Zany Zoo accordion fun fold card

Goodbyes are sad, especially if you’ve just recently connected with someone in your neighborhood that you saw regularly and always said hi to, but just found that connection. So when there was a small gathering to wish her well, I offered to make a card we could all sign. And I knew immediately that I wanted to use the Zany Zoo set. Why? Because it has a bunch of zoo “characters” that represent (possible) people in our neighborhood! There’s a knitting llama (yes you read that right!), a fox zooming by on a scooter, a hippo ballerina, a bear sitting in a comfy chair reading, a sloth in a yoga post, a hippo wearing a tutu on point, a skunk bird watching, a turtle singing…need I go on? Here’s a photo of the adorable paper pack:

The tough part was finding a card design that would allow me to show off several of the animal characters. I decided on an accordion fold and put panels on the front and back of each accordion fold. Then I had to decide which characters to use! And this is what I came up with and how the front of the card turned out:

Here’s the second “page”

And the third:

Because this card was from a group of people, I hoped that the zany zoo caricatures would coincidentally represent several of us signing the card (and I already knew there was a professional artist among us)… So then on the back, there was room to sign the card and a simple sentiment I printed from my computer. 

For the card base, I used a double sided 12x12 card stock from my stash so if you’re wondering, it is indeed blue on one side and fuchsia on the other!

This was a fun card to make and everyone was amazed! That’s why I love making cards …unique, one-of-a-kind cards for special people and their memorable moments. I sometimes don’t have the time, or the inspiration….but when I can,  I sure do love it!

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