Faux Step Cards

If you love fun fold cards, then you are going to love today’s projects! The Faux Step Card is one of those designs that looks complicated, but it’s actually super easy to create. Once you learn how to make it, you’ll want to use it to create cards for all sorts of occasions.

The cards feature a variety of products from the Autumn Toile Suite by Stampin’ Up!®. The beautiful fall-inspired designs in this suite work perfectly with the step-style layout of this card. However, the best part about this fun fold is that you can use any supplies you already have on hand.

Faux Step Design

First let’s talk about the basic design for this Faux Step card. Start with a piece of cardstock measuring 4-1/4 x 9 inches. Score the 9-inch side at 1-1/4, 2-1/2, and 5-3/4 inches. Accordion fold on all the score lines to create the step style card base.

Cut a 4-1/8 x 3-1/8 inch piece of patterned paper and adhere it to section in between the 2-1/2 and 5-3/4 inch score line. I recommend completing this step before adding the second part (the pop up section) of this fun fold card.

Now you are ready to create the center “pop” up section of this card. Cut a 2-1/2 x 9 inch piece of cardstock. Score the 9-inch side at 4-1/2 inches and fold it in half. Adhere half of this piece to the front 1-1/4 inch flap of the step card base. The other half is adhered to the back of the step card base. This creates a “tent” like fold over the top of the step card base which helps to stabilize the card. Decorate as desired.

Autum Toile Suite

Now that you know how to create the card base for this Faux Step card, you can decorate it with any supplies you have on hand. Of course, this means you can use this design to create cards for any occasion. For the cards I am sharing today, I decided to focus on an autumn theme. I love the colors of autumn and the products from the Autumn Toile suite from Stampin’ Up!

This suite of products includes a few stamp sets, dies, coordinating designer series paper, embellishments, ribbon. Learn more about this suite of products HERE. Looking for more card ideas featuring this suite?Then be sure to check out my latest post, HERE, where I feature a 7-card one sheet wonder template.

Tutorial & Supplies

The faux step card is a wonderful way to showcase your favorite papers and stamped images, and once you try it, you’ll see how easy it is to make multiples for any occasion. For a complete list of supplies and the instructions for creating these cards, feel free to download the printable tutorial.

I hope you enjoyed these card ideas and are inspired to give them a try! Be sure to watch the video to see the assembly process in action. Have a fun and creative day my friends! ~ Lynn