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DT Thursday: Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

We’ve got another awesome DT Thursday project from Sandiebella for you today! Enjoy!

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Accordion Card

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Supplies:

Red & white card
Christmas themed papers
Corner rounder
Circle dies
Scoring board and bone folder
Adhesive
Embellishments of choice
Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Cut:

One piece of red card 8″ x 4″
One piece of red card 8.5″ x 4″
Two pieces of red card 4.5″ x 4.5″
Four pieces of white card 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″
Two pieces of white card 4 3/8″ x 4 3/8″
Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Score the 8.5″ piece of card at 4″ and 8″

Score the 8″ piece of card at 4″

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Fold and crease all the score lines. Taking the 1/2″ tab, fold it in onto the panel beside it and use a corner rounder on both ends. Round all the corners on each of the 4 panels.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Apply adhesive to the inside of the 1/2″ tab

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Adhere the 8″ piece and the 8.5″ pieces of card together using the 1/2″ tab

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella
Round the corners of the 4.5″ pieces of red card
Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Accordion fold the 4 panels and then apply adhesive to the outside front panel.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Adhere one of the 4.5″ pieces of red card to the front. Repeat on the back panel.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Adhere all the 3 7/8″ white card pieces to the inside panels of the card, and the larger pieces to the front and back.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Cut:

Four pieces of paper 3.75″ x 3.75″
Two pieces of designer paper 4.25″ x 4.25″
Adhere the paper to the front, back and inside panels.
Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Stamp both images onto white card and colour with your preferred medium

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Use the coordinating CUT IT OUT Dies to cut the image out.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Cut:

2 kraft circles measuring approx. 3 1/8″ and 2 smaller white cirlces approx. 2 5/8″.
Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Add any extra layers of paper, as desired, to the front of the card. Adhere a white circle to each of the kraft circles and adhere onto the card front with 3D foam. Utilitse your papers and use coordinating stickers to embellish.

Use the other kraft/white panel on the inside of the card and adhere the reindeer to it, using 3D foam if desired. Create pockets for tags and gifts cards.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

The back:

Stamping Bella DT Thursday Create a Festive Accordion Card with Sandiebella

Over To You!

If you try out the techniques shown in any of the posts with your Stamping Bella stamps, be sure to share! We would love to see the results and hear how you feel about them. Show off your creations in the comments below and even better, share your own favourite tips with us. Let’s talk stamping!

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Until next time, HAPPY STAMPING!

MWAH

Elaineabella

6 Comments

  1. Ayesha says:

    Oooh lovely ? Such a great idea to incorporate so many elements all in one definitely want to make one too ?

  2. Lori Ritchie says:

    Great card, thanks for the great tutorial!

  3. Val Hohenstein says:

    Really like, too cute! But have to say, I really appreciate all the talent and ideas for these cute stamps. What fun to look forward to see what’s up! Thanks all.

  4. SarahC says:

    So cute and such a lovely book for someone special.

  5. Marjorie Dumontier says:

    Wow ! I love that !! It doesn’t even look that hard to do, and i love the idea to place different items like the tags and the gift card. That’s an awesome card !

  6. Nancee Purdum says:

    Oh this is adorable! I will have to give this one a try for sure! 🙂

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