Today’s tutorial is for an expressions gatefold card. This one is a birthday card but this same design could be used for Christmas. One option could be to use the darker green patterns in the DSP pack and possibly decorate with poinsettias, similar to this smaller card.

In the tutorial below, I take you step by step through creating the expressions gatefold card. I also have a supply list for purchasing anything you don’t already own.

Colour Combo

The colour combo mixes Pumpkin Pie, Pale Papaya and Metallic Gold.

Expressions gatefold card

Start with an A5 gatefold card base of Pumpkin Pie and mat the two front panels with Expressions in Ink Specialty DSP. Using Ornate Layers dies, cut two long, lacy rectangles from Pale Papaya card and one from Gold Foil. Adhere a strip of Expressions in Ink Specialty DSP to each of the Pale Papaya die cuts. Using Pumpkin Pie ink, stamp the sentiment from Artistically Inked onto a panel of Basic White card. Mat onto Pumpkin Pie card and then adhere direct to the Gold Foil die cut. Pop the panels up on dimensionals on the gatefold card front so that they interfold. (Take care to only put dimensionals halfway across the back of each). Finish with Loose Flower Flourishes.

This card was for one of my crafting team mates. Her favourite colour is Pumpkin Pie.

I used the same design for another team mate whose favourite colour is Magenta Madness.

Expressions gatefold card insert

On the Basic White insert, using Pumpkin Pie ink, stamp a sentiment from the Happiest of Birthdays set. Using Pale Papaya ink, stamp the large flower from the Artistically Inked stamp set repeatedly down both the left and right edges of the insert.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sara xx

Buy the supplies for this expressions gatefold card in my online shop.