'ALL MY LOVE' - Fun Fold Friday#1 - Front Fold Card

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Print Recipe

Lets start with the stamping...
With the Black Ink stamp 'Happy Birthday' onto Whisper White Card.
In Lovely Lipstick Ink, stamp the large flower at the bottom right corner of the 'Happy Birthday', leaving ample space to die cut into circles later.
Stamp 2 more flowers onto Whisper White to die cut with co-ordinating die.
Now stamp a 5th flower onto a sticky/post-it type note, as close to the sticky edge as possible.
Fussy cut the sticky note flower with snips OR as there is a co-ordinating die - die cut it!

Changing to Soft Sea Foam Ink, stamp 4 leaves to die cut with co-ordinating die.
Now, one at a time, lay the sticky note flower on top of the other stamped flowers and while 'masked' stamp the leaves around/over,
remove sticky note mask to reveal some pretty smart stamping!! - Cool huh!

Using the Big Shot and the 4th largest plain circle die from the Layering Circle Framelits, die cut both, as per photo - the 'none sentiment' one is for the inside, so you've a little room to write on it!

While the Big Shot is out we'll continue with the die cutting...
We need 1 circle of Lovely Lipstick cardstock - use the 5th largest from the 'Layering Circle Framelits'
If you haven't already, now is the time to die cut the 2 stamped flowers and 4 leaves.
In addition to these, we need 2 'dandelion' looking pieces and 1 'loopy leaf' all from Soft Sea Foam cardstock.

Now for a bit of cutting!...
Whisper White cardstock...
1x 1-3/4" x 5-3/8" (4.4x13.6cm)
Emboss this piece with the 'Lovely Floral Dynamic TIEF'

Basic Black cardstock...
1x 3-7/8" x 5-1/2" (9.8x14cm)
1x 1-7/8" x 5-1/2" (4.7x14cm)
2x 2" Circle, using 2" Circle Punch

DSP...
1x 3-3/4" x 5-3/8" (9.5x13.6cm)

Using Tombow Glue, adhere these pieces together, as per photograph.

For the 'Fold Front' cardblank, start by cutting Lovely Lipstick cardstock to 5-7/8" x 8-1/4" (14.8x21cm)
Place this in 'Landscape format' on the 'Simply Scored' board.
Score at 2-1/8" and flip over onto reverse side - the 2-1/8" score line is now upside down and will appear 'raised' but still lined up to 2-1/8" on the board....
Now score at 4-1/8"

Fold on the score lines and burnish with the bone folder.... REMEMBER the 'dipped' side of the score line should become the 'mountain' of the fold, as the fibres have been stretched, to create a smooth, non-cracking, fold.

Adhere the matted & layered panels accordingly, with Tombow Glue.

Now we need to 'loop the loop'!

Place 3 Mini Dimensionals into a triangle formation onto the Lovely Lipstick die-cut circle.
Anchor the end of the Gold metallic thread onto one of the dimensionals, loop the thread 1-2" over the edge of the circle, varying the loop sizes and anchoring onto the dimensionals - see photograph.

Once 'looped' place a Basic Black 2" circle on top, keeping a neat equal margin. Onto the black circle glue on the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment circle.

Adhering the front sentiment circle...

We are going to glue the sentiment looped circle to the front panel of the card, to overhang the right side, for perfect placement hold the edges of the sentiment circle with your thumb and forefinger, so it reads 'straight/level' across.
Now, still holding, flip over, and only apply glue to the RIGHT side/half of the reverse.
Flip back over, and position onto the front panel.

Adhering the inner panel...

Glue the white 'partial flower' circle onto a black 2" circle.
Holding the circle, flower facing you, slide it under the front sentiment, so it is hidden behind it...
IMMEDIATELY see step 8 & photograph!

Using a peg, or mini clip, temporarily clip the pieces together.
Apply glue and the dandelion frond to the back of the black circle and now CLOSE THE CARD!

Holding down the centre of the front sentiment, remove the clip carefully - and you'll now have a perfectly positioned 'hidden-when closed' inner panel!

and finally...

Attach the previously die-cut embellishment flowers & leaves around the front sentiment with glue and a Mini Dimensional behind the focal flower.

For a final flourish, give the flowers and leaves a little sweep of 'Wink Of Stella'! - Gotta love a twinkle!!

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