Good morning! I received my new CC Designs stamps over the weekend and I couldn't wait to use them! I saw on Julia's blog that she posted a beautiful gate fold card and I hadn't done one in ages so that was my mission. I made this one smaller than I usually do so I found that the kitty image I wanted to use on the front was too large and so I had to improvise. I was creating with a friend when she suggested to put the image on the inside, so now I just had to find one for the outside. There wasn't another one in the set that was small enough but I knew it needed to be whimsical and aquatic and I think this fish does the job! It's from Dewey, Inkum, and Howe and I've had it for ages and I don't think I have ever used it!
The pink cardstocks are from Papertrey and the dp is Doodlebug. Both images are colored with Copics and accented with Sakura Stardust and Crystal Lacquer. I used scallop circle punches for the front image and added a magnet closure to keep the flaps closed as you can see in the bottom picture.
I am not sure what I will be using this card for yet but I added "swimtastic" to the outside. I don't know why except it sounded cute (and it's in the set!). What does is mean exactly and how will it translate to the receiver? I guess I'll figure that out whent he time comes! I also have been thinking about adding more embellishments but the card is on the small side so I don't want to overwhelm it and I need to keep them small and simple. The kitty's flippers are paper pieced and the one pointed up is on dimensionals but I didn't really capture that in the photo.
This card was really fun to make and I have another one getting ready to go. Don't forget to check out the blog candy being offered below!
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