Storybook friends fun fold card.

Don't you just love bunnies? I was in love with the Storybook Friends Suite as soon as I saw it. Here is a link to see all the fabulous products. https://www.stampinup.com/search/storybook%20friends?sort=relevance&ts=1743542415655. Besides eight cute animal stamps you get a house, a carrot patch and small cobblestone wall stamp. There are dies to cut out all eight animals and three cute little frames. I used one on this card. Since the panel with the rabbit sits forward and the two panels with the flowers sit back my scanner made the top look a little wonky. You can see in the second photo where it lays flat that it is not wonky. 

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I added a panel to the back side of card for a personal note or signature. 

 

Supplies used

Stamps: Storybook Friends

Ink: Early Espresso

Stampin’ Blends: light and dark Crumb Cake, light Blackberry Bliss, dark Petal Pink and color lifter

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Very Vanilla and White card stock. Thoughtful Journey designer series paper

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine, Storybook Friends Dies, Mixed Label dies, tear tape, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombo liquid glue, Paper trimmer, Paper snips

 

Cutting instructions:

Lost Lagoon cardstock:  card base 8 ½ x 5 ½” scored at 2”, 3 1/8”, 5 3/8” and 6 ½”, and scrap for frame

Very Vanilla cardstock:  2 1/8” x 5 3/8” for back of card, 1 /2” x 2 1/8” for inside the frame. Small scrap for sentiment

Thoughtful Journey designer series paper: cut two at 1 ¾” x 5 ¼”, cut one at 5 ¼” x 2” 3 ½” x 4 ¾”

White cardstock: small scrap to stamp bunny

 

Assembly instructions:

Cut card base out of Lost Lagoon, scoring at 2”, 3 1/8”, 5 3/8” and 6 ½”.  

1. Stamp bunny stamp on scrap of white cardstock. Color bunny with the light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend and highlight with dark Crumb Cake blend. I colored his bow with the light Blackberry Bliss blend. I then colored inside his ears with the dark Petal Pink (I should have used the light). I used the color lifter to remove some of the color on his tail and lighten the color in his ears. Die cut with coordinating Storybook Friends dies.

2. Stamp sentiment on a scrap of Vanilla cardstock and die cut using a die from the Mixed Labels die set.

3. Die cut frame from the Storybook Friends die set with Lost Lagoon card stock. You can cut another frame and save for another day to get the inside or just cut a vanilla scrap 1 /2” x 2 1/8”.  I attached the vanilla to the frame using tear tape. Lay down frame with Vanilla sitting inside and put half the tape on the Vanilla and half on the frame.

4. Glue the two smaller panels to the right and left side of the card, and add the larger piece flipped over to other side to center. Remove tape from frame and attach to center panel. Attach die cut sentiment to bottom of frame. Add bunny with Stampin’ Dimensionals with feet and ears slightly on the frame.

5. Stamp small bunny on the 2 1/8” x 5 3/8” panel. Color with Stampin’ Blends. Add additional sentiment if desired and sign. (Note: You want to sign the card before gluing down because of the bunny popped on the front.) Glue panel in the center of the back of the card.  

6. Stamp small bunny on the bottom left side of envelope or on the back flap. Your card is ready to send to a lucky recipient.