Pick of the Week ~ Flip Cards

Today is my day to share my Pick of the Week. So, I decided to create some fun, interactive flip (or waterfall) cards. Repeat Impressions carries a bunch of Flip Stamp Sets designed just for these type of cards. They also sell Flip Card Kits (which make creating on of these REALLY easy) and there are also two different Flip Die Sets that you can use to make them a little fancier. Here are the two cards I created: one uses the Repeat Impressions flip dies and the other uses dies in my stash so you can see how it looks both ways:

If you want a step-by-step tutorial, Wendy has created one for you here. Here is my first card:

This one uses the “Flip Fancy Die Set“. Aren’t those scallops beautiful?! The stamp set I used is “Tree Flip Set“. This specific set can be used in any order, really. I decided to start with the spring tree as it is the season we are in now:

Then I used the summer image:

As you continue to pull the strip down to reveal the fall image, the sentiment also appears on the strip (so fun!)

A close up of the fall image:

I ended with the winter image. For this one, I added a bit of clear Wink of Stella to the ground and the tree branches for an icy look.

For my second card, I wanted to show how you can use other dies in your stash. I used a set from Spellbinders to frame my images and just used a strip of card stock to anchor the flip mechanism.

The images on this card are from the “Shepherd Flip Set“. This set, as with most of them, has a specific order the stamps need to go in so they can create the ‘story’. Here is the first image:

I stamped the sentiment in a different spot on this one, so as you pull the tab to reveal the second image, the sentiment also appears:

Here is the third image:

And finally, the little shepherd boy worshiping the Christ child in the manger:

I hope this inspires you to create one of these flip cards. They seem a bit complicated, but once you get the hang of it, they’re really quite easy.

~ Laurie

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