It's been a while, but here I am with a new (for me) card fold: a Side Gate Fold Card. These are really easy and not too fiddly, excellent for a quick card with a bit of pizzazz.
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Materials
- A4 Cardstock (card base and label)
- Designer Series Paper or Specialty Designer Series Paper (card front)
- Coordinating Cardstock (front label mat)
- Adhesive
Equipment
Instructions
1. Cut A4 Cardstock in half (at 5-7/8" on the long side) to make the card base.
2. Score at 2-5/8" from one end and 1-1/2" from the other end. Make sure the ends meet evenly before burnishing with a bone folder.
3. Cut two pieces of Designer Series Paper (as below) and adhere them to the card front. They could be different designs as long as they coordinate.
- 2-3/8" x 5-5/8"
- 1-1/4" x 5-5/8"
4. Create front piece. You can make it any size or shape that you like. The one in my photo is:
- Larger piece of cardstock (mat): 3-5/8" x 2-1/2"
- Smaller piece of cardstock (label): 3-1/2" x 2-3/8"
5. Stamp a sentiment and image on the label and adhere to the mat.
6. Adhere the front piece to the card being careful to only place adhesive on the parts that adhere to the left (larger) side of the card. otherwise you won't be able to open the card!
7. Embellish as desired.
I made a couple of Mother's Day cards using this design. The stamp set is long retired, but I didn't have any current stamps with me that had "Happy Mother's Day" on them. This is the second card that I made.
The Designer Series Paper for both cards is from the Abstract Beauty Suite Collection (see my last blog entry). It's such a beautiful DSP having the gold highlights on it.
I won't be blogging as often as I used to. I've moved house and don't have a craft group or classes any more. But I'll post things that I find interesting or that are new.
Happy crafting
