This
card was inspired by a fun fold card I saw on You Tube. My customers had requested a class that
focused on masculine cards and I thought this fold would be perfect for a
masculine card. What do you think?
Here’s what the inside looks like…
So now let’s see how this is created.
I
started by cutting all my pieces, here are those dimensions…
·
Night
of Navy cardstock base is cut at 4 ¼ x 8 ¾” and scored at 5 ½”
·
Night
of Navy cardstock for the image layer is cut at 3 x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”
·
Balmy
Blue cardstock layer (for the back of the image layer) is cut at 3 ¼ x 4 ½”
·
Whisper
White cardstock (cut 2 each) is cut 2 ¾ x 4” and you will need a scrap about 2
x 2” to die cut out the sailboat)
·
Designer
Series Paper (DSP) is cut to 3 x 4”
Start
with your largest cardstock piece (4 ¼ x 8 ¾” scored at 5 ½”) fold the shorter
side over left to right and reinforce the crease using your bone folder. Now being careful to only place adhesive on
the four sides (none in the middle) adhere your DSP to your card base. Once this is well adhered use your classic
label punch to cut your slot to make your buckle. You do this by placing the punch in from the
right side of the card (be sure to only have the layer with the DSP in there)
and pushing it in as far as it will go and aligning it with the right side of
the DSP and punch. Now move it to the
left side, aligning it with the DSP on the left side and pushing it in as far
as it will go and punch. Wrap a piece of
the Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine around the card and tie in a knot.
For
the image portion of the card. Stamp the
largest of the sailboats from the Come Sail Away stamp set onto your scrap
whisper white cardstock using Night of Navy ink and die cut it using the coordinating
Smooth Sailing Dies (remember if you want both the stamps and the dies to order
them as a bundle and save 10% on each, item # 151066). Using dimensionals add the sailboat to the
far-right side of one of your Whisper White layers. Add your sentiment (be sure to check that it
is not going to go under the buckle when the card is closed) I used the Set
Sail in the Direction of your Dreams sentiment also from the Come Sail Away
stamp set. On your second Whisper White
layer stamp the smaller sailboat in the far-left corner (this will give you
ample space to write your message) using Night of Navy ink.
Now
let’s assemble the card. Fold your piece
of Night of Navy cardstock that measures 3 x 8 ½” and is scored at 4 ¼” from
the right to the left (this will seem backwards to you but it is right)
reinforce the score with your bone folder.
Add this layer to the Balmy Blue cardstock layer centering it. Now add the Whisper White layers (the one
with the small sailboat on the inside and the one with the die cut larger
sailboat and sentiment on the outside. Now
simply adhere this whole piece to the center of the larger card (be sure to
align it so that the smaller card can tuck into that slit we created and allow
our “buckle” to work.
My
final suggestions here are to use your bone folder and just give the smaller
card a little curve up (this helps it to tuck in) and don’t forget to embellish
(we often don’t do that with masculine cards) I love how this little silver
ships wheel from the Come Sail Away Trinkets looks on this card (I could have
just as easily embellished with one of the adorable anchors from that same set
and just tied it onto the twine, either would look great).
I
hope you enjoy this card and just a reminder this fun fold would be great for a
number of cards, it is easy to do and lots of fun and it is pretty impressive
when you finish. Just a reminder you can
find all of the products I used for today's card plus many more products for any
project you might want to try on my website at www.craftwithronnie.stampinup.net or by clicking
the shopping cart at the top of this blog or the picture of the products below.
Happy
Crafting!!!
Supplies
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