Fancy Fold

Good Morning

Today's card is a 'Z' fold design.  

It is fun to change it up now and again and this fold is not complicated at all to do.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by getting my card base ready, a standard A2 size card base that was 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" when folded.  I scored and folded the front side panel in half. It creates a 'Z' fold card. Next, I went in search of the papers I wanted to use and cut them to size to create the back and front pieces.
• I found this green print that I had done with Distress Oxide inks on my Gel Plate...I don't know what colours I used so I'm going to guess...Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint.  I just rub the ink pad directly onto the plate, use a brayer to smooth it out and then press my paper over to lift the print.
• I took another piece of white cardstock, placed it into my Misti and randomly stamped the leaves from the Many Thanks set.  This set is a 2 part so I used the same colours as above to fill them in.
• There was still a lot of white space so I used the end of a pencil eraser to add the dots.  The finished size of this panel was 4 x 3 1/4".
• I glued the leaves panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto the front fold of my card. **Be sure to just add glue to the left hand side of the panel you are adding so the right side is not glued and your card will open. **
• I stamped the sentiment onto some black cardstock using some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it.  I popped that over the leaves.

Here is what the card looks like open.

(my brayering wasn't the best!)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Sentiment strips (TE); Many Thanks (SSS)

Inks- Versamark, DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- white embossing powder (Lawn Fawn); foam tape; ScorPal; 

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer; heat tool

Something Different

 

Welcome

I'm calling this post 'Something Different' because it's just that for me.

Trying out a new fold for my card base....so easy but gives a different look.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I decided to challenge myself to create a different style of card.  In the end, it was so super easy that I will be doing it again.  I began by making a standard card base that was 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" when folded.  
• Next, I scored and folded the front side panel in half. It creates a 'Z' fold card.
• I found this piece of painted cardstock that I had done on my Gel Plate and thought it would look nice as the base colour.
• I cut it and adhered it to the outside folded part of the panel and also to the inside of the card base.
• After I had the blue gel print glued to my card base, I cut a piece of white cardstock and placed the Paper Swirls stamp into my Misti.  I sprayed the stamp with lots of water, then pressed it onto my cardstock.  
• I sprinkled on some Brushos and let dry completely.  I love the look as the colour bursts to life with the Brushos.  For those of you that are wondering what Brushos are, they are little crystals filled with lots of pigment, that are activated by spraying with water.
• When it was all dry, I brushed away the excess Brushos, leaving behind this lovely stamping.
• I placed it into my Misti again and stamped the sentiment.
• I glued the inked piece onto some lavender cardstock and then glued it just to the front fold of the card base. (finished size was 3 x 4 1/4")
• I added 3 black gems to finish it all off.

A really simple fold to do and still room to write on the inside of the card.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- WITH LOVE

Creative Creases- ANYTHING GOES WITH A FUN FOLD

Krafty Chicks- STAMP ACT

Supplies

Stamps- Paper Swirls (Frog's Whiskers); Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studio)

Inks- Versafine Clair; Brushos

Paper- white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- ScorPal; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); black gems; gel plate print