel to bring you a collection of videos that show how to use these tools to have the best coloring results possible. 

Yes, I know some of these videos are oldddd, and the stamp sets they are using are long retired, but it's not about the stamp set they used, it's to learn the technique. I hope by gathering these easily in one place it will save you some time and teach you some new skills in the process.  Enjoy!

No Line Watercoloring using Ink Refills and an Aqua Painter

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Thanks for visiting! Happy Stamping with your new skills acquired today!

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