Needles 'n' Knowledge: Drac Peeking Cascade Card with 31 Medallion

This tall cascade card features interlocked zig-zag walls

that hold a haunted house at back,

rickety fence sections,

pair of bats suspended on clear vinyl wands,

layered dracula head with torso

and hands resting on plank fence, two-layer headstones.

(Separate design pointy medallion

with "31" numbers can be attached to

front panel as finishing touch.)

Make it colorful with varied Halloween paper prints.

Card walls accordion forward as self stand.

Card measures approx. 5" wide x 10.25" tall when flat.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A & B left card base with accent panels
C & D right card base with accent panels
E front accent panel
F back accent panel
G haunted house with add-on window & chimney caps
H contrast (show-thru) haunted house panel
I wall accent overlay J wall base panel
K Drac base shape
L Drac parts: hair, face, eyes, fangs, mouth underlay,
ears/head, eye contrast, hands, collar overlay
M left and right bat with clear acrylic strip "wands"
N grave stone bases and accents
O left and right fence sections

2. Prepare the left (shown front) and right base

cascade panels by bending forward the end flange,

then joining to back end add-on panel with seam.

3. Bend the card bases into zigzag formation,
then preview how they fit together into the cascade
layout by fitting the two together at the top-down (left)
and bottom-up (right) slots.
Slide the two sections together until bottom edges
align to allow the card base to sit flat on surface.

When fully together, the card bases will

accordion apart as shown.

4. With the base panels together temporarily,

preview-position the accent panels into their positions

as shown with shortest in the "front-most" second

panel position (sample: orange square on point),

the middle tallest in the second outer position

(sample: fleur de lis), the tallest accent inside

the second diamond

cavity (sample: white dot on orange).

5. Move the panels and make notations with pencil

or chalk pencil near panel centers (where

the accents will cover marks) to help remember

where they will be positioned.

NOTE: a matched set of markings should be

penciled onto the mirror position so that

both left and right base panels have marks.

6. Un-assemble the base panels and attach

the panels to both LEFT and RiGHT base walls

in the positions noted with pencil.

(Shown here is the LEFT panel which holds

the short and tall accent panels as pencil-noted

in the preview image above.)

7. Re-assemble the left and right panels by

aligning slots and fitting together, with

bottom edges even. Now the paired accent panels

can be seen in their adjacent positions.

8. Position and attach the front panel to

the "blank" area on front of the assembly.

9. Position and attach the back accent panel

onto the assembly back.

10. Attach the contrast back panel behind

the haunted house panel.

Also attach the optional window overlay

and chimney caps if desired.

11. Spread the back "walls" slightly to allow
the bottom slot of house to fit over the center
intersection of back 'X' . . .

. . . then push house fully down,

straighten so that half circle cut symbols

near sides align near back wall top edge,

and glue together between the surfaces

that touch to secure the house in place.

12. Position each fence section behind

the second-front-back cascade wall

so that a small margin of "ground" below

fence cutouts shows above wall edge,

and glue in place.

13. Attach each bat to top of the appropriate left or

right clear acrylic strip "wand" using

an adhesive appropriate to attach to acrylic.

14. Tuck bottom wand end behind the "fleur

de lis" wall, push down so that bottom of wand

is even with card bottom (or adjust as preferred)

with want strip approx. 3/4" in from side,

and attach in place.

(Sample uses clear adhesive pads to attach

at bottom and near top of wall where

wand falls.)

15. Prepare the wall base by bending back
the side flanges.
Position and attach the wall overlay on front
of wall base.

16. Prepare the Drac unit.

A) position and attach collar shape over base shape
B) attach hair to top of face shape (with eye openings)

C) Tuck the fangs shape top edge under top edge
of mount opening . . .

. . . and adjust to be centered, with curved edges
lined up; glue in place.
D) Position contrast mouth behind mouth opening . . .

. . . and glue in place to face unit backside.

E) Position and attach head/ears shape onto

base/collar assembly

F) Position face unit over head shape and attach.

G) Position and attach eye pupils inside eye openings.
H) Preview ONLY where the two hands will go
(these attach to wall later in assembly - DO NOT attach here.)