Diamond Stepper Cards – Three Ways!

Single Diamond, Double Diamond, and Triple Diamond Stepper Cards – two versions of each fold!

Every month for my Crafternoon virtual class I design a fun fold card and then show multiple designs of that fun fold. Well, for this month’s Crafternoon I got a bit carried away and ended up with 3 different fun fold designs! I initially designed a card that I call the Double Diamond Stepper card. Well, I had so much fun making the Double Diamond Stepper Card that I also designed a Single Diamond Stepper Card and a Triple Diamond Stepper Card! So this month’s tutorial-for-purchase is three fun folds in one! In this blog post I have 6 different designs of Diamond Stepper Cards, a video tutorial, and a purchasable PDF tutorial with step-by-step photos and instructions on how to make all the versions. So counting down from the most diamonds down to a single diamond, let’s start with the Triple Diamond Stepper card!

Regal Winter Triple Diamond Stepper Card

Our first Triple Diamond Stepper card features the beautiful Regal Winter Designer Series Paper and the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder. It is absolutely stunning, especially when on display. The Regal Winter Designer Series Paper does all of the work decorating this card, which makes it quick to make!

In addition to that pretty paper, the embossed pieces on front of the three steps add a lot of depth to the card. The greeting label on the front of the card is from the Peaceful Season dies. The die on the inside of the card and both greeting stamps are from the Regal Flora bundle. All the details for this card are included in the Diamond Stepper Cards step-by-step tutorial!

The card easily flattens to fit in the envelope. Finished size for the Triple Diamond Stepper Cards is 4-1/4″ x 5-1/8″ and it fits in a standard A2 Envelope.

Pink Cake Celebrations Triple Diamond Stepper Card

The 2nd Triple Diamond Stepper card is perfect for celebrating birthdays! The Cake Celebrations bundle and the pretty Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper are part of the upcoming Online Exclusives. You can add it to the Starter Kit now or it will be available for customers on November 5th.

I love the pretty gold accents in the Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper. The greeting label on the front of the card and the one on the inside are both from the Peaceful Season dies. In fact, I used these versatile dies on 5 out of the 6 cards!! They are fantastic.

I used the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder on the cake and on the background – doesn’t it look like frosting??

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Double Stepper Card was the project packet that Crafternoon qualifiers received in the mail…

Rudolph from our October Crafternoon packet project is cute, cute, cute!! Customers who placed a product order of $50 in my Stampin’ Up! online store before tax and shipping in September received the packet in October to make this card along with me in the video tutorial. I love the dimension that the double diamonds add to the card! The Reindeer Fun bundle is currently in stock, as is the Festive Glimmer paper, but I do expect these to go out of stock any time – so don’t delay if you would like to add them to your collection. 

We used a tiny piece of the Cherry Cobbler Festive Glimmer paper to give him his classic red nose! The Festive Glimmer Garden Green piece below the label adds the perfect touch of holiday sparkle.

The greeting label on the front is once again from the Peaceful Season dies. Did I mention already that I love these dies?! Inside the card I used the jingle bell dies from the Reindeer Fun bundle because they were too cute, so I just had to include them!

In the “top down” view below you can get a better view of the Double Diamond Stepper card construction. Designing this fold really taxed my brain because I had to back out the size of the diamond from the 4-1/4″ diagonal portion to be. It turns out that the diagonal of a square is the square root of twice the square of the side. I’ll save you the math, the diamond piece is a 3″ x 3″.

Finished size for the Double Diamond Stepper Cards is 4-1/4″ x 5-3/8″ and it fits in a standard A2 Envelope.

Happy Hibiscus Double Diamond Stepper Card

The second Double Diamond Stepper card is a stunner! This new Happy Hibiscus bundle is SO gorgeous! The bundle includes this pretty 3D embossing folder, matching dies, and the stamp set. You can’t tell from the photo, but the stamped flowers line up with the images in the embossing folder so they are embossed too – which gives them fantastic texture and depth. The Happy Hibiscus bundle is available in the Starter Kit now or will be available for customers to purchase on November 5th. All the details for this pretty card are in the Diamond Stepper Cards step-by-step tutorial.

The Happy Hibiscus dies include the pretty label that I used on the front of the card and the “you make me smile” greeting is from the Happy Hibiscus stamp set. I used Melon Mambo and Bubble Bath inks for the flowers, and Granny Apple Green with Lemon Lime twist for the leaves..

The die embosses and cuts out a set of three flowers. I used two on the front and one on the inside. The inside greeting is from the Unbounded Love stamp set.

Silver & Gold Christmas Single Diamond Stepper Card

Silver, gold, and white make such an elegant Christmas card! This is the first of the Single Diamond Stepper cards. Finished size for the Single Diamond Stepper Cards is 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ and it fits in a standard A2 Envelope. Once again I used the lovely Festive Plaid embossing folder, such a great folder!

The construction of the Single Diamond Stepper card is quite different from the others. In the Diamond Stepper Cards step-by-step tutorial there is a link to a Single Diamond Stepper video that walks you through how to make the card base. The greeting stamps and the dies used on the front and inside of this card are from the Peaceful Season bundle.

Otterly Adorable Single Diamond Stepper Card

So CUTE!! Our second Single Diamond Stepper card features the Otterly Adorable Suite which will be available for customers on November 5th or can be added to the Starter Kit now. The So Swirly Embossing Folder was the perfect companion to the swimming otters! Did you know that otters are one of the few mammals that use tools? They often carry their favorite rock in their pouch and use it to crack open shells. So this little otter is carrying one of the Irregular Riverside Pearls around with him! 

Once again I’ve used the Peaceful Season dies – really great set of dies!

Would you like to create along with me in the next Crafternoon?

It’s easy to join the virtual monthly Crafternoon event – I hope you join us next month!

How to join the fun? When you place a $50 Stampin’ Up! product order with me (before tax and shipping) you will receive a packet in the mail the following month for the next Crafternoon AND you will get the PDF tutorial for that month’s Crafternoon for free! No host code is required. The tutorial has all the card designs with dimensions, step-by-step instructions, photos, and the supplies for the projects. A whole lot of love always goes into each and every packet! ❤️ Unfortunately I am only able to accept Stampin’ Up! product orders from those who live in the United States. However anyone around the globe can purchase any of the Crafternoon tutorials – you can find them all HERE.

Video tutorial for the Diamond Stepper Cards.

In this video, I walk you through assembling the Rudolph Double Diamond Stepper card. Details for all 6 designs are in the Diamond Stepper PDF tutorial including all of the dimensions, supplies, and step-by-step instructions for all the cards, and two additional videos on how to make the triple diamond and single diamond card bases. The tutorial can be downloaded and printed to refer to while you craft. Or you can save the tutorial to your device and look at it that way. The Diamond Stepper cards were inspired and adapted from a 6″ x 6″ Triple Diamond Stepper card from Sam Calcott at Mixed Up Craft.

Details about the Diamond Stepper Card Tutorial for purchase are below!

Ready to make the Diamond Stepper cards? It is easy with this tutorial. You can purchase the Diamond Stepper Card Tutorial for $15 US. Print the tutorial or review it on your device after you download it. The tutorial will walk you through how to recreate this fun fold style, step-by-step with instructions for all of the versions. I started Crafternoon in January of 2022 with a different unique fun fold every month. You can check out ALL 34 Crafternoon Fun Folds HERE.

NOTE: If you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator you are welcome to purchase these tutorials! If you would like to use these ideas to teach a class, instructing verbally is fine. However, please do NOT hand out, forward, replicate, or copy my written tutorials. If your customers wish to purchase the written tutorials please direct them to this blog post. Thank you for understanding!

Join the Crafternoon fun!

Thank you for letting me share this creative fun fold with you! I would love to send you a packet for next month’s Suestampfield Crafternoon Creative Escape. If you live in the United States, to qualify for a packet and tutorial, simply place a $50 order of Stampin’ Up! product before tax and shipping in my online Stampin’ Up! store HERE. No host code required. Happy creating!

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Click on the photos below to see the items in my online Stampin’ Up! store.

Regal Winter Triple Diamond Stepper Card:

Pink Cake Celebrations Triple Diamond Stepper Card:

The following supply items from Pink Cake Celebratoins Diamond Stepper card will be available on November 5th, 2024 when the Online Exclusives are available

  • Cake Celebrations bundle (Item 164875)
  • Marbled Elegance Specialty Designer Series paper (Item 164919)

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Double Diamond Stepper Card:

Happy Hibiscus Double Diamond Stepper Card:

The following supply items from Happy Hibiscus Diamond Stepper card will be available on November 5th, 2024 when the Online Exclusives are available:

Happy Hibiscus bundle (Item 164880)

Silver & Gold Christmas Single Diamond Stepper Card:

Otterly Adorable Single Diamond Stepper Card:

  • The following supply items from the Otterly Adorable Single Diamond Stepper card will be available on November 5th, 2024 when the Online Exclusives are available
  • Otterly Awesome bundle (Item 164933)
  • Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper (Item 164936)
  • Irregular Riverside Pearls (Item 164937)
  • OR you can order the Otterly Adorable Suite Collection and receive all of the above and the Lost Lagoon Soft Cording (Suite Collection is Item 164939)
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2 thoughts on “Diamond Stepper Cards – Three Ways!”

  1. THANK YOU ! Susan, all the “diamond cards” are more than beautiful, gorgeous, pretty and more …… Fun fold cards are always beautiful!

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