Happy half-way-thru-the-weekend, y’all! Hope it’s going well for you!
I have a Christmas card for you today – why fight it?! – that also happens to be one of my fave fun folds – the ever-popular-and-oh-so-easy book fold card! I’ve dressed it up with some Online Exclusives – the Golden Greenery and Greetings of the Season bundle and some beautiful Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP. Take a look-see:
The front layout was inspired by the Tuesday Morning sketch challenge.
I started with a 4 1/4″ x 10″ piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock that, using my Paper Trimmer, I scored on the long side at 5 1/2″ and again at 6 3/4″.
I folded the 5 1/2” score line as a “mountain” – so….you know, ”regular”! – and at the 6 3/4” score in the opposite direction. Topographically speaking, that would be a “valley” fold!
Using Liquid Glue between the 5 1/2” and 6 3/4” score lines, I adhered the front of the card base to the back – just in that 1 1/4” area. This made the “book” or “side” fold.
And from there – it’s all decorating! Easy and also peasy!
I matted a narrow strip of the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP on a Gold Foil strip and adhered it to the book-fold panel (that’s the narrow front panel) with Stampin’ Seal+.
I used the pine bough dies in the Golden Greenery set to cut out several Mossy Meadow pine boughs. How many? Oh – a few. Cut as many as you need!
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the die cut pine boughs to the front panel – with a couple of them sort of hanging off the right edge and off the top and bottom edges.
I trimmed the excess from the top and bottom – but left the “overhang” on the right edge – to work with the sketch.
I matted a piece of plaid Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP on Gold Foil and adhered it to the card front – letting it extend past the right edge.
I used the dies in the Golden Greenery set to cut out two leaf images and a pine bough image from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP. I also cut a couple more detailed pine boughs – this time from Gold Foil.
I adhered them to the card front with Liquid Glue.
On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the Greetings of the Season sentiment in Versamark Ink, sprinkled it with gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with the Heat Tool.
When the melted embossing powder had cooled, I cut it out with an oval die from the bundled Greetings of the Season die set. I adhered the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I tied a double-loop Linen Thread bow and adhered it with a scrunched up Glue Dot.
Finally, I added some new Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-backed Berries and the card front was done.
On the inside, I used Liquid Glue to adhere a strip of Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP to the right edge of the inside of the card. On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the Greetings of the Season sentiment in Cherry Cobbler and then added the Golden Greenery pine bough in stamped-off-once Mossy Meadow over top.
I used Stampin’ Seal+ to adhere the panel to a Gold Foil mat and into the card base and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Golden Greenery pine bough in full-strength Mossy Meadow on the front…
…and more of the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow and Gold! YES! One of my fave color combos – and with the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP – it really hollers THIS IS A CHRISTMAS CARD, don’t you think?! This beautiful paper – when paired with the Golden Greenery and Greetings of the Season bundles are some of our prettiest Online Exclusives – and for sure some of my faves!
I hope you like!
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 on my Saturday Nite Live YouTube video yesterday. 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!
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M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Mossy Meadow Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 10″ (card base – scored & folded at 5 1/2″ x 6 3/4″); Golden Greenery die cut pine boughs (as many as needed)
Gold Foil: 1 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ (mat for book fold panel); 2 5/8″ x 3 1/8″ (mat for front DSP rectangle); 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (mat for inner liner); Golden Greenery die cut pine boughs (x2)
Basic White Cardstock: Greetings of the Season die cut oval (sentiment); 2 3/4″ x 4″ (inner liner)
Seasons of Green & Gold Specialty DSP: 1″ x 4″ (book fold panel); 2 1/2″ x 3″ (front DSP rectangle); 1 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ (inner liner strip); Golden Greenery die cut leaves (2) and pine bough (1); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix 
I love apple-butts, and I cannot lie!
And I’m pretty partial to long, blonde tails, too! 🙂
Finn. Doesn’t care.
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M
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Such a pretty card! Love the layering and the die cuts are beautiful! Good thing that she doesn’t care that you took a photo from behind…most ladies don’t appreciate that. 😉
She DID ask me that very question. I told her it made her look POWERFUL! We’re all about body positivity here!! And it’s a VERY huggable hiney!! Thanks so much, Amy! 🙂
Oh, my…she is beautiful from both ends! AND, of course, so is your card. This one tipped the scales for me. I’ll be ordering the goodies for it in August 🙂
She really is a gorgeous pony! I mean – just ask her!! LOL! Thanks so much, Karen – you won’t regret getting it! 🙂
Beautiful papers and patterns. Love all the greenery and gold leaves. Love the extra interest on the right side of your book fold. I am going to try that. Thank you for joining at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
Thanks so much, Donna – I’m glad that you like it! 🙂
Gorgeous card!
Thanks for playing along at Tuesday Morning Sketches!
Debbie – TMS DT
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Thanks much, Debbie – appreciate you stopping by!!
WOW your horse and your card- (different kinda wows for both though lol) So wonderfully beautiful oh and your card is totally pretty and inspiring. I’ll have to try that fold not sure if I have ever so thanks for the inspiration. Thanks so much also for creating with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, always great to have you!
LOL – thanks so much for the kind words. I think she’s pretty gorgeous, for sure. Gotta love blondes! I’m so glad you like the card – and appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
Ooh I love this card! All the layers and textures are fabulous. Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
Thanks, Melissa – I appreciate you stopping by and am so glad that you like my card! 🙂