The Double gate fold card Tutorial

The double gate fold card is a fairly new fold circulating around card-making sites.

Here is what you need:

A double sided patterned paper measuring 5 6/8" x 12" (14.6 x 30.5cm)

White cardstock (1/2 A4 sheet)

Simply Scored tool with scoring stylus.

Bone folder.

Stampin' Trimmer or Tabletop cutter.

Anywhere Glue stick

Big shot and Apothecary accents dies

Butterfly punch

Stampsets: Friendly Phrases and Papillon Potpouri

Ink and sponges.

Step 1. Score your patterned paper at 2", 4", 8" and 10".

Tip: Using the Simply Scored Tool set the place markers at the measurements on the ruler along the top.  

Simply pull your scoring Stylus down towards you along the grooved lines. 

Step 2. Turn your paper and make a small mark at the 2 7/8" point

(or just pinch the piece in half at the top).

Step 3. Trim off the two corners.

Using your paper trimmer, just line up the pinch fold mark with the 4" fold diagonally.

 It will look something like this:

 Step 4. Fold the 4" score line over to the 8" score line. Repeat on the other side.

 Step 5. Then fold the flaps, at the 2" score, back to the outer edge to make the double gate.

 Looking a bit like this:

Step 6. Now, Take the triangle that you cut off the right hand side and glue it down onto the left hand panel.

Step 7.   Fold creases flat with your bone folder.

Now you are ready to embellish your double gate fold card.

 Step 8. Stamp one of the die cut shapes from the Apothecary Accents framelits

 with a sentiment for your card and sponge the edges in a coordinating ink colour.

I have used Raspberry Ripple to match my in-colour Foral District papers.

 Step 9.  For the insert you could cut a piece of whisper white cardstock to fit the inside panel.

(approx 5 1/2" x 3 3/4")

 OR

You can die cut the largest framelit shape from the Apothecary Accent Dies in your Big shot machine.

Step 10.  Adhere the sponged panels to your card.

Note: the front sentiment is only adhered by one dimensional on the left hand side.

I have stamped my inner panel with butterflies from Papillon Potpouri (in summer starfruit ink).

And sponged  the edges with midnight muse ink.

Step 11. You can punch or cut a butterfly shape and stick it on the right hand side panel to help with holding the card closed. The larger the butterfly the better the closure.

Enjoy!

Mixed Bunch Autumn card

 Here is the card (or my version of the card) that Angela Sergeant showed us how to make at Team training  on Thursday. I just love the Ridinghood Red with Vanilla and Chocolate chip!

I couldn't help taking a few photos of the red square rhinestone in the centre of the "Mixed Bunch" flower.
And how it goes so well with the Pleated satin ribbon and the embossed scalloped Edgelit.

 It is a different style to my own usual colours and layout.

My words say "Here's to you" from the

 "Friendly Phrases" stampset.

I think you could say ...

here's to you MUM

with

Happy mothers day

or Happy Birthday

on the inside.

Elegance

 

A very close friend of mine phoned today to say she found a new job, so I have made her a special card to celebrate...

I have used my fabulously new:

" Established Elegance"

stampset that perfectly suits the occasion.

I wonder who gets the most pleasure out of this card?

It was definitely fun to make!

Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Established Elegance (p97 IB&C) $42.95 Clear

Friendly Phrases (p106) $27.95 Clear

Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder, whisper white, Very vanilla, Rich Razzleberry

Designer series papers: First edition, Pocketful of Posies

Ink: Rich razzleberry, Concord Crush, Wisteria wonder

Tools: Scallop circle punch, Boho blossom punch

Paper snips

Victoria crochet lace/ribbon, Antique brads, 

Basic Jewel - Pearls

Champagne shimmer paint (in isocol spray).

Jessica's Favourite stampset is:

 

After the school holidays the children's favourite stampset has been named.

It is ..... (drum roll) ...

"Under the Big Top"

 A cute pink dancing bear ... looking suspiciously like a mouse with a pink curly tail.

 A Happy Birthday Seal with balancing birthday cake.

 And, my favourite for sure ...

You're the best and I'm not LION!

Zoo review Giraffe

Is this a classic masculine card?

 Nice earthy colours: Early Espresso, soft suede and naturals ivory cardstock with some pumpkin coloured ink and sponged edges.

The naturals ivory cardstock is very easy to water colour on. I used soft suede ink for the outline then filled in the spots with my aqua painter dipped in Pumpkin pie ink.

 A big First Edition punched circle (nothing fussy) and a masculine crumb cake Seam binding bow at the bottom. Does it pass the bloke test do you think?

The sentiment is kind of blokish too - Happy Day to you! Stamped on the decorative label punch.

Fun Flower and a Pocketful of Posies

 The Fun flower die is just the best Big shot die to come out this year!

You have seen me cut it in fabric, in cardstock and in Designer series paper.

This one is using the Pocket ful of Posies Patterned Paper. 

 We stamped the centre flower with Concord Crush and wisteria wonder ink.
The Simply Soft stampset is a hostess gift you can receive when you have a workshop that reaches $300 in sales. We have two-step stamped the outline then stamped the petals slightly off set.

The lucky limeade layer has been embossed with the new embossing folder interestingly enough its called stripes.

A bit of sponging on the petals, some ribbon leaves and a sentiment from Friendly Phrases.

A pretty birthday card.

Zoo Review

 Card Recipe:

Stampsets: Zoo Review, friendly phrases.

Cardstock: River Rock, Soft suede, Naturals Ivory, 

First Edition DSP.

Ink: Soft suede

Circle punches:2 1/2" and 1 3/4"

Decorative label punch

Crumb cake Seam binding ribbon, sponge.

 I simply stamped the Zebra in Soft Suede ink and then used my aquapainter to "colour" in the stripes.

 I am loving the Seam binding ribbon in Crumb Cake and with a little bit of glue on the ribbon you can easily fold it and get this lovely ruffled look.

 Being School holidays Jessica has made her own card.

She used the Penguin image from Zoo review and then water coloured the penquin in pretty in pink.

Multi-colour Button Buddy

On Friday I met up with friends from my Mother's group... 8 years and still going!

We have something in common of course.

We love to stamp and make cards, even the occasional scrap page gets done.

 On this occasion it was a card using the new in-colour Island Indigo and two new stampsets: Button Buddies and Friendly Phrases.
I was inspired by my daughter's colouring of this flower and so we used a bunch of Stampin' write markers to ink up the rubber, huff  and stamp.

Colours used: Daffodil delight, Peach Parfait, Rose Red, Poppy Parade, Marina Mist, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz.

A veritable who's who of coloured markers.

And the friendly phrases stamp had the same treatment with Poppy Parade, Concord Crush and Marina mist hi-lighting different words.  The large oval punch fits these words just perfectly.

Did you notice that this flower fits in the smaller of the two scallop circle punches?

Lastly it needed a ribbon, I don't yet have the pool party ruffled ribbon so...

a new punch was called for:  The Dotted Scallop ribbon border punch !!!

Stampin' up don't skimp on quality, and they don't skimp on adjectives either.

Button Buddies and one layer cards

 Beautiful flowers, buttons, cute pigs, snowmen, cherries and vases of flowers ... its all in the Button buddies stampset. I have only just scratched the surface with the cards I have made so far.

 This one is a CASE from from the Idea Book and Catalogue. A quick and simple card with a button attached using a mini glue dot.

 Next I wanted to stamp all the in-colours and make centres of the flowers with the new glass glitter.
It sticks on perfectly with the multipurpose glue.

 Then next is a cute little piggy in Melon Mambo with the perfect bow attached at the top and a button for his nose! Faux buttons work just as well (using the button embosslit die).

 Shelli demonstrated this stampset up on stage at our Stampin up Convention back in May.

The last one is made by my daughter, Jess. She wanted to colour every petal a different colour (but her mum would only let her use the retired brights colour markers .... and none of any new ones).
Not surprising, It came out very pretty on these pre-punched cards.
She has used the Friendly phrases stampset for her words- Wow you're the Best!
 We have school holidays for the next two weeks - I'm looking forward to lots of crafting!