hello Friend accordion diorama

Hey everybody, happy Wednesday – I hope you’re having a good week! I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L blog today sharing a tutorial for making an accordion diorama card. This is my debut project as a new designer on this amazing team and I’m over the moon excited! I used a variety of products and they are all listed below. You know I love me some fun folds and I’m always scouting around for new ones to try. I saw a card similar to this one on Pinterest a while back – and once again there was no information about it – so I took a stab at recreating it. The first one I made was a bit more tedious than it needed to be so I ended up fine-tuning it a bit and thus this second version was born. In the end it wasn’t too difficult and I love how it turned out!

Card base was cut from CutCardStock Lessebo Navy Blue cardstock along with layering panels from Doodlebug Design Rainbow Petite Prints (buffalo check-woodgrain and floral-graph). I used the Scrapbook.com Nested A2 Arches Dies for the aperture, along with ribbon and lace from Really Reasonable Ribbon for embellishments. Also used the Hero Arts Here For You Stamp & Die Bundle and paper pieced the floral using two more Doodlebug Design Rainbow Petite Prints (gingham-linen and dot-stripe).

I used quite a few Scrapbook Adhesives products to bring this card to life (all listed below), and even employed the ‘Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside’ technique by adding blue foil to small and medium adhesive dots to make shiny embellishments for the front. OMGosh, it’s SO cool – you need to try it!

I added a sentiment panel with a stamped sentiment to the back, and included a side shot below so you can see the construction. Definitely a fun card to make! If you want to learn how to make it, be sure to see my tutorial on the Scrapbook Adhesives blog!

Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L products used:
E-Z Runner Grand Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser
Dual Tip Glue Pen
Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81 ft
Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6 in
3D Foam Christmas Shapes
Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Pastel Colors
E-Z Dots Permanent Dispenser
Mounting Squares 250 White

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Navy Blue cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock; Doodlebug Design Rainbow Petite Prints- buffalo check-woodgrain, floral-graph, gingham-linen and dot-stripe
STAMPS: Hero Arts Here For You Stamp & Die Bundle
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black Marker, Bic Mark-It Fine Point Marker- Woodsey Brown
DIES/PUNCHES: Scrapbook.com Nested A2 Arches Dies, Hero Arts Here For You Stamp & Die Bundle
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, Really Reasonable Ribbon blue ribbon, small wooden bow maker, Nuvo Dark Walnut Crystal Drops

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’re inspired to get your crafty supplies out and play! Be sure to check out the awesome array of adhesives and other craft supplies Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L has to offer! And be sure to follow us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter for lots of crafty inspiration! And if you haven’t yet subscribed to our YouTube Channel, be sure to do that, too, for even more inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! 

Scrappy hugs,