Sunday, July 10, 2016

Stair step card... to celebrate cake?





Doesn't it sounds healthy? I really liked a card a saw lately using this stair step look, and thought, I must figure that out! So, hopefully, you don't have to. I have included detailed steps that even I could follow them!


I made these wonderful

diagrams this time, because I found this card so difficult!

Step 1: Cut a paper to 8x10.
Step 2: Looking at the paper with the long sides being top and bottom, the shorter sides the edges. Score a the 3,4,5,6,7, inch marks.
Step 3: Turn the paper so it seems the short sides are top and bottom. Sliding the page into your cutter go in to  1 and 1/2 inches. Reading the ruler on the with the slicer cut from 3" to 5".
Slide into the cutter to 3". At this point slice from 4-6 on the reading of the slicing ruler.
Slide further into cutter to 4.5". Slice here from 5-7".

Step 4:

You will need two of the step-looking paper. If it is a forgiving pattern that does not require to face a specific direction you could carefully cut them at once, from a 10 1/2 x 5 1/2" paper. Otherwise place two pieces together, one turned upside down and cut once that way.

Place you paper on the slicer at zero point. Sliding down to 2 3/8" cut 1"down from the top.
Slide it in to 3 5/8" mark and slice down 1".
Slide it in further to the 4 5/8" mark and slice down an inch.

Step 6: Go back to sever the paper at each slice ending.

Step 7: Cat 4 rectangles that are 3/4 x 1 1/4".

Step 8: Adhere these to card.

Step 9: Adhere your chosen image, letters, and sentiment to the card!

Now, I am NOT math-y, so you must take the idea and make it your own size on your own, lol. This requires a large envelope, so of course it could use modification if you want to save on stamps ;).

My stamp is from www.mosdigitalpencil.com  (no surprises there, lol). She is called The Birthday Girl. She would be fun on scrapbook pages or blown up As a coloring page, too.




My sentiment is all me!


Birthdays are for
Having your cake,
And eating it too!



The best birthdays begin with cake,
              end with cake,
and have a little cake in the middle!
If God didn't approve of cake
he never would have made
birthdays so varied.
Sorry I forgot your birthday,
Just giving you a reason
To eat more cake!



I'm almost certain, no matter the trouble,
A nice slice of birthday cake will fix it.
Especially, if it's not your birthday.