Candy Cane Step Card

 

Classic step configured base has side panels that bend back 

into a "supporting role" somewhat behind main panel.

At center, crossing candy canes cameo on a swirl-edge circle 

with holly and berries cluster at intersection. 

Side, bottom and back accent panels are decorated 

with eyelet style lace strips, with two-layer simple plaque 

at center bottom that can hold a penned or stamped sentiment. 

Card measures approx. 5.875” tall x 7” wide 

when folded flat. 

Companion envelope design is also available

as enclosure for giving:

 “Env Candy Cane Flap for Step Card”

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A card  base with step fold perforations

B front center panel offset accent panel

C front side accent strips with eyelet lace strips

D front bottom accent strips with eyelet lace strip

E optional back offset panel with eyelet lace strips

F front sentiment panel with offset accent panel

G front accent disc  H loopy edge front disc base

I single candy cane base with stripes overlay

J crossed cane base with single cane stripes overlay

K holly leaves & berries cluster shapes:

base silhouette, whole and half leaves,

berries with contrast berry underlays

2. Crease the perforations of card base in a preliminary

manner, allowing the circle disc shaped cut at top

to pop free. Base perforations are ALL folded as

"mountain" folds, except bend the side panels second

from bottom edge as "valley" folds. NOTE that

the cut file has small 'V' symbols next to these perf lines.

Bend back all the folds while assisting the valley folds

to bend into position, directing the card to arrange itself

into front and back panel halves. Then . . . 

. . . apply pressure to all perforations to

lock the base panel into its final closed form.

3. Prepare the accent offset panels by adding

corresponding lace strips a narrow margin margin

away from outer or bottom edges as shown.

4. Position and attach the front center panel in place

with narrow, even margin around sides and top edges

as shown.

5. Position and attach bottom strip assembly with narrow

offset margin all around. NOTE that this image shows

a rotated position from the designed positioning

and the final sample version (see next frame).

6. Position and attach side accent strip assemblies

with narrow offset margins.

7. Position and attach the back accent panel assembly

on back of card base with narrow offset margin

on all edges as shown.

9. Prepare the front circle disc assembly by centering

and attaching the main disc onto the loopy edge

accent shape.

10. Prepare the sentiment plaque by layering and

attaching the main (light) panel on top of

the larger panel.

12. Position and attach the corresponding "stripe"

candy cane shapes on top of the single shape

and the crossed base silhouette.

13. Position and attach the single cane assembly

over the corresponding portion of the base silhouette

shape, crossing on top of the other stripe overlay.

14. Prepare the holly and berries cluster by . . .

. . . positioning and attaching: the "red" berry fronts

on top of corresponding contrast base shapes;

half holly leaves on top of the whole leaves.

Finally, position and attach the whole leaf assemblies

onto the silhouette base, then placing and attaching

the lower and upper berries.

15. Position the front disc assembly by aligning

the center top portion of the solid circle edge of

loopy back layer with the circle cut edge of

card base,  then . . . 

. . . glue in place.

16. Position and attach the candy cane unit over

the center of the disc assembly, then position

and attach the berries cluster at canes intersection.

Here is the completed card.