Wednesday 28 October 2020

Gatefold Card

My crafty friend is celebrating her 60th birthday today and this is the card I made for her.  Her favourite colour is purple and I decided to use a gatefold card design I learnt ten days ago ago during an online weekend Stampin' Up Christmas Craft Retreat. (Photos of the cards I made at the retreat are at the end of this post.)  I really liked the detail of the folded circles on the front.
 
The original card was 6" x 4", so I changed the measurement of everything to make a 7" x 5" card.  The patterned paper is from a Papermania paper pad.  The Memory Box decorative circle die cut was cut in half and attached to two folded Memory Box 'Stitched Circle' die cuts.  The card was kept closed with ribbon and three purple pearls finished off the outside of the card.

The pattened paper inside is the same as on the narrow panel on the outside.


I am joining in the following challenges:


Here are the cards I made during the Christmas Crafty Retreat.  Although it would have been lovely all being together for the retreat, joining in online and seeing everyone on the computer was the next best thing.  The two large cards are the front are both Never-Ending cards.
 
The card design I took my inspiration from is in the front row,  second card from the right.  





27 comments:

  1. This is so pretty in purple Liz and I'm sure Ruth will love it, and brilliant with the gatefold style and circular double layer die cut on the front and love the more floral purple paper on the inside and finished with a lovely ribbon and coordinating pearls. What a lot of Christmas cards you managed to make during the on line retreat and great to be able to craft with others even if only through zoom. x

    ReplyDelete
  2. What an amazing result Liz, such a fun thing to do

    ReplyDelete
  3. A beautiful card for your friend in a gorgeous colour,you had a productive weekend making a wonderful variety of cards

    ReplyDelete
  4. Liz, I love your gatefold card! I made one a few blog posts back with clouds :) LOVELY christmas card retreat! xx

    ReplyDelete
  5. A lovely gatefold card Liz, I’m sure your friend loved it.
    Great selection of SU cards as always.
    Janice x

    ReplyDelete
  6. Lovely purple birthday card.

    The results if your online retreat are fabulous.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

    ReplyDelete
  7. Hi Liz, sorry been missing but this is one beautiful card for your friend...Wow those collection of cards are gorgeous. xx

    ReplyDelete
  8. What a gorgeous gatefold card....You were certainly busy over the weekend, a gorgeous collection of cards.xxx

    ReplyDelete
  9. I've not made a gatefold card for years, this one is a bit different but makes a lovely card, I expect your friend loved. What a wonderful collection of cards your made at your online retreat.

    Sue xx

    ReplyDelete
  10. A lovely card for your friend Liz and a great set made at the online retreat. x

    ReplyDelete
  11. A fabulous card Liz, lovely colours and great design.
    It looks like you had a wonderful time at the the craft retreat, you certainly created lots of super makes.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

    ReplyDelete
  12. Very pretty gatefold card Liz, I bet Ruth loved it! What an awesome collection for your Christmas card stash!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Oh Liz, I love this cool gatefold card, love that it can be held shut with the ribbon. Never seen a gatefold done this way before and I think it is a brilliant design! Love the papers you used and that circular die you used. Kinda like a doily. Wow, your internet retreat produced a lot of wonderful cards! I'm sure it was fun seeing everyone even if it was on the computer. We are so blessed to have the internet to keep us in touch with each other! Hugs, Brenda

    ReplyDelete
  14. Your friend will love the card. And it looks like a great array of cards in your photo too.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Your friends 60th birthday card is beautiful and wonderfully feminine Liz x. Wow to your makes with your on line crafters x.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Such a pretty card for your friends special Birthday, it's lovely to see you at Allsorts Celebrations theme this week, thanks so much for joining in.

    B x

    ReplyDelete
  17. What a lovely productive time you had Liz, beautiful cards.
    Faith x

    ReplyDelete
  18. Fabulous card.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

    ReplyDelete
  19. You always have such lovely cards that have great folds. What a nice collection of cards. Thank goodness Covid hasn't taken away our luxury of visiting each other's blogs. [Bunny]

    ReplyDelete
  20. Gorgeous card Liz, love Gate fold cards
    Pam x

    ReplyDelete
  21. All beautiful cards, so very nicely done. I sure do miss getting together with my crafty friends too.

    ReplyDelete
  22. What a gorgeous card for your friend and such an unusual design. I can see a die cut snowflake on the front for a lovely Christmas card too. My word, what a fabulous collection of cards you made xx

    ReplyDelete
  23. These are all terrific. Did you have time to stop for a cuppa inbetween or even have time for bed! Lol. Hugs Mrs A.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. My hubby kept me supplied with cups of tea. 😊 xx

      Delete
  24. All wonderful cards and patterned paper. Thanks for joining us at CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge this month.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Wow, Liz, this is awesome. I love the gatefold design and the purple. A delightful card for your friend. Your Christmas cards are beautiful and so varied. You got a lot done at your retreat.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Ooh yes, that is a great fold! Love the purple too. You were very productive at the retreat - they all look fantastic.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. All comments are really appreciated. This is a moderated blog and all anonymous comments will be deleted.

In line with new Data Protection legislation (GDPR) by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose.