Gatefold Easel Card for Creative Creases #82

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Creases, and I'm honored to be a guest designer! If you'd like to join the fun and enter your fun fold project in the new challenge, here's the link: Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #82 (secretstamper.com). We'd love for you to join us!

I did a set of gatefold easel cards for a few of the homebound moms I send cards to, and I used a Lori Whitlock cut file I purchased in the Silhouette Design store to cut the card base, belly band, and layers. I added some word art of Proverbs 31:30 for the inside panel and picked out some pretty floral papers I wanted to use. I found some coordinating card stock for the card bases and set to work cutting everything out on my Silhouette Cameo 4. Then I glued all the parts together and set to work on the dahlias for the belly band and the stenciled flowers I added to the sentiment panel inside the card. The dahlia dies are from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Dear Dahlia set. I die cut all the pieces out of various water color papers I had painted on, used Lindy's Magicals on, and/or used shimmer sprays on and then assembled the pieces to create the dahlias. I popped them up on foam tape for some dimension. The stenciled floral on the inside sentiment panel is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Vintage Tapestry set. 

Here's a look at what the card looks like when first opened:

Now here's how it looks when the easel is set up:

Close up of the verse:

Here's a close up of the dahlias die cut from papers I had made with sprays, water colors, and Lindy's Magicals:

 Challenges I'm entering:

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with twist of Flower Shoppe (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Use die cuts (the dahlia is made of die cuts) (2/5; ends 5/15/24)

Double D Challenges (daranddiane.blogspot.com): Flowers for Mom (1/3; ends 5/12/24)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (1/3; ends 5/12/24) C10

Inspiration Station (inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com): Photo prompt: I was inspired by the flowers and created a floral-themed card

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG or optional twist: For a lady (ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG with option: For the kids (ends at the end of the month) Top Rocker for May 5-11, 2024

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (4/6; ends 5/12/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge (pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com): ATG (1/2; ends 5/16/24)

No more challenges.