Waterfall Card Tutorial

Ok, ok I know it's supposed to be tutorial Tuesday but we can have tutorial Wednesday for once right?!
Sorry I didn't get the tutorial up yesterday, I was waiting for some new stamps and papers to come in to make this project, and gosh am I glad I did wait! I absolutely LOVE the new stamps and the papers are gorgeous *swoon*, just look at the prettiness!

So today we are making a Waterfall Card.

You will need:

- White Card

- Card Blank (or you can fold your own with the white card)

- Patterned Paper and matching coloured card (I used the new Chalkboard Collection Pack)

- Brads x2 (or you can use eyelets)

- Stamps/die cuts/stickers

- Ink pads (I used Memento Black ink to stamp my flowers)

- Glue 

- Optional flowers for decoration

If you are using stamps then start by cutting yourself out 4 or 5 squares of white card. Mine were about 4.5cm. Stamp your images onto them. I also inked the edges of my squares but this is optional.

If you are using die cuts or stickers then you don't need to do this step, as you can see I used stamped images and 1 die cut. 

Now cut yourself 5 squares in your coordinating coloured card. These will want to be approx 0.5cm bigger than your white squares. Or if you are using die cuts or stickers then they will want to be just bigger than your shapes, but make sure they are square! Stick your stamped images/die cuts to the coloured card.

Cut yourself a new piece of white card the full long length of an A4 piece and the width of your squares. So mine was 5cm wide by 29.7cm long.

Measure up from one end the size of your square and mark it. This is where you will put your first score line. Then you will make 4 more score lines 1.5cm apart.

Now you can start to glue your squares to the scored length of card. Add one square to the bottom so that it covers the whole space. Then you want to add some glue to each of the 1.5cm sections and adhere just the top of the squares. 

Get your card blank (or fold yourself one with some more white card, mine measured approx 10cm x 21cm) and decorate the front. I have used another piece of pink card and some patterned paper.

You will also need to cut yourself a piece of coloured card the width of your card by 1.5cm. So mine was 10cm x 1.5cm.

Attach the extra piece of card to the front of your decorated card using either brads or eyelets just at the edges. You will need to leave the middle of the piece of card unstuck so you can slip your waterfall part through it. You need to place it so that the waterfall has enough room to sit above it. Mine was approx 1/3 of the way up from the bottom.

Now adhere the bottom of the waterfall part to the piece of card you just attached and fold the top part of the white card back and under the strip.

You can now pull on the white card that comes out the bottom to make sure your waterfall works. 

Now all you have to do is trim down the white card pull tab to a length you are happy with and add a flower or other embellishment to finish it off.

All done :)

I love how effective and fun waterfall cards are and I hope you do too. These cards are especially good for children. Have fun and if you make a waterfall card we would love to see. Feel free to share a link here or pictures on our Facebook Page.

Happy Crafting,

Maxine xx