Gatefold cards

My husband, Tim, inspired this week’s Papercrafting Playdate idea. We celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last week and I was the recipient of one of his amazing handmade cards. As always, he impresses me […]

Learn how to make this Off-Set Gatefold card with Stampin' Up!'s Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies in this video tutorial!

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I was surprised to discover that I hadn't done a tutorial for a basic gatefold card considering they are so easy to make and so popular amongst card-makers. There are many different variations on the gatefold card, but the basic idea is to create a card that opens like a gate or door, with two side flaps and a central opening. 1. Start with a card blank. Mine is 9" long x 41/2" high and will create a square card measuring 41/2" x 41/2". You can use any size you like as this card relies on…

This double accordion gatefold card is a fairly simple fun fold. Let me tell you how I created my card. There is a video as well.

I made this card for a customer's card class I held yesterday. It is a gate fold card. I love different types of card styles and this one is super easy for such a lovely appearance. The folded card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Start with a piece that measures, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Then score along the 8 1/2" @ 2 1/8" on each end of the of 8 1/2" length. The DSP is from this year's Sale-A-Bration and the other colors used are Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss (retiring) and White. The stamp sets used are…

Learn how to create this card with Stampin' Up!'s Gorgeously Made stamp set and dies which are part of the Masterfully Made Suite!

The Offset Gatefold Cards are beautiful and very simple to make. You can make them in a portrait or landscape style.

Hello to you all My team leader #Amanda has challenged the team to share something made today in three places. So I have made a male Gate fold card for you today . I did see this made on another blog Lisa Curcio but changed the measurements . I hope you like it xxx Die cut an oval and two frames and glue the two frames together, put to one side Cut a piece of cardstock 10" x 6" and score on the long side @ 2 1/2 " and 7 1/2 " and fold cut your DSP 2@ 5 3/4 x 2 3/4 for outside 2@ 5 3/4 x 2…

Papercraft idea with Kindest Expressions to create a Winged Gate Fun Fold Card for Stamp Review Crew hop by Jay Soriano from Mitosu Crafts