Happy Fall Friends! It’s Latisha Yoast here today, sharing an interactive autumn-inspired card. Interactive cards, or cards with movement, are a bit scary for some. Today, I will alleviate those fears, using the Ta-Da Diorama die set from Lawn Fawn. What screams fall? Gnomes, mushrooms, mice, and leaves in shades of pink, orange, and yellow of course!

Supplies  | Lawn Fawn: TaDa Diorama, Oh Gnome stamp, Simply Celebrate stamp, You Autumn Know stamp, ink, Glue Tube, cardstock, Spiffier Speckles paper pack; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares, tape runner; Concord & 9th; cardstock; Olo: markers

To start, I die-cut all of the pieces with a thin white cardstock. I ink-blended the front panels that open and close as well as the back panel with orange, yellow, and pink inks. I used a cloud stencil to create an ombre of clouds.

Tip: when making interactive cards or a card that moves, lower-weight cardstock or patterned paper is best. Heavier weight cardstocks are too heavy and stiff and sometimes will tear or start to break apart. 

I stamped the images in black ink and colored them with alcohol markers. I could have used coordinating dies to cut out the images, but I chose to use scissors instead. Why? Sometimes I just don’t want a white border around images and fussy cutting is relaxing to me. Because this is an interactive card, the only time foam adhesive can be used is on the outermost layer. Inside the panel that opens, I adhered everything with a tape runner and glue. 

To make the ta-da diorama card more stable, I glued it to a card base. You do not have to do this, but it makes the interactive part much more stable and secure. As you can see, once the panels are closed, it fits into an envelope perfectly.

Thank you so much for joining me today on this fun interactive adventure. Lawn Fawn puts out many educational videos for every single interactive die set, the team makes it very easy to follow along to create the cards of your dreams. If you happen to make a card with movement, we would love to see it! Tag us, @sctmagazine, and use the hashtag #sctmagazine on social media so we can see your beautiful work!

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