Happy happy Friday, y’all!  Did you have a good week?  I hope so – and hope that the weekend looks good, too! We’ve got lovely spring weather here in GA and the flowers are flowering!

I don’t have any Lily of the Valley – at least not real ones in the ground – but I DO have the new Lily of the Valley bundle and coordinating – gorgeous!! – new Valley in Bloom DSP to make a super cool fun fold thank you card.  Take a look-see:

This is called a Pop-Up Accordion Card and it’s easy to make

I started with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock that I scored at 2 1/8″, 4 1/4″ and 6 3/8″.  Then I folded it into an accordion.

I cut a piece of the Valley in Bloom DSP into four 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ panels – cutting them to keep the pretty design intact.  Then I matted them all on 2″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock.

I adhered the first and fourth panels to the front of the card base with Liquid Glue.

To make the pop-up mechanism, I scored a 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock at 1/2″, 1 5/8″, 3 5/8″ and 4 3/4″.  Then I folded all the score lines in the same direction.

I put Liquid Glue on the first 1/2″ “tab” and adhered it to the card base – aligning the fold of the mechanism with the first fold on the card base.

Then I added the second matted DSP panel with Liquid Glue – covering the tab.

I repeated that with the tab on the other end – adhering it by the final score line.  Then I slid the final matted DSP panel into place – adhering it with Liquid Glue.

For the back – I adhered two 2″ x 5 3/8″ pieces of plaid Valley in Bloom DSP on the two end panels.  For the center panels, I adhered a 1/2″ strip of the plaid Valley in Bloom DSP across the bottom of a 4″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Basic White cardstock.  Then I cut the panel in half to create two 2″ x 5 3/8″ panels.

On the right panel, I stamped a Lily of the Valley sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink.  Then I adhered both panels in place with Liquid Glue.

For the front pop-up panel, I adhered a 3 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of plaid Valley in Bloom DSP on a 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock.

Using the dies in the set, I cut out two stems and two leaves from Pretty Peacock cardstock.  Then I cut out 14 little Basic White flowers.

I adhered the flowers to the stems with Liquid Glue – then used the Dark Barely Blush Stampin’ Blend (available on 5 May!) to color the tops of the flowers.

I adhered the stems to the matted panel – being sure that they didn’t extend too far above the panel.

I cut out a grid shape from Fresh Freesia cardstock using the die in the set – and adhered it with Liquid Glue.

Then I adhered the leaves with more Liquid Glue.

I tied a bow from two lengths of Linen Thread and adhered it with a little Liquid Glue.

On a 5/8″ x 1 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped a Lily of the Valley sentiment in Pretty Peacock.  I adhered it over the bow with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I added five white Shimmering Dots (coming in this suite on 5 May) and the panel was done.

Using Liquid Glue on the middle panel of the pop-up mechanism, I adhered the completed panel to the mechanism – and the card was done!

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the flower image from Lily of the Valley in Pretty Peacock – with the flowers colored using the Dark Barely Blush Stampin’ Blend – on the front…

…and more of that plaid Valley in Bloom DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  Well – I already loved this Valley in Bloom suite – with its stunning DSP and the pretty images, sentiments and die cuts in the coordinating Lily of the Valley bundle – and this card just made that love stronger!  Add in some pretty Shimmering Dots (I used the Granny Apple Green dots on the video card – and they’re beautiful!) and…you’ve got a winner.  And – this will NOT be the last time I make a pop-up accordion fun fold card – it’s so cool!!

I hope you like!  And have already got this wonderful suite on your list for 5 May! 🙂

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this is the card I made on yesterday’s Thursday After Lunch Bunch YouTube Live Video.  If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis!

I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project.  You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:

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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project:  You’ll also need the Valley in Bloom DSP, Lily of the Valley Stamp Set, Barely Blush Stampin’ Blends and Shimmering Dots when they’re available.

Fresh Freesia 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 155613

Price: $14.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 150880

Price: $14.00

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 166780

Price: $14.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad – 150083

Price: $9.00

Linen Thread – 104199

Price: $5.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes – 159236

Price: $11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $6.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

Paper Trimmer – 152392

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Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Fresh Freesia Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 2 1/8″, 4 1/4″ and 6 3/8″); 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (pop-up mechanism, scored and folded at 1/2″, 1 5/8″, 3 5/8″ and 4 3/4″)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock:  2″ x 5 3/8″ (x4 – mats for accordion panels); 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ (mat for front DSP panel); Lily of the Valley die cut stems (x2) and leaves (x2)

Basic White Cardstock: Lily of the Valley die cut flowers (x14); 5/8″ x 1 1/4″ (sentiment); 2″ x 5 3/8″ (x2 – back panels)

Valley in Bloom DSP:  1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ (x4 – on accordion panels); 3 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ (DSP panel on front); 2″ x 5 3/8″ (x2 – back panels); 1/2″ x 2″ (x2 – on back panels); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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