Wow your friends and family with this fun movable card!
My apologies to several customers that have been waiting for this tutorial. I hope you find it worth the wait.
For this project, you will need:
One 5 ½ x 4 ¼” piece of cardstock
One 5 ¼ x 4” piece of cardstock (stamped with a background), or Designer Series Pattern Paper (DSP).
One 4” x ¾” strip of cardstock
One 9 x 2” piece of cardstock, scored at: 2”, 2 ¾”, 3 ½” and 4 ¼”
Four squares of colored cardstock, 2 x 2”
Four squares of white or light colored cardstock, 1 7/8 x 1 7/8”
Stamp set and ink pads of your choice (for this project, I used Stem Silhouettes with Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green).
Eyelets (2)
Crop-a-Dile
1 ¼” circle punch
Sticky Strip
One 3” strip of ribbon
Stapler
(1) Stamp background on the top card layer (5 ¼ x 4” piece) if not using DSP pattern paper
(2) Adhere the two main (base) layers of the card together.
(3a) Place the 4 x ¾” strip of cardstock horizontally across the card, placing the bottom edge of the strip about 1 ¼” up from the bottom of the card. Do NOT put any adhesive on this strip. (see next photo which shows how the strip looks once it's attached following steps 3a-3c).
(3b) Hold the strip in place and, using your Crop-a-Dile, punch holes at each end, going through the strip and both layers of the card.
(3c) Place eyelets in the holes and set eyelets with the Crop-a-Dile.
Here's what it looks like once the strip is secured in place with the eyelets.
(4) Using the 1 ¼” circle punch, punch about 1/3 of a circle out of the bottom edge of the card:
(5) Take the 9x2" scored strip of cardstock and place the longest unscored end underneath the horizontal strip that you just attached to the card (no adhesive is used here - just slide it under and fold it over (basically "sandwiching" it around the horizontal strip).
The bottom edge of the horizontal strip should be just at the top of the half circle that is punched out of the bottom of the card. (Oops, I took these photos out of order. Pretend the 1/3 circle is punched out of the bottom of the card here (lol)).
(6) Lift the front flap of the vertical strip and adhere a piece of sticky strip, about 1 ¾” long, in the very center of the horizontal (in this case, green) strip (see photo). Make sure the sticky strip is centered so it will be completed covered when the vertical strip is folded over (next step).
Before removing the red backing to expose the sticky strip, fold the vertical strip over all the way to be sure it’s straight. Make any adjustments and then unfold it again, but still hold it in place.
(7) Holding the vertical strip in place, remove the red backing from the sticky strip and then fold the vertical piece over, slowly. You'll want to slide your hand down the strip (so as to remove any slack), and press down to adhere it to the sticky strip tape. Only the back of the top (folded over) piece of the vertical strip will be adhered. The rest of the vertical piece is now free to slide up and down underneath the horizontal strip.
At this point you can “test” your waterfall by pulling down on the bottom part of the vertical strip. The strip should slide easily, bending at each score line as it goes.
Push (slide) the vertical strip back up into place.
(7) Now you want to attach your squares, starting at the bottom and going up. Each square is going to be attached just below each score line. This photo shows that I went ahead and applied adhesive below all four score lines, where each square will be attached. You can do one at a time if you wish. NOTE that the bottom square section has adhesive all over it, and not just a strip below the score line. This is because the bottom square is going to be fully attached, whereas the others are only attached at the very top so they can flip up (you'll understand when the card is finished).
(8) Adhere your first decorated square just below the score line. Work your way up with each square, placing the last one on top, just below the top score line.
To provide the ribbon pull: Take your folded piece of ribbon and secure it to the bottom edge of the horizontal strip (the part you're going to pull) with a staple. You will probably need to pull the vertical strip down a little to get the stapler in position. Just be sure to position the ribbon far enough down so it doesn’t hit the bottom square when you’re pushing the waterfall piece back up into place (ask me how I know to watch out for this).
Here's what the finished card looks like, with the ribbon attached:
Here's what happens when you pull the ribbon:
I hope you find this tutorial helpful in making your own waterfall card! Let me know how your card turns out!
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