Welcome to the Cutters Creek Echo Park blog hop. You should have found your way here from Deanna’s Blog. If you are off track, I will post the order again at the end of the post. For my project I have used 2 different Echo Park paper packs. I combined the Essentials dots and stripes packs in Metropolitan and Candy Shoppe to make this Halloween stair step card.
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I love this type of card when you want to fit a bunch of die cuts into a small space. The stairs are graduated and the back one is the tallest. I cut the Halloween shapes from the Happy Hauntings cricut cartridge. I alternated between the stripes and the dots in the two paper packs.
To make a stair step card you start with an 5 1/2 x 10 inch piece of paper. You score the paper at 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 4 1/4, 6 , and 8 1/4 inches with a scor-pal and then accordion fold it. Stagger the die cuts so you can see them when the card is both open and closed. Here is a picture of the card when it is closed.
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26 comments:
Very cute card. Thanks for the scoring details. I've yet to try this but after seeing yours I might have to.
Very cute! Love the alternating patterns...keeps everything uniform, but still gives color and texture to the cuts!
I have NEVER made a stair step card. You've inspired me! Darling card Mindy...and I adore that owl!
Cool stair-step card! I love the pattern paper for the cuts. This is great! Deanna told me about the hop this weekend. Have a fun, creative weekend! :) Janis
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Great card! I love the 3d look to it! Super cute too!
This is so cute!
I've never heard of a stair step card! I can't wait to try one! :D thanks for sharing!
Love how you mixed those lines, super cute card!!
Great card, love all the dots and stripes.
Mindy,
I love stair step cards and yours is adorable!!
What a cute stair-step card! You've chosen elements that go really well together and great for that design!
Super cute card. I have yet to make a stair card and see them all over. Thanks for the instructions.
Sharon
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Adorable card! I love all the polka dots! It makes it so whimsical!
Great card! I have never tackled a stairstep card...too chicken! Someday I'll have to buck up the courage and give it a go. TFS
Oh my... I've never seen a card like this before... amazing!!! Love EP...love your blog. Following you now...
I love the stair step card! I really need to pull out my Happy Haunting Halloween cartridge and use some of these images! TFS!
Nice Stairstep card!
Owls and polka dots - how stinkin' cute! Love your card and can't wait to try making a stair step card myself. Thanks for the idea!
I love your step card and the embellies are perfect!
Cute card. I have never seen stair step cards before so I was fascinated with the way it gives a 3D effect. Well done.
Super cute card! TFS
Cute card. I love step cards. TFS.
Kris
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Mindy, I love your stair step card. Looking at this one makes me think I need to try to create one!
Super cute card!!!
Cute! I am getting so many ideas from this hop. So glad I found out about it! (thanks Mandie :)
Super cute card! We like the mix of patterns!
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