LIGHT & WONDER ACCORDION FUN FOLD

Today's card was CASEd from a card that I saw on Pinterest which led me to Stamps-n-Lingers.  Mary Deatherage's card was gorgeous, and when I saw it, I knew I had to try to make it.  Her card was so pretty that I didn't change much of anything accept the colors.

I loved the small accordion fold card on the front. I first mounted the accordion portion to the front of a regular card, and it looked and worked great, but because of all the accordion layers the card did become pretty thick, so I cut off the "back" of my Blackberry Bliss card base and used only the fixed panel -- like Mary did.

The other detail of this card -- which is probably my favorite -- is the Window Sheet focal point on the front flap of the accordion fold.  I love this idea as it allows the gorgeous Lights of Aurora designer series paper (DSP) to be visible behind the tree line silhouette while providing support for the trees!  As you open and close the accordion the "Northern Lights" from the DSP look like they are moving behind the trees -- just as Northern Lights do in real life.

The accordion card is made from an 11" x 4-1/4" card base.  Use this link to see how to score the 11" side to create 5 panels.  Four of the 5 panels are covered with Lights of Aurora DSP and the Basic White 4th panel provides a message layer.

I also decided to add an additional message layer to the back of the fixed panel just in case I wanted to write a personal note.  

I hope my version of this Fun Fold Card does the original justice.

Use this link to download my tutorial with all the details.

A list of the I products used is shown below.

Product List

Lights Of Aurora Suite Collection (English) [165768]	Light & Wonder Bundle (English) [165763]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Lights Of Aurora 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165755]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Window Sheets [142314]
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Simply Elegant Trim [155766]	Iridescent Faceted Gems [163368]
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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