Masculine Faux Step Birthday Card

Welcome to Masculine Card Monday here on my blog! Today I'm sharing the birthday card made for our son, who enjoys fishing & camping. I actually made this card back in early summer but didn't want to share it until after his birthday.

After making hubby's Father's Day card I had a number of cut-aparts leftover. I pulled out these two to use on our son's card (and a third one ended up on his Gift Card Holder but no pics of that) then pulled out this older patterned paper package by Echo Park. The package has papers and stickers and I used both on the card.

This one is another Faux Step card and I quite like making this type of fun fold. They are very easy to customize for size - this one is a 7 x 5" card, but I have also done a Mini Slimline version and there are tons of tutorials online for an A2 sized card. I will list the measurements I used at the end of my post.

When I made the Father's Day card, I mentioned an accordion folded strip that really helped to keep the card from collapsing. I have a thing about sturdy cards, and having them stand for display. Having received Step Cards in the past I noticed after a short time on my sofa table they started to sink down. That is part of the reason I never made them or purchased a Step Card die set. That doesn't happen with these Faux Step cards, especially with the accordion piece added between the largest folds.

No tutorial, but here are a couple of photos showing placement.

Below are the measurements I used if you are wanting to try it. There are lots of Faux Step Card tutorials on YouTube as well.

NOTE: I added an accordion fold cardstock strip, between the centre and back pieces and right along the bottom edge in the centre. See photos for placement.

Card Base - 9 x 7 scored at 1.5, 3 and 6. Use the above photo as reference for the mountain and valley folds.

Folded Top Piece -  10 x 4" scored at 5". This can be adjusted depending on how tall you and/or wide you want it to be.

Accordion folded brace inside - 4 x 1", scored at 1, 2 and 3" 

White cardstock for personal message on back -  6.75 x 2.75"

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023

January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September so far - 25 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used with a few affiliate links included.

Supplies:

Cut Aparts, Outdoor Adventures - Carta Bella

Happy Camper - Echo Park (Patterned paper and stickers)

Washi Tape - Doodlebug

Anything But Basic Birthday Wishes - MFT Stamps

Catherine Pooler Inks

Stitched Sentiment Strip dies - Kat Scrappiness