cottage wreaths w-fold card

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This is another fun fold inspiration from last Monday’s swap blog post! I liked the way this turned out so much I sent it off to Utah to corporate headquarters last week for our founder, Shelli Gardner’s birthday! Hope she likes it as much as I did!
This is a W-fold fun fold and although it looks complicated it is just a matter of scoring and folding!

Measurements:
BASE: Crushed Curry 5 1/2″ x 11″ scored at
1 3/4″, 3 1/2″, 5 1/4″ and 7″
DSP: Cottage Gingham (2) 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″
Folded insert: Crushed Curry 3″ x 6″ score at 3″
DSP: 2 3/4″ square (2)
Inside layer: Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″
Scrap: Basic White for the front focal point wreath

After scoring the 5 1/2″ x 11″ and 3″ x 6″ pieces, burnish all scored lines with a bone folder.

Adhere the 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ pieces of DSP to the 1st and third panels from the left.

Adhere the 2 3/4″ square DSP pieces to the center of the 3″ square panels of the 3″ x 6″ piece of CS.

Using strong adhesive such as Stampin’ Seal + or Tear N Tape add adhesive to the back side outside edges of 3″ sides of the 3″ x 6″ piece of CS.

Line up the score line of the 3″ x 6″ piece to the score line between the second and third panels of the long card base.

Place the 3″ side in the middle of the card with those score lines matched up and press the adhesive down onto the base card.

I stamped the twig wreath in Soft Suede ink and then stamped the cluster of leaves randomly onto the wreath starting with the lightest color – crushed curry, then stamped the leaves in Calypso Coral and then in Real Red. I stamped a sentiment in the middle of the wreath.
I fussy cut the wreath around the leaves and popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals on the front 3″ square.

I stamped the sentiment and three leaf clusters onto the inside layer and adhered it tot he inside of the card.

I added 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative dots to embellish the card front and sent it on it’s way to brighten Shelli’s day.

Hopefully that is what all of our cards do is brighten someone’s day – so go and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time and then send it out into the world to create some happiness!!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie