Floating Panel Gatefold Card with Butterflies

 Butterflies are everywhere.  So are this fun fold called a Floating Panel Gateway  card described in a tutorial by Dawn in a video here . 

Today I thought I would make this fun fold card to highlight the new Butterfly Brilliance stamp set. I also include butterflies from other stamp sets.

The 5 1/2 by 8 1/2"  Bermuda Bay card base is scored at 2 1/8" at either end, folded in to the center and the folds burnished. This is the Gatefold portion.

On the inside, I placed a 5 1/4 by 4" piece of the new Butterfly Boutique DSP which is only available for this special.

The square panels are "floating" on either side with a folding mechanism.  The mechanism is a 5 1/4 by 1" piece of Whisper White scored at 1, 2, and 4 1/4".  The panels consist of a Whisper White piece which is 2 1/4 by 2 1/4" matted with Bermuda Bay card stock 2 1/8 by 2 1/8".

Before matting them together, the square which will be placed at the top is stamped with the sentiment "Birthday Wishes" from "Butterfly Wishes" and underneath that a layered butterfly created using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and coordinating dies.  The square for the bottom is stamped with 3 colours of ink applied with the Stampin markers, using a Sale-a-bration stamp set which is no longer available. A small butterfly is also added above the sentiment.

The floating mechanism is first attached to the inside of the fold.  Adhesive is added to the end with only 1 score line.  It is then added, adhesive side up, with the edge on the score line, and the card closed.  Adhesive is then applied to the other end, and with the card open, the mechanism is folded under and added to the inside.  The matted squares are then added to the area between the score lines.

Added to the front panels is another pattern of the Butterfly Boutique DSP.  Images from the Butterfly Gala stamp set as well as small butterflies from the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and dies are added to a Whisper White panel die cut with the Ornate Layer die.

The sentiment on the left panel is die cut with the Stitched so Sweetly die and matted with Bermuda Bay. Small butterflies are added below and above it.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Butterfly Gala, Butterfly Wishes, Butterfly Brilliance

Inks:  Black Memento, Markers (Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Basic black), Stampin Blends

Papers:  Bermuda Bay, Whisper white, Butterfly Boutique DSP

Accessories:  Brilliant Wings Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Ornate Layer Dies