Another fabulous gatefold card

Julie Bocock from my Star Stampers stampin' team shared a twist or should that be popup to the gatefold card recently.

Once again we were given some cutting dimensions & then Julie demoed how to make the card.

So these were the cutting dimensions 
Base Colour :  8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Whisper White: 5 1/4" x 1" (x2), scored at 1", 2", 4 1/4"

DSP: 5 1/4" x 1 7/8" (x2) and the pattern was to fit with a portrait card (I still cut mine wrong)
Then 2 layering squares (base colour & whisper white); base colour 2 1/2" (x2) and whisper white 2 1/4" (x2)

I hadn't clicked we were making a gatefold card, sometimes when you get it all cut up you can see what we are going to be creating. I chose to work with my new favourite DSP Forever Greenery using one of the papers that actually had a lot of ferns on it, this paper especially reminds me of our native ferns and Garden Green as my base colour.

Julie has used the American sizing for a gatefold card and we've scored 2 1/4" from each edge to make the gate. This is where the fun starts as when you open it there's two popped up squares.

I hope the image below shows how the 2 wee strips have been attached so that the squares can be glued to them. 

Supply List (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Tasteful Touches, Forever Fern
Ink: Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam
Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White, Forever Fernery DSP
Dies: Layering Ovals, Layering Squares, Stitched Shapes

Other: Tombow glue

So a huge thanks Julie I love the extra pop to my gatefold card.

✿ Karen ✿

Using A4 (metric) card stock to make a gatefold card

I'm not sure if I'm the only person in the world that wishes our card stock was just plain inches, it would make cutting and scoring a lot easier.

Anyhow I shared a cool gatefold card that a friend taught me the other day using the Geared Up to Celebrate stamp set & I thought I would share the cutting dimensions as going metric isn't that easy.

So to get started take a piece of A5 card stock (21 cm x 14.85cm). I find the easiest way to do the half measurements is go to the bigger number then bring it back a teeny bit.

Score in from each end at 5.25cm mark. I just used my paper trimmer that has a scoring blade as an attachment otherwise the Stampin' Up! metric scoring plate has a grove at 5.25cm.

Other cutting dimesions for card above two pieces of 14.35 x 4.75cm (card stock) and 2 pieces of 13.85 x 4.25cm (DSP)

I used the largest layering oval framelit for the biggest oval, I then used 2 ovals smaller to make the hold in it as I wanted it to be sturdy. Then I could have used 1 oval smaller but I used the 2nd largest Stitched Shapes Oval as I wanted the stitched details.

I've used On To Adventure  stamp set for the cute wee golfer (149334) which goes nicely with the very cool Country Club DSP in our current mini catalogue, as well as cool golf-themed papers there are some lovely plaids etc for masculine cards. The only other trick is when gluing down the oval enclosure is to only glue half the oval, attach the largest oval ring first.

• All my bits & bobs to start constructing. 

• I've flipped over my oval ring so you can see I have only attached the Tombow mono glue to one half of the oval.

•  It's a good tip to have the silicone craft mat under your work surface so it doesn't get sticky.

• This is what it looks like open at this stage. 

• I added the glue to the RHS half stamped image which is attached to the Crushed Curry oval. I found it easier to close the card down & pop the oval straight through the hole to line it all up.

•  Again just an image to show you what it looks like from inside at the moment.

• The completed card I have added a scrap of the plaid DSP underneath the white mat for the inner.

The colours in the DSP are Night of Navy, Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade (& Whisper white). I also saw on a You Tube video a good tip for making a wee closure if you want something to close which is using an embossing buddy on a mini glue dot, it's not really necessary for this card as it is actually a really snug closure.

Well I sincerely hope everyone is safe & locked down. I have tidies up most of my crafting room & it's a much nicer space to play in :)

Inky hugs
✿ Karen ✿

Geared up to celebrate with a vroom

Just a quick post sharing the fabulous gatefold card my friend Denise Allison taught me that was just perfect for my car-mad man!!

Apart from the absolutely classic masculine images in the set Geared Up Garage and the cool closure using the oval dies; what I really loved the most was her thinking outside the tool-box & using tourist maps she had picked up on her travels for our DSP!! What a fab idea Denise & Pete though the card was awesome!

Recipe:
Stamps: Geared Up Garage (148590)
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, street maps from her travels as DSP
Dies: Layering Ovals
Technique: Gatefold card

Well I hope everyone stays safe and well. The only good thing I can say about being self-contained is we can spend some time crafting. I am on shift at my hospital job this weekend so it's business as "usual" though there is nothing usual about the times we find ourselves in just now.

Inky hugs
✿ Karen ✿

Casing Janet - SBS challenge

Only a couple of official days left in this challenge (which was to case 1 of our SBS sisters), but I still hope to work my way through my sisterhood & case all eventually. Well Janet is the "official challenge setter" she lives in Niagara Falls, Canada - how groovy is that! SO I had to case her. She must be the nicest person imaginable as she's always sending us cards & bits & pieces for KReating with.

I've chosen this card to case from her blog, a word of warning Janet loves loud music. I didn't have any felt fusion flowers but just punched some out of card stock. In the States they obviously had access to similar but different DSP.

Stamp set: Embrace Life
Card stock: Ruby Red, Groovy Guava, River Rock
Ink: River Rock, Ruby Red
Other: Word window punch, spring flower bouquet punch, vintage brads
Technique: Gatefold card - click HERE to see a tutorial on SCS