Good morning and happy Fri-YAY!  You made it and it’s ALMOST the weekend.  Hope you’ve got something fun planned – and nice Fall weather to do it!

Today’s card harkens back to an oldie-but-goodie – the Moonlit Flora DSP and coordinating Fern & Flora bundle and 3D Embossing Folder.  I used it all to make a super simple – and very fun! – faux side step fun fold card.  Take a look-see:

I played along with the Sunday Stamps color challenge for this one.

I started with a 5 1/2″ x 8″ piece of Peaceful Pine cardstock that, using my Paper Trimmer, I scored along the long side at 3″, 6″ and 7″.  I folded the scored lines as a mountain (3″), valley (6″) and mountain (7″).  This is the main card base.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere a 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Moonlit Flora DSP on a 2 7/8″ x 5 3/8″ Golden Glow mat and then to the front of the main card base.

I matted a 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Moonlit Flora DSP on a 7/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Golden Glow cardstock and adhered it to the narrow panel on the front of the card base.

Then I scored a 3″ x 6″ piece of Peaceful Pine cardstock at 4 1/4″ – and folded it as a mountain.  That’s the side-step panel.

I embossed 2 3/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock in the Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder, matted it on Golden Glow cardstock and adhered it to the larger portion of the side-step panel with Liquid Glue.

Using the dies in the Fern & Flora die set, I cut two leaves from 2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper – one in Peaceful Pine and one in Golden Glow. I also cut a Berry Burst cardstock fiddlehead fern (the little curly one!).

Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the three leaves to the embossed panel – being sure they didn’t extend over the top of the panel.

I tied a double-loop Linen Thread bow and adhered it with Liquid Glue.

On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped a Fern & Flora sentiment in Berry Burst ink.  Then I stamped the frame image in Golden Glow and cut it out with the coordinating die in the set.

Using double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals – I adhered the sentiment to the panel.  Then I added three Secret Sea Dewdrops Embellishments!

I used Liquid Glue on the bottom 1″ of the side-step panel and adhered it to the narrow bottom strip – aligning the bottoms.

Then I closed the card base and used more Liquid Glue to adhere the smaller portion of the panel to the back of the main card base – thus creating the side-step panel.

On a 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped a second Fern & Flora sentiment in Berry Burst ink.  In the corner, I stamped the large fern image three times in Peaceful Pine ink – without re-inking between stamps.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Golden Glow mat and then to the back of the card base – see how it covers the seam of the side-step panel?  And – the card was done!

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Fern & Flora fern on the front…

…and more of the pretty Moonlit Flora DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  I love these faux side-step cards – they’re so easy!  And, they give LOTS of real estate for showing off beautiful paper like the Moonlit Flora DSP – which remains one of my favorite papers ever! The pretty foliage – stamped and/or die cut! – from the coordinating Fern & Flora bundle is just the best – and I really really like the sentiments that are in this one!  The Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder is…stunning.  All in all – there’s nothing to NOT like in this suite of products!

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this it 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:

Missed any tutorials?  You can check out my past projects right here!

TTFN

M

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Fern & Flora Bundle (English) – 167745

Price: $54.00

Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder – 167744

Price: $11.00

Moonlit Flora 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 167737

Price: $13.00

Peaceful Pine 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 167691

Price: $14.00

Golden Glow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 167685

Price: $14.00

2026-2028 In Color™ 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Pearlized Specialty Paper – 167766

Price: $10.00

Berry Burst 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 144243

Price: $14.00

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

Price: $14.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147143

Price: $11.00

Golden Glow Classic Stampin’ Pad – 167676

Price: $14.00

Linen Thread – 104199

Price: $6.00

Dewdrops Embellishments – 167748

Price: $9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes – 159236

Price: $15.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $6.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $5.00

Paper Trimmer – 152392

Price: $28.00

Supply List

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Peaceful Pine Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8″ (card base, scored and folded at 3″, 6″ and 7″); 3″ x 6″ (side-step panel, scored and folded at 4 1/4″)

Golden Glow Cardstock: 2 7/8″ x 5 3/8″ (x2 – mats for front and back of main card base); 7/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mat for smallest front panel of main card base); 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (mat for front of side-step panel)

2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper:  Fern & Flora die cut leaves – one in Peaceful Pine and one in Golden Glow

Berry Burst Cardstock: Fern & Flora die cut fiddlehead fern

Basic White Cardstock: 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ (back of main card base); Fern & Flora die cut label (sentiment); 2 3/4″ x 4″ (embossed panel on front of side-step panel)

Moonlit Flora DSP: 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ (front of main card base); 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ (smallest front panel of main card);  2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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