Accordion Fold Card Tutorial & Nature’s Harvest

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

On the first week of each month, the Simple Suite Stampers design team publishes a tutorial bundle focusing on a particular theme. The focus this month is the Harvest Meadow Suite plus some other fun fall-themed products from the mini catalog. The basic details of this card are provided in this post. Watch my video at the end of this post for the complete accordion fold card tutorial details.

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

To get started making this card you’ll need a piece of cardstock measuring 5-1/2″ x 11″ scored at 4-1/4″, 7″, and 9-3/4″.

From there all you need to do for the inside is add layers of cardstock and designer paper to decorate. I’ve used the beautiful Harvest Meadow designer paper. The vanilla panel on the right is stamped repeatedly with Crumb Cake ink using 2nd and 3rd ink around the outside edges.

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

I also die-cut the “grass” shape you see here from the Harvest Dies set and attached it here with glue dots.

Tip: Make sure to attach this die-cut piece low enough so that when the card is closed you won’t see it peeking out where you don’t want it to be.

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

For the focal piece, I’ve stamped my image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored it in here with Light and Dark Blends Alcohol Markers in Misty Moonlight, Soft Succulent, and Cinnamon Cider. After all my coloring was done I used my Clear Wink of Stella brush to add a little shimmer to the image.

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

The sentiment I’ve used here comes from the Natures Harvest Stamp Set. I love the font and size of this sentiment.

I’ve attached my sentiment to a small piece of the Diamond Weave Ribbon using glue dots. This ribbon is also part of the Harvest Meadow Suite. This assembled piece is attached to the two torn pieces of cardstock underneath using more glue dots. On this version, the sentiment element worked perfectly to cover some of the open space, where there was no stamping.

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

The focal piece above is especially pretty when you can see it up close but the truth is the flowers ended up looking pretty dark.

So, I decided to create a second version with some slight adjustments to the colors used.

For the focal piece on the card below, I used a Dark Balmy Blue Blends Alcohol Marker to add some light tips of blue to my flowers. Light and Dark Misty Moonlight Blends were used for the rest of the flower parts.

Also, on this version, instead of using Cinnamon Cider, I used my Dark Daffodil Delight and Light and Dark Cajun Craze Blends for the top portion of the two large flowers. I also decided to add some smaller flowers at the bottom to fill in the ground a bit. These small flowers were colored using the same colors to get the look of magnolias. I really love how this alternative focal piece came out!

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

Now the only problem with this alternative focal piece is that when it came time to add the sentiment element at the bottom, I couldn’t bare to cover up the stamped flowers!

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

Someone in my Facebook Live suggested that I put the sentiment element on the inside with the “grass” die-cut piece. That’s what I ended up doing and it was a perfect solution!

I love when Facebook Live participants chime in and share their creative ideas!

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

Here’s my original finished card. To help it lay flat, you’ll want to make sure to burnish on the fold lines well. This is also a pretty bulky card so if you make one of these and send it to someone, make sure to include extra postage.

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my accordion fold card tutorial project today and I hope you’re inspired to go create!

Check out my Accordion Fold Card Tutorial with the Harvest Meadow Suite. This project is a sneak peek from the Sept. 2021 tutorial bundle.

There’s a complete supply list at the end of this post. I have not included dimensions since this tutorial bundle is an exclusive offering.

If you enjoyed today’s projects you might really love this month’s Tutorial Bundle!


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Melissa 🙂


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