Well – y’all take a moment to congratulate yourself for getting to the other side of a work week! Whoo-hoo! I hope your weekend is looking to be a good one! Ours is up in the air – no plans on the horizon right now! Feels like it’ll be a quiet one.
I’ve got another sneak peek at the new Painted Patch Suite – with the Painted Pumpkins bundle and Painted Patch DSP, plus the pretty Painted Patch Adhesive-backed Dots (love these!). I used them to make a very cool fun fold – it’s a double gate card – and it’s really fun to make. Take a look-see:
You’ll see this card – along with the other Design Team members’ cards – at this month’s Creative Creases Challenge! 😎 We’re ALWAYS wanting to see pretty fun folds so…I hope hope hope you’ll make one (or three!) and come share them with us! 🙂
I started with a 5 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ piece of Secret Sea cardstock that I scored on the long side at 1/2″, 2 5/8″, 6 7/8″ and 9″. Using Paper Snips, I cut on the 1/2″ and the 9″ score lines to make two tabs. Note = I picked 1 3/4″ for each of the cutouts – but…it’s not that critical!
I folded the two inner score lines “in” and the two tabs “out”.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered a 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of new Painted Patch DSP onto the back panel of the card base and, using a different design – adhered 2″ x 5 3/8″ pieces to the inside of the two gate panels.
On the front of the card base, I matted two 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ pieces of striped Painted Patch DSP on 2″ x 5 3/8″ pieces of Calypso Coral cardstock and then used Liquid Glue to adhere them to the two gate panels on the front.
For the small gate fold piece, I scored a 3″ x 10 5/8″ piece of Secret Sea cardstock at 2 1/8″, 4 1/4″, 6 3/8″ and 8 1/2″. I folded the two “outer” score lines “out” and the two inner score lines “in”.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered a 2″ x 2 7/8″ piece of Calypso Coral cardstock to each of the inside panels of the gate fold.
I inked the word “Thank” from the Painted Pumpkins sentiment in Secret Sea ink and stamped it on a 1 7/8″ x 2 2/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock. I cleaned the stamp, inked “You” in Secret Sea and stamped it under the first word.
I inked one pumpkin from Painted Pumpkins set in Secret Sea and stamped it in the corner. Then I colored it with a Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend and adhered it to the center panel of the gate fold. Then I added a few Golden Glow Painted Patch Adhesive-backed Dots (new on 1 Sept in the new catalog.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered 1 7/8″ x 2 3/4″ pieces of Painted Patch DSP – in two different designs – to the remaining panels of the gate fold.
I used the second-from-largest Stylish Shapes circle die to cut out a Basic White circle. Then I stamped the Painted Pumpkin sentiment on it in Secret Sea ink.
Using the dies in the Painted Pumpkin die set, I cut out two of the short fence pieces from Secret Sea cardstock. I adhered the two pieces together – back-side to back-side (just to make it stronger) – and then adhered the fence to the left side of the die cut circle.
Using the dies in the set, I cut out three pumpkins from the Painted Patch DSP and used Liquid Glue to adhered them to the circle.
I added some die cut Calypso Coral leaves and tendrils using Liquid Glue. Then I added a couple three Golden Glow Painted Patch Adhesive-backed Dots.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the little decorated circle to the front panel of the gate fold.
Before I assembled the card, I made a panel for the back of the card base. Using the masks in the Painted Pumpkin set and Small Blending Brushes, I added one pumpkin in the bottom corner of a 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Basic White cardstock.
– Mask 1: Petal Pink
– Mask 2: Calypso Coral
– Mask 3: Cajun Craze
– Mask 4: Pool Party
Then I stamped the “ground” image under the pumpkin in Pool Party ink and adhered the panel to the back of the card base. So there’s room to write a note! 🙂
To assemble the card – I closed the small gate portion and, using Liquid Glue on the back of the center panel (the one with the sentiment), I adhered it to the center of the back panel of the card base.
Then I opened the card base all the way and put Liquid Glue on each of the tabs. I opened each side of the gate all the way and adhered them to the tabs – and the card was done!
Yes. Yes it IS easier to see than to read so…check the video! 🙂
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the masked Painted Pumpkin on the front…
…and more of the Painted Patch DSP on the envelope flap!
Et Voila! Well – this Painted Patch suite has SO many things I love! The Painted Patch DSP – with beautiful colors and images that can be cut right out using the dies in the coordinating Painted Pumpkin bundle! And I love love love the masks! The stamp set includes stampable pumpkins, foliage and perfect sentiments, too – so…it’s the full meal deal, for sure!
I hope you like! I KNOW you have this suite on your list for 1 Sept, too!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And this is the card I made in yesterday’s Thursday After Lunch Bunch You Tube Live Video. If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis!
I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
Missed any tutorials? You can check out my past projects right here!
TTFN
M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Secret Sea Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 1/2″, 2 5/8″, 6 7/8″ and 9″); 3″ x 10 5/8″ (gate fold, scored and folded at 2 1/8″, 4 1/4″, 6 3/8″ and 8 1/2″)
Calypso Coral Cardstock: 2″ x 5 3/8″ (x2 – mats for front panels on card base); 2″ x 2 7/8″ (x5 – mats for inside gate fold); Die cut Painted Pumpkins die cut leaves and tendrils
Basic White Cardstock: Second-from-Largest Stylish Shapes circle die cut (front sentiment); 1 7/8″ x 2 3/4″ (inside sentiment panel); 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (back panel)
Painted Patch DSP: 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ (x2 – front panels on card base); 1 7/8″ x 2 3/4″ (x4 – panels on inside of gate fold); 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (back panel of card base); 2″ x 5 3/8″ (panels on inside of card base); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix 
She’s trying to WILL him to do something! Let her out?
Nah – 98% sure she’s trying to persuade him that it’s dinner time!
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M
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