Zany Zoo Balcony Card

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I chose my favorite characters from the Zany Zoo. Here is my card when closed. Because it is a bit thick, I used a belly band to keep it closed. Some of the Zany Zoo friends were cut with dies and others were fussy cut from the Zoo Crew patterned paper. Although they are partially colored in the patterned paper, I added more coloring.

Here is the inside of the card. I chose all characters who could help sing “Happy Birthday to You!” in our little band.

Go ahead and make a balcony card. You won’t be sorry and whomever receives it, will love it. They will display it happily.

instructions for Zany Zoo balcony card

Cut a Lemon Lolly card base 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and score at 4 1/4.
Use the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder to texturize a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic Black card stock. Adhere to the front.
Cut 2 pieces of black and white zig zag patterned paper 5 1/4″ x 4″ and adhere to both inside faces of the card base.
Use the scalloped border die included with the Zany Zoo bundle to cut a border on 2 pieces of Lemon Lolly card stock cut 1 1/4″ x 4 1/4″. Adhere to the top of each inside page.
Cut and score two pieces of Lemon Lolly card stock:
- 1-1/2” x 7-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 3-3/4” and a ½” on each side
- 2-1/2” x 5-1/2” scored parallel to short side at 2-3/4” and a ½” on each side
Run a second piece of 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic Black card stock through the Exposed Brick Embossing folder and cut to the following sizes:
- Two pieces that are 1-3/8” x 3-1/8”
- Two pieces that are 2-3/8” x 2-1/8”
Adhere them to the corresponding spots on the Lemon Lolly pieces from step 5. These are your Balcony pieces.
Fold the balcony pieces as shown on the left. Then add Tear & Tape to the “wings” on both sides. (See photos.)

Starting with the taller balcony, remove the release paper and tuck the folded balcony into the fold slighlty lower than the center.
Repeat with the longer, narrower balcony.
Die cut/fussy cut your characters and color with blends. Adhere to the balconies.
Die cut two of the 2nd smallest circles from Stylish Shapes dies. Stamp one with You’re too Wonderful and one with Happy Birthday to you.
Adhere the You’re too wonderful to the top right hand corner of card front.
Adhere the Happy Birthday to the next largest circle cut from Lemon Lime card stock.
Adhere to the inside of the card.
Start with a 1 1/2″ x 11″ piece of Lemon Lolly card stock and loosely fold around your closed card. Adhere on the overlap in the back.
Die cut the largest Stylish Shapes circle from Basic White card stock. Randomly stamp with the confetti stamp. Adhere the circle to the front of the belly band.
Adhere a 1″ x 4 1/4″ piece of patterned black paper overlapping the bottom of the circle.
Die cut and color the Alligator from the patterned paper. Adhere to the belly band.
Stamp Something great to celebrate- you on a scrap of Lemon Lime card stock. Die cut with the sentiment die from the Gorgeously Made dies.
Slide the belly band onto the card!
You are done!

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