Grow With Love Gatefold card with Tags

I truly love this paper!! I have so much fun working with Graphic 45 papers, they feel good on my hands, cut cleanly, are double sided, and most importantly, have beautiful artwork!

I think I started cutting into this paper pack the day it arrived on my doorstep!

I did something a little different this time, I added a little disc of paper to the edge of the center ephemera piece on the belly band, so that I could glue my handmade flowers to the belly band, but also allow for the beautiful artwork to be seen. I may have it a little bit low on the card in this photo, come to think of it.

When you slide off the belly band and open the card up, you will find a pocket with a tag & mini card on the tag, as well as some embellishments on each wing of the open gate fold.

At the very back of the center panel, is a large pocket for a long tag, to better showcase the paper, and allow for a secret message from me to the sender!

Below, you can watch a mini “walkthrough” of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

A Gatefold Card with Pockets

I absolutely loved working with Mintay’s “Garden Peony” paper collection! These colors and the “shabby chic” feel, really appeal to me. It may not appear to be all that fancy at first glance, but there are a few hidden details once you get inside!

From the onset, you see one of the cut-aparts as the focal image, with some fabric lace, and flat back pearls. The belly band also includes some flat back pearls, as well as a peony and two peony buds crafted from Heartfelt Creations dies, and some little white blossom from a generic flower punch. I arranged the flowers on a round disc of paper, and then glued that disc on to the belly band itself.

Inside you see I have a couple of pockets, one for a large tag about 8”x 4”, and then below with two smaller tags which are about 3”x 4”. I also used some of the die cut ephemera to add interest to the center back, since I needed to keep the dimensional element for the outside of the card. If you wanted to, you could make either pocket a bit more dimensional, so you could include a gift, like a chocolate bar or something.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this sweet card, and as always thanks for stopping by!!