I've been playing with another of the ideas from Everyone Needs a Hougie 3. It's funny how an idea that doesn't jump at you immediately can turn out to be something you love. This is the Bookspine Gatefold Card. Very simple to make but so effective.
This is the card I made for my Mum's birthday.
I used my new Gorjuss Stamp set - I found my Family in a Book.
The papers are from the Gorjuss Ultimate Paper & Die Cut pack The ones on the side are actually a dark turquoise but have come out grey in the photo.
I coloured the little girl with my Promakers:
Skin: Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Pastel Pink Cheeks
Hair: Henna, Chestnut, Burgundy, Walnut
Dress & Butterflies: Turquoise, Marine, Petrol Blue
Boots: Caramel, Burnt Sienna
As you can see the side panels sit flat for posting but tuck under her arms so they stand up for display.
I also made an envelope for it using my Hougie board & washi tape
This is the same card base made with paper from the Tulip & Friends DVD from Do Crafts & some Anita's peel off stickers
Promarkers used:
Skin: Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Pastel Pink Cheeks
Hair: Tulip Yellow, Sunflower, Gold
Dress & Butterflies: Carmine, Shocking Pink Flexmarker, Vermillion Flexmarker
Boots: Caramel, Burnt Sienna
I used my trusty Cougar Cutting Machine from Thyme Graphics to cut out the Gorjuss girl & elements in the second card. I did this by stamping the images, scanning them in & tracing the outline in Inkscape. I then deleted the scanned version as I only wanted it for the outline & didn't want to breach copyright.
I cut the outlines from a sheet of Diamond White cardstock & while still on the carrier mat I stamped the images. I used my Stampin' Up Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to make sure the rubber stamp was in exactly the right place on the card.
It took a bit of time to set up but now means I can have a fussy cut shape without having to cut it by hand
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