This card was made for Craft Roulette #172 whose parameters included: Z-fold card, OLD, any colors and something from my mesk (messy desk.)

For this mini-slimline card, I used Karen Burniston’s dies to created a three panel accordion card with cupcakes. The main dies used are Cupcake Add-ons and Landscape Rectangle Accordion with decorations from Paper Frames Pop-Up and Happy Hour Charms.

Accordion Frame: (Watch assembly video at the bottom of link page.) Cut three frames from heavy white cardstock using the Landscape Rectangle Accordion set. Trim the rectangle panel to just a pivot post. Cut a total of six frames from patterned papers and cut out the pivot panels and tabs from all to have decorative frames. Glue the white frames together as shown in video. Adhere the decorative frames. Trim off unused tab.

Cupcake Panels: (Watch assembly video at the bottom of link page.) Cut four of the cupcake panel die from the Cupcake Add-ons set from white cardstock. Cut a total of 15 of the cupcake icing piece from different papers. (I cut six from three different papers coating the yellow and orange papers with a glitter gloss. the sprinkles were die cut into the icing piece and colored with fine-tipped markers and gel pens.) Cut a total of 15 of the cupcake paper piece from different papers. Using die, stencil shadows onto cupcake papers. The sprinkles die and cherry decoration dies are included in the Cupcake Add-ons. The orange slice is from the Happy Hour Charms set. Adhere cupcakes to fronts of three of the white panels. Cut fourth panel apart into thee separate cupcake outlines. Glue decorated panels to pivot posts on frames. Decorate backs of panels using the white cupcake outlines to cover the pivot posts and the remaining six cupcakes to cover ends of panels. Glue the panels together using tabs. trim off unused tab.

Decorations: The ribbon streamers are in the Cupcake Add-ons set along with the hearts. The stars and circles come from the Paper Frames Pop-Up. Strips of decorative papers were also used from my scrap bag.

Sentiment: The white cupcake panels on the back are for either personal messages or the heat embossed happy birthday sentiment. When the card is closed the main sentiment is visible.

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Materials Used:

Dies

• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Cupcake Add-ons – 1241
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Landscape Rectangle Accordion – 1198
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Paper Frames Pop-Up – 1122
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Hour Charms – 1110

Stamps

• Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Sweet Sentiments – 271296

Papers

• Carta Bella – 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad – Happy Crafting by Steven Duncan
• Solid and Patterned Paper Scraps
• White Heavy Cardstock 110 lb

Ink

• Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Saltwater Taffy and Salty Ocean
• Simon Says Stamp – Pawsitively Saturated Ink – Citrine and Sunbeam
• Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Red and Yellow
• Gel Pen – Pink
• Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
• Nuvo – Aqua Simmer – Glitter Gloss
• Papercrafting Society – Matte Metallic Embossing Powder – Gold

Adhesives

• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

Tools

• Die Cutting Machine
• We R Memories – QuickStick
• Stamping Platform
• LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
• Stamping Cloth
• Sponge Dauber
• Craft Mat
• Scissors
• Craft Knife
• Heat Tool