Spring Cascade Card

One of the dies I received for my late February birthday was this Cascade Card die set. It's by Creative Crafts but they refer to it as a Zig Zag Stepper Card, ha ha. I had looked at it previously but when I saw it was on sale for a great price, I decided to buy it. I love a die set that comes with all the layering pieces! There were no directions or card samples on the Craft Stash US website, so I just sort of crossed my fingers.

It arrived with no instructions or guidance but I figured it would be fairly self explanatory - which it was.  I was mindful of the direction of both the dies and the papers so I wouldn't end up with upside down tulips on one side. But when I went to assemble it, it appears that the left panel should have been cut from the underside of the paper to get the tulip print to show.

Initially disappointed, I realized that it probably would have been too busy and using the softer print on the reverse side of the tulips made for a more pleasing card. I added the Giant Happy Spring (cut a couple of times from white cardstock so it would be sturdy) and some Pink Fresh Studio butterflies, then had to figure out what to put on the front.

Finally I opted for one of the layering dies and tulip paper for the left side, then I added one of Lawn Fawns layered butterflies. I adhered adhesive only along the outer butterfly sides so the card would still have movement. The other butterflies are stencilled and die cut (Pinkfresh Studios).

On the back side I added a stamped white panel (3 x 4") across both sides and another butterfly. While it's hard to see in the photo, I also added a strip of the tulip paper across the bottom of that white panel and one on the envelope flap. 

I know that most people would have made this from cardstock and used the included layers to add the patterned paper, but I wanted to try it this way with my first play. I'm quite happy with how it turned out and it stands nicely for display. It's also nice and lightweight and will mail for a single stamp!

We had been in Arizona and I was able to order from Craft Stash US ... but I don't know if they ship to Canada. I'm guessing that Canadians would order from their UK site? I'm set with new fun fold dies for several months now, so I won't be needing to find out! 😂

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 Cards

April so far - 10 Cards

Additional Supplies:

Zig Zag Stepper Card die set (I call it a Cascade Card) - Creative Crafts (Craft Stash US)

Sentiment - Verses (wood mount)

Patterned paper - Flowering Fields, Stampin' Up

Shimmer Spray

Fine Point Brown Marker

5 x 7" envelope

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