My mother requested a birthday card for one of her quilting friends recently and, since the friend recently moved into a new house, it would be nice if the card gave a little nod to that. My mind immediately went to Stampin' Up!'s At Home with You stamp set! I haven't actually used that set a lot and enjoyed figuring out some fun folds and details for the card. It had to have a door that would open, don't you think?
But first . . . HUGE apologies for the poor quality of the photos! Trust me when I say that the card looked so much nicer in person!
There were four slim panels making up this project. The first panel, making up the front of the card, featured a porch and front door scene.
One fold away was the side of the house, which featured a window with birthday balloons flying by. Notice the paper clip? It didn't go with the card--I just placed it there so you could see the last panel that folds over to cover the handwritten message.
But when you remove the paper clip, there's a pretty paper ready for the handwritten greeting, followed by the final panel that is covered with another paper that just happened to go with the theme.
When I started working on this card, I had no real plan for the details. Honestly, it got a bit busier and more detailed as I moved along but, in the end, it was a card that I could be proud to put my "stamp" on.
ETA: The 5-1/2" x 12" cardstock was scored at 3", 6", and 9" to create the four panels.
ETA: The 5-1/2" x 12" cardstock was scored at 3", 6", and 9" to create the four panels.
3 comments:
Awesome card! Beautifully created and thoughtful.
That is really a cute card! What were the overall dimensions?
Love it. May have to be CASE'd! Thank you Regina for sharing your multi-talents!
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