Gatefold Card with Scor-Pal

by Beate Johns

Create this trifold card in a matter of minutes with the Scor-Pal™.

Supplies

  • Scor-Pal™

  • 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" piece of Cardstock, or any width, but 8 1/2" long

  • Adhesive

  • additional cardstock, designer paper and embellishments, to finish the card

Step-by-Step

  1. Step 1

    Place your 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock in the top right corner. Place your scoring tool on the 2 1/8" marking and add a score there.

    Hint:
    You can see two little dots on the top ruler of your Scor-Pal™. These are special markings for gatefold card scores.

  2. Step 2

    Don't move your paper! Just move your Scor-Tool down to the 6 3/8" mark and add another score there.

  3. Your cardstock will look like this.

  4. Step 3

    Use your Scor-Tool to prefold your score lines.

  5. Step 4

    Decorate your card front.

  6. Decorate the inside of your card to finish the card.

Video!

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Gatefold Card with Scor-Pal. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

Questions and Comments

We'd love to get your feedback or questions. Leave your comment below.

I love this technique, but I'm a little confused. It looks like the decorations on the front of the card would keep it from being able to open. I don't mean to seem dingy, can you please tell me how to make it so the card can be opened and not mess up the front decoration? Thanks
Debbie  |  Thu Mar 12, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Hi Debbie,
for more pictures how to finish the gate fold card, check our other gate fold card tutorial.
Beate  |  Thu Mar 12, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Debbie,
the stamped image of the flower & chicks is adhered on the right flap and to keep it "closed" tucks under the corner of the "happy Easter" oval. Hope that makes sense.

I LOVE my scor-pal. It might be one of the few things I'd grab from my craft room if it ever caught fire wink Can't wait to see the Scor bug!
Lady J  |  Fri Mar 13, 2009 at 5:13 AM
Where might one purchase a Scor-Pal. It looks amazing.
Phyllis  |  Fri Mar 13, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Phyllis,

Check our Product Review of the Scor Pal Products in our review section. You will find a link to the Scor-Pal site there.
Beate  |  Fri Mar 13, 2009 at 11:07 AM
I love the way the card came out. However, A2 envelope is a little too big for 4 1/2 x 8 1/2. So, I made 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and it fits in it nicely.
Christine  |  Fri Jul 3, 2009 at 4:35 AM
Fabulous tut and your ribbon looks great. TFS.

PS I LOVE the videos and you have a beautiful voice and accent.

Cyber Hugs
Juanita in Ohio  |  Wed Aug 26, 2009 at 9:56 AM
I can see why this scoring system is so handy. Cutting and scoring a card is very difficult when trying to do it without such a device. At the moment I try to print crop marks on the edges. I perform scoring with a ruler by aligning on the crop marks. Sometimes I print crop marks very lightly on the back so that they dont' get chopped off. However when printing on the back, sometimes the printer registration creates alignment issues.
Temporary Tattoos  |  Sun Nov 8, 2009 at 1:08 AM
Very interesting and I agree that you have a very good voice.
Accent Reduction  |  Wed Nov 11, 2009 at 10:38 AM

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Beate is a housewife and SCS team member. She lives with her husband and three children on Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio.

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