Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

It has been ages since I made a gatefold card (in fact, I can’t even remember ever making one), so I decided to make one using some new floral dies in my stash (you might remember these dies from another card I shared recently). Plus I needed to make a fancy Birthday card, so this gave me the perfect excuse to do some die cutting and play with my supplies.

Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

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CARD IDEA

To create a gatefold card you would need a full Letter size cardstock sheet. Cut it in half and score each half to make 2 A2 cards (4 1/4 x 5 1/2″). Next, trim one of the card slightly, I cut about 1/8 or 1/16″ off the card width. Adhere the cards together to create a gatefold. Super easy. From there you can decorate the card any way you like. I opted to create a window in the first front panel and added foiling to the first and second front panels, as well as to the back of the card.

Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

I used Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass cardstock for my card base and also to do some of the die-cutting (some flower layers). The rest of the flowers and leaves were cut using various cardstock colors from Simon Says Stamp and Spellbinders.

Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

The foiling on the front and back was done using a new mini slimline sentiment set from Spellbinders, Mini Everyday Sentiments. The 2nd front panel was foiled using a duo line circle plate. All foiling was done in Matte Gold foil.

Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

I used 2 new floral sets to cut the flowers and leaves – Simply Perfect Layered Blooms and Mini Blooms and Sprigs. These two sets, while from 2 different collections, go together hand in hand and complement each other perfectly.

I tried to use mostly to adhere the florals, but I did use foam adhesive squares, especially for the largest flowers, to pop some of them up and add dimension to this card.

The flower centers were embellished using jewels from Pretty Pink Posh, they added quite a lot of wow to this card. I also used the same jewels to fill in any gaps I had in the background.

FLORAL PATTERN DIE CUT CARD

I had quite a lot of die cuts lets, so I utilized them for another card. This one is a simple A2 top folding card. I foiled a “Happy Birthday” sentiment in the center of the panel using the same Matte Gold foil and next surrounded it with the floral die cuts. I love the way this looks!

Gatefold Birthday Card with Die Cut Florals and Foiling | Video

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Spellbinders Simply Perfect Layered Blooms
Spellbinders Simply Perfect Layered Blooms
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Mini Blooms and Sprigs
Spellbinders Mini Blooms and Sprigs
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SSS | SC
Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments Glimmer
Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments Glimmer
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Essential Duo Lines Glimmer Circles
Spellbinders Essential Duo Lines Glimmer Circles
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SC | SB
Spellbinders Standard Circles LG Dies
Spellbinders Standard Circles LG Dies
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SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Quick Trimmer
Spellbinders Quick Trimmer
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Quick Trimmer Replacement Blades
Spellbinders Quick Trimmer Replacement Blades
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Glimmer Hot Foil - Matte Gold
Glimmer Hot Foil – Matte Gold
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
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SSS | AZ
Simon Says Stamp Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Cardstock
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SSS
Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock
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SSS
Pretty Pink Posh Buttercream Jewels
Pretty Pink Posh Buttercream Jewels
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SSS | PPP
Jewel Picker Pick Up Tool
Jewel Picker Pick Up Tool
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SSS | SC | PPP | AZ
Zig Glue Pen Fine Tip
Zig Glue Pen Fine Tip
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SSS | SC | AZ
Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape
Spellbinders Best Ever Craft Tape
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SSS | SC | SB
Spellbinders Cardstock
Spellbinders Cardstock
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SB
Bearly Art Mini 2 fl oz Precision Craft Glue + Tip Kit
Bearly Art Mini 2 fl oz Precision Craft Glue + Tip Kit
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SB | AZ
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer
Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer
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SSS | SC | AZ | TS
Spellbinders Tool
Spellbinders Tool ‘n One
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
White Foam Squares
White Foam Squares
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SSS | SC | SB | AZ
Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape
Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape
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SSS | AZ
FSJ Bloom Palette Paint Palette (2 Pack)
FSJ Bloom Palette Paint Palette (2 Pack)
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SB
FSJ Grand Pro Shears
FSJ Grand Pro Shears
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SB
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Comments4

  1. I loved this tri-fold card and the colors on it were gorgeous. There were many good tips and techniques in this video. You must have spent hours die cutting. It was great that you were able to use the die cuts that were leftover to make another complete card.

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