Step 1: Cut your base white cardstock 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Score fold lines at the 2 1/4 and 6 3/8-inch marks and fold accordingly. Using a Score Pal makes this process easy, note the score lines for a gate fold card are marked with dots.
Step 2: Cut 1 piece of patterned paper 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, then cut in half at the 2 1/8-inch mark. Cutting your patterned paper this way will ensure your pattern lines up at the center of your gate fold card.
Step 3: Position a 3-inch metal circle die in the center of your card and using washi tape only one side of the die in place. Note: use washi that isn’t too sticky, so you don’t ruin the patterned paper when it is removed. Open your card flat and run through your die machine.
Step 4: Fold your card, line up the metal die with the cut-out area and tape down the opposite side. Then open your card and once again run through you die machine.
Step 5: Stamp your favorite images to create an end scene for your card. I always stamp more than I will probably use, I love having choices when I build my card.
Step 6: Cut a black piece of cardstock 4 x 51/4 inches, stamp greeting with VersaMark ink, top with white embossing powder and heat. This will be the background of the inside of your card. Build the scene from your stamped images and die cut with a circle. Cut a strip a white cardstock approximately 1/2 x 10 inches, stamp a second greeting in the center, then fold around the card overlapping in the back, glue and trim the excess.
Step 7: Put your card together by adhering your stamped scene and slipping the greeting banner around your card to help keep it closed.
Hello Sunshine Gatefold Card by Summer Fullerton
Supplies
Jillibean Soup:
Patterned Papers: You Make Miso Happy/Tofu
Clear Stamps: You Make Miso Happy
Other: White & Black Cardstock, Ranger Inks, White Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink and Hero Arts Circle Metal die.
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