Step by Step by Dorothee Baars
Dear Lavinia fans, It’s Dorothee here and in this tutorial I have made a folding card for you. It is called Daily Magic and has a family of foxes happily surrounded by the Forest magic. This may seem like a difficult card but it really isn’t.
We will take it step-by-step. 🧚♀️
Step 1.
Take 2 pieces of Lavinia Hot Pressed watercolour card A4. Cut the card into four parts. The middle card 1 should measure 20 cm x 11.5 cm. Follow the photograph for the tab 5 cm x 3 cm, on either side. The middle side 2 should measure 20 cm x 7 cm with two cut tabs as in the photgraph. The front card should measure 18 cm x 5 cm with sloping edges as in the photgraph. The back card should measure 28 cm x 11.5 cm. At the bottom end measure 5 cm in from both sides and create tabs as in the photograph by cutting it.
Step 2.
The above photos show how the card is constructed. The side pieces of the middle card 1 and 2 are folded over and glued to the side of the back card. The front card is glued to the front pieces of the back card. This is how we will put it together in Step 17.
Step 3.
Start with the back card. Stamp in Versafine Clair Nocturne Druids Inn LAV572. Colour the background with watercolour and leave the moon free of colour.
Step 4.
Colour the tree and the ground with brown watercolour.
Step 5.
Stamp in Versafine Clair Nocturne a tree from the Tree Scene Stamp set LAV219. From the Silhouette Foliage Set LAV683 stamp the bottom grass section in Versafine Clair Shady Lane and the flowers in Versafine Clair Nocturne.
Step 6.
Using Distress Oxide Prize Ribbon use a Stencil brush series 3 to apply to the top edge of the sky and blend it down. See the photograph for placement. From the corners colour the sky with the Elements inks Della Blue and Dark Denim. Colour the ground with Elements inks Truffle.
Step 7.
Colour the tree on the left of the trunk to create a shadow with Zig clean colour real brush pens. A dark Brown or dark blue will work best. Add yellow Posca pen to the window and some white dots to the sky to create stars. Add some white Posca pen to create accents on the flowers and the lines on the tree. Add a touch of PanPastel yellow with your little finger around the window to create a cosy glow.
Step 8.
Now turn the card over and colour and stamp the folding pieces on the back, like in the photograph. I have used a pale green watercolour and then added some Elements Ink Truffle to the tabs. Stamp the lavender stamp from the Flower pots stamp set LAV826 in Versafine Clair Nocturne.
Step 9.
Now take the middle card 1. In Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves stamp the Tree Den LAV642 and Tree Stem LAV643 stamps. Next stamp the Berry Leaves in Versafine Clair Rain Forest. Check the photograph for placement. Cut the card along the drawn line as in the photograph. Stamp the seated fox from LAV636 Fox set 2 stamp set, in Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves masking the tree trunk with some torn paper. This will make it look like the fox is behind the tree trunk.
Step 10.
Colour with pale green watercolour around the leaves and add some brown to the ground. Stamp in Versafine Clair Nocturne some Lavender from the Flower Pots set LAV826.
Step 11.
To add more depth to the scene blend in some Elements ink Pine to the Berry Leaves and blend in Olive Elements with a touch of Bermuda to the top of the frame. Use a white Posca pen for the lines around the trees and to add highlights on the flowers, leaves, tail and the chest of the fox. Add some Titanium White PanPastel to the chest and tail of the fox and on the sides of the trees. Add a touch of PanPastel green to the ground.
Step 12.
Turn the middle card over and colour the back with watercolour as in the photograph.
Step 13.
Take the middle card 2 and colour in pale brown and green watercolour. Stamp in Versafine Clair Nocturne some Lavender from the Flower Pots set LAV826 across the bottom and stamp two foxes, Rufus LAV644 and Bandit LAV645, in the centre. Stamp these in Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves so that they face each other.
Step 14.
Colour the fox tails using white Posca Pen and Titanium White PanPastel. Take the front card and stamp the Lavender from the Flower Pots Stamp set LAV826 in Versafine Clair Nocturne. Stamp Small Lily Flourish LAV755 inking the stalk and leaves in Versafine Clair Nocturne and the flowers in Versafine Clair Rain Forest. To colour the flowers use Zig Clean Colour Real Brush pens in blue tones.
Step 15.
Colour both backs of the cards using Watercolour.
Step 16.
You will now have all the pieces to create your card.
Step 17.
Now we will put the card together. Picture a) Take the back card and fold the tabs. Add the back card to the middle card 1 as in picture marked b). Add some Bippity Boppity glue on the flats of the middle card. Stick the flaps on the long part of the folded flap of the back card at 1/3 of the total distance. This is about 1 cm from the back card. Do this on both sides (left and right). Picture c) Now take the middle card 2 and put glue on both flaps and stick these also on the folded flap of the back card, 1 cm from the middle card 1. Now fold the end of the long part of the folded flap of the back card and put some glue on the back of the front card, about 1 cm from both sides of the front card. Picture d) Stick the front card on using the small flaps.
Step 18
Here is the finished card. This is what your card will look like when it has all been stuck together. It’s a magical pop up scene.
I hope you have enjoyed making this card.
Thank you for watching. Dorothee.
