Nature's Beauty Thank You Slide and Lock Card

 Oh My!  I'm in love with the Blackberry Bliss DSP, and I'm wondering why it took me so long to order it.  After it arrived by UPS last week I have been waiting anxiously to free up time so I could make some cards.  So, today was that day!

When I showed this card to my son, he described it as "elegant" and he doesn't often use that word.

The card is a gate fold card, with a Slide and Lock mechanism.

The  4 by 5 1/4" Basic Black card base is scored at 2 1/8" at either end to form a gatefold card. At one of the ends I trimmed off a tiny sliver to allow room for the sliding mechanism.

On both front panels are adhered Blackberry Bliss DSP matted with Rich Razzelberry card stock.

Measurements on the left panel:  Cardstock 2 by 5 3/8"  DSP 1 7/8 by 5 1/8"

Measurements on the right panel: Cardstock 1 7/8 by 5 3/8"  DSP 1 5/8 by 5 1/8"

On the inside is added a piece of Rich Razzelberry card stock 4 by 5 3/8" layered with a 3 7/8 by 5 1/8" piece of Basic White card stock.

The Slide and Lock Mechanism is created using 3 Basic Black oval die cuts using the 3" Layering Oval die,  the top of which is decorated with embellishments and ribbon and an embossed image. Two of the three Basic Black oval die cuts are scored at the mid point on the long axis, folded and burnished well. The third is added to the back of the image piece.

On a separate piece of Basic White card stock, I applied Rich Razzelberry ink using a blender brush.  The silhouette of the Cone Flower from Nature's Harvest was embossed with Black embossing powder on this background.  This image was die cut with a 2 7/8" oval die, matted with a slightly larger Basic Black die cut and finally with a Gold Foil oval die. A sentiment from the same stamp set is added near the bottom, as well as a bow made with the 3/8" Berry Burst metallic ribbon (retired).  Brushed metallic dots applied randomly complete this image piece.

The remaining 2 folded die cuts are adhered to the back with the folded ends facing each other and adhesive only applied to one of the halves.  These folds open up like wings and become the sliding mechanism.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Nature's Beauty

Inks:  Rich Razzelberry, Blackberry Bliss, Versa Mark, Versa Mark

Papers:  Basic Black, Basic White, Rich Razzelberry, Gold Foil, Blackberry Beauty DSP

Accessories:  Layering Oval Dies, 3/8" metallic Berry Burst ribbon (Retired), Black embossing powder, Brushed metallic dots, Blender brush, dimensionals, glue dots

Slide and Lock Card with SAB products

 I came across a number of cards made using the Slide and Lock mechanism while surfing on Pinterest and this motivated me to try this unusual card fold. So I made the following birthday card using this slide and lock mechanism. 

There are many tutorials on how to make this mechanism but I found this one helpful here.

The base card is Thick Whisper White card stock 4 1/4 by 11" scored at 2 3/4" at each end.  Then at one of the ends an extra 1/16th of an inch was trimmed off.  This was necessary so when the card ends were folded together in a Gatefold style, the ends did not meet but instead left a gap. This gap is necessary for the slide mechanism. On the 2 front panels, some Flower & Field DSP was matted with Pool Party cardstock      

The art piece  is a die cut piece of Whisper White  with a piece of of Pool Party card stock  added between the stitched lines.  This  provides a background for the flowers  fussy cut from the Flowers & Field DSP.

Now for the mechanism....

Three more Whisper White pieces were die cut with the exact same die, Two were folded together with one of the folded sides adhered to the 3rd piece with the folded ends abutting each other. The art piece is then adhered to this piece. Now there are 2 "wings" that will be inserted into the slit between the openings of the Gate fold card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Approaching Perfection

Inks:  Versa Mark, Black Memento

Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Pool Party, Flowers & Field DSP, Vellum

Accessories:  Black embossing powder, Dimensionals, All the Trimmings Embellishments, Stitched So Sweetly Dies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Feathery Friends - You are Amazing- a Gate Fold Card

I just love this hostess stamp set, but then I like to color.  The detail on these birds are incredible!
This card has a definite  vintage vibe.

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On the central art piece, the Stamp-a-ma-jig was used to place the two birds close to and facing each other and I colored them with ink pads and a blender pen...

The background was stamped using the Timeless Texture stamp set

The art piece was then matted with Marina Mist card stock.

The basic card is a gate fold card.  The two front panels are lined first with Marina Mist DSP followed by a Whisper White layer which has 2 leaf branches stamped and colored on each.  The background has also been distressed with the Timeless Texture stamp set.  Some tiny yellow flowers with black centers were attached to the ends of the branches on both sides.  I also placed a small flower on the pink bird.

The branch and flower is also stamped on the inside.  Sorry you can't see that.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Feathery Friends, Timeless Texture
Inks:  Black Memento, Watercolor pencils, Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist (second generation), Old Olive,Always Artichoke
Papers: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  Blender Pen, stamp-a-ma-jig, small flower punch (non SU)