A Faux Step Card is an easy fun fold that looks complicated but suits man’s (or woman’s) best friend. You’ll be amazed at how quickly the card comes together. Use a kit like I did to make it even quicker. Or use your favorite stamp images and patterned paper to tailor the card to its recipient. Let’s get started!
cutting & scoring guide
| Paper Dimensions | Score Long Side | ||||
| 4¼” x 9″ Cajun Craze cardstock base | 1¼”, 2½” & 5¾ | ||||
| 2″ x 8½” Cajun Craze cardstock for raised panel | 5½” | ||||
| 1″ x 4″ Petal Pink cardstock front strip | |||||
| 3″ x 4″ portion of envelope with colored stripe for inner back liner | |||||
| 3″ x 4″ Basic White cardstock inner back liner | |||||
| 1⅞”x 5⅛” stripes with circle from envelope flap (or DSP) | |||||
| Scrap of Petal Pink for punching |
step by step instructions for the Faux Step CArd
Since I used the adorable By Your Side Kit, my first step was to cut up one of the patterned envelopes. I trimmed off the two sides, opened the envelope flat, and cut a piece measuring 3″ x 4″ so a narrow stripe was positioned at the bottom edge of the landscape oriented piece. Then I cut off and squared up the flap to use those stripes as a large vertical element.
I stamped the sentiment ‘Here’s to a true friend’ on the 3″ x 4″ Basic White cardstock, alternating lines in Calypso Coral, Pretty Peacock and Cajun Craze inks. Just remember to clean the stamp between colors. I then randomly stamped paw print images in second generation Petal Pink ink over the top of the words. It’s subtle but adds more dimension and interest. Then I stamped the bone image in Petal Pink ink randomly on the 1″ x 4″ Petal Pink strip. And I stamped one last paw print in Calypso Coral ink on the 3″ x 4″ strip-at-the-bottom piece.
assembly
Fold the two pieces of Cajun Craze cardstock on the score lines. Adhere the patterned papers as shown. Once the base is complete, adhere the long narrow strip on top of the bone pattern, aligning the bottom edges. Fold the back half over the back fold of the base and adhere.
Punch a 2″ circle out of a scrap of Petal Pink cardstock and adhere it over the partial white circle from the envelope flap. Pop the pup up with Dimensionals behind his head and add glue near his feet. And pop out a few hearts from the accent piece in the kit. Use a few glue dots to adhere to the circle.
The By Your Side Kit is perfect for those dog and cat lovers. And it’s on sale this month. Click on over to my online store to get your kit and the cardstock I used for this alternative. I’ve also included a link below to my YouTube channel if you need a visual tutorial.
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