Tuesday Tutorial: Stair Step Fold

For today's tutorial, I am going to share with you some very simple instructions on creating a stair step fold.  It's a really neat way to add dimension with layers and create wonderful scenes with your stamps!

Supplies:

One 5 1/2" x 10 1/2" piece of cardstock for card base

Scoring tool

Adhesive

Rubber or Digital Stamps

Ink or other coloring medium

Additional cardstock, patterned paper and embellishments for decoration

Step 1:

Score your card base at 1 1/4", 2 1/2", 4 1/4", 6" and 8 1/4", on the long side of the cardstock.

Step 2:

Prefold all score lines.

Please excuse my paint covered finger in the photograph :)

Step 3:

Fan fold the cardstock on the score lines (up/down or mountain/valley style) to create your card base.

Step 4:

Decorate each "stair step" to create your scene!

My sample features the Whimsie Doodles set, Sunny Day.  I used strips of clear acetate to suspend the clouds, sun and hot air balloon into the air.  I also replaced the strings of the hot air balloon with real string.  All of the tree tops were colored twice and popped out with 3D dots.

I hope you all have a SUNNY DAY!  Join us tomorrow for our Earth Day themed Whimsie Wednesday challenge!

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