I am quite enamored with these angled gatefold cards! I made a “test” with some older Christmas paper (see below) and had some leftover paper, so I decided to make this sweet Butterfly Kisses angled gatefold.
If you are interested in trying one, I’m going to refer you to You Tube. There are a few videos that people have made showing you how to cut and score to get the angles. I will tell you that I struggled with getting the DSP cut just right from the directions they gave, so I made a template out of copy paper and I just use and reuse it. Works great!
The card is held together with a belly band. I made mine to match the card base and cut it at 11″x 1-1/4″. Wrap it from the back and glue the ends together in the front, then glue your decoration to the front of the band, covering up the seam.
Details:
- Fresh Freesia Cardstock base, 11″x 5-1/2″, scored at 3-3/8″ from each end
- Basic White (for inside), 5-1/4″x 4″
- Butterfly Kisses DSP, 6″x 3″, two pieces cut in opposite directions to fit the two sides
- Basic White scalloped circle from Layering Circles Dies (3″ diameter)
- Butterfly hand-cut from Butterfly Kisses DSP and attached with a Dimensional
- Sentiment stamped in Night of Navy from Happiness Abounds
- Navy Rhinestones (or rhinestones colored with Night of Navy Blends)
Here is a picture of my Christmas angled gatefold ~
I love last year’s penguin paper, and thankfully, I still have quite a bit of it! Super cute!!!
You can purchase any of products I used on the butterfly card at my online store. Click HERE to go there! Also, you can click on any of the thumbnail photos below in the Product List to link to those specific items.
I wish I had a granddaughter to send this to! I’ll have to adopt someone else’s since I only have grandsons!
Give it a try – you might get “hooked” like me – and let me know if you have any questions. I recommend making a practice one first before cutting into your precious DSP! It took me a couple of tries to get it right.
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I love this penguin card… great colours!
Thanks, Barb ~ Do you have some left over from last year’s SAB, too?
I thought I was making a mess until I finally made a template from a card someone sent me. I went by some directions but man, it did not look the best. But, now I want to make the penguin one first and then some more. I need to pay attention more if there is a directional pattern, that is another story. I think I was thinking too hard the first try or two. Your cards are so cute.
Ah, Chris! You always put a smile on my face!! Thanks, friend!