Thanks for a fun challenge Dawn! I must admit, I made this card a few hours before you posted the challenge... I stalked the challenge, but being 13 hours ahead of the east coast, it was my bedtime when it was posted. Thankfully, I think the card I made qualifies for the challenge, so I'm goin' for it!
This is a "standard size" 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card. However, I wanted to do one that holds a gift card on the inside. So, this is sort of a combination of a gate fold card and a gift card holder.
My technique here I'd like to share is my faux brads. This is one of those things I accidentally stumbled upon when punching a hole through some fun foam. I used my small punch on the crop-o-dile and just punched some little circles from a scrap of black fun foam. They glue on so easily, and they give some really fun dimension without adding any weight. Plus they smoosh down nicely in an envelope!! Great for those cards you need to mail. Also nice for when you think about using brads AFTER you've adhered your panel down!
All the details along with pictures of this card opened up can be seen on my blog. I'm working on a tutorial for it.
Thanks for lookin'!!
Smiles, Jami
--- editing with apology...---
After looking through the gallery and reading how others understood the directions, I'm thinking I misinterpreted the instructions. Eeek...please forgive, I'll read better next time. Promise.
Date: Friday, September 12, 2008 GMT Views: 904
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Fri, Sep 12, 2008 @ 7:05 PM
thanks for sharing your faux brads idea! Your card is adorable too!
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 @ 9:14 PM
So very pretty! Love your faux brads! Always neat to learn something new! Great colors and image! TFS :0)
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