Stamp Simply #109 - Gatefolds

Stamp Simply #109 - October 16- ssnotime109 - Today's challenge is all about gatefolds. How ever you want to create it - Gatefolds are cards that fold in from each side, meeting in the middle, so it opens like a gate. The folds don’t have to be symmetrical, your opening can be off center if you like. Upload your project to Spiltcoast and use the keyword "ssnotime109". Check out all the Challenge Details and see Sharon's creation on her blog No Time to Stamp.
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Please check out the great samples for the Stamp Simply Challenge today on the blogs of these totally creative designers: Janine, Julie, AJ, Tammy, Deb and Barbara, also Barb Schram (Barb is kindly filling in for a bit as Jennifer Buck takes some much needed time off — enjoy your break, Jennifer — we’ll miss you!) and we have Amy Rohl as our special guest stamper for October!

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My card stock is 8" long -- I scored my folds at 2" and 6" - did they meet evenly and exactly in the middle..... NO! Did I fret? NO! I just found some pretty ribbon to cover up! This Bo Bunny Paper made a gate fold easy as it is heavy card stock and also double sided. I did do an insert for the middle panel which you can see in the opening. A simply stamped sentiment and a few little buttons and stitch marks to complete it. This is a simple one and a bit heavy on the color aqua! I used thin red line tape to adhere the ribbon, then on the edges of the ribbon I added a dab of clear drying glue so the edges would not unravel from the clean cut. Also I used Ivory embroidery floss and just ran the tip of my Copic over the floss to add a little color but not cover all the strands with ink-- leaving me with the multi-color floss. This challenge call was a great nudge to create a fun card!

• Stamps: by Papertrey Ink
• Ink: Versafine Sepia Brown
• Paper: Neenah Peppercorn, Bo Bunny DP
• Other: Buttons, Embroidery Floss, Martha Stewart Edge Punch on the inside panel, Brown Micron Pen, Misc Ribbon, Red Line Tape, Copic Airbrushing, Spellbinder's Label Die