So Mushroom In My Heart Chair Step Card

 I love fun folds, and I recently saw one I hadn't done before. It's called a Chair Step Card, and you'll see in my photos how it got its name. I followed a tutorial from Di's Den for Stamping and Crafting here: #312 (25) Chair Step Card. 

Since I recently purchased Altenew's Mushroom Cottages Layering Die Set and their Mushroom Greetings Stamp Set, I thought I would combine them to create a card using the monthly challenge colors for the Inspiration Challenge on the Altenew blog. I chose some green cardstock for the base layer, some orange watercolor paper I had watercolored using Altenew's 36 Watercolor Pan Set (I used Sunkissed from the set) for the middle layer, and Kraft cardstock for the top layer. After I trimmed and scored all the pieces, I embossed the Kraft cardstock pieces with Altenew's Garden Harmony 3D embossing folder. 

I die cut and assembled my mushroom houses and foliage and arranged them on my card before stamping the sentiments and the stamped mushrooms for the back of the card. I colored the stamped mushrooms with my Ohuhu alcohol ink markers. After adhering everything with a mixture of Art Glitter glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape, I splattered the card with copper watercolor from Altenew's Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set. 

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Challenges I'm entering:

June 2025 Inspiration Challenge | Hope and Inspiration Card 

Creative Creases #104: ATG with a fun fold project (I'm on the DT so just entering for fun)

Allsorts challenge blog: Seaside or ATG (2/5; ends 7/4/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 7/2/25)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of recycle it (8/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of for the guys (8/8; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 4 - Anything In or From a Garden: ATG with something found in a garden (5/5; ends 7/9/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (6/6; ends at the end of July)

Crafty Catz: ATG with option: Use hot colors (5/5; ends 6/27/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 6/27/25)

As You Like It Challenge: To add a sentiment or not and why: I love to add sentiments to my cards because they add another level of personalization and often have an encouraging/uplifting message. Sometimes I only put them on the inside of the card though as in this case because the flowers were too pretty to cover up (3/3; ends 6/26/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Cute/ATG (1/2; ends 6/25/25)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder with optional twist of add a butterfly (2/3; ends 6/25/25)