Mid week blog #155 - Double Dutch gate fold card

 Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I am an independent Stampin' Up® demonstrator in Melbourne, Australia. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies & sometimes special DSP. My second blog is mid week on a Wednesday where I look at techniques, colour challenges, card sketches, fun folds, tools & equipment & ways to make or improve your projects. That's what this blog is about.

Today I am sharing a fun fold with you called a Double Dutch Gatefold. I love fun folds. They are a simple way to make a card a little more special.

This fun fold is pretty easy too which is great for beginners or more experienced creators who want a quick but different way to create something a bit special. Here's what I created...

I CASE'd this card from an old Youtube video by Lisa Curcio so the measurements are in inches. I started to convert them into metric but that task is for another day!!

To start with, take a piece of 9" x 4 2/16" cardstock (I used Night of Navy) & score at 5 1/2". This will give you the card base & the top section of the card.

Cut a second strip measuring 2" x 8 1/2". Score this one at 2 1/8", flip it 180 degrees & score again at 2 1/8". This will be the gate section at the bottom of the card.

Fold & burnish all of the score marks.

The next step is the DSP for decorating the front sections. I chose Mediterranean Blooms.

The top section measures 5 1/4" x 3 7/8". 

The bottom section is one 4" strip cut in half at 2".

Adhere all of the pieces of DSP to the front sections.

The bottom section then needs to be adhered to the base of the card. This is achieved by applying adhesive to the largest section (which faces up when you have the DSP sections closed) & placing the card base directly onto it. At this stage you need to be careful with lining it all up well. Here are some pics of the inside of the finished card which shows how the gate section is adhered...

To finish decorating the card I fussy cut an edge image from the Mediterranean Blooms DSP & attached it to a Basic White matte for the inside writing section.

The front image is diecut from the same DSP pack & the sentiment is precut in the Saying Something Ephemera pack & adhered directly onto the DSP front. I added some dimensionals to the part of the image that does not hang over the edge to add some, well, dimension to the front! LOL

So, as I said, this is quite a simple creation but it gives a little more oomph to a basic card. I hope you've enjoyed seeing how it was created.

That's all I have for you this week. My next blog is on Sunday where I will be sharing how to use embossing folders to add some special interest to your creations. 

In next week's mid week blog I will CASE a card from a Stampin' Up® catalogue. 

I hope you can join me for both of them. Til next time, take care & keep creating!

XX Alison