2 Bridge Birthday card

If a card is a fancy fold, I'm going to do it.  If it includes G45 papers?  Well that's a no brainer....I'm in!  I swoon over new collections of G45 and then travel through Pinterest to see which fancy fold I'm going to use always hoping to find one that I haven't done before as the first card I make with the new collection.  So when I got the  "Little Things" collection I was off and running trying to find just that one special card to make.  I thought I did find that "1" when I made the "Double Floating Panel Card".  Then while surfing today I came across this Bridge card.  I swear I've made this before but I cannot find a hint of one that I have done anywhere in my files.  Maybe I just did a single bridge or maybe I did a double and never posted about it.  I just don't know but I decided I'd do it now.

This card folds flat for mailing but measures 6x6 so it's one of those extra postage envelopes unless you cheat like me and mail it in a larger envelope.  The card does stand even though it does not open like a regular card.  There is just a front and a back.  It goes together quickly too.

For the base you need a 6x6 sheet of card stock.  I used yellow.  This is for the front.  For the back part of the base you will need 1 piece 5.75 x 5.75 (I used silver) and 1 piece 5.5 x 5.5 (I used yellow)

You also need 2 pieces 2.5 x 8 scored at 1, 2, 6, & 7   I used light green

2 pieces layer (I used silver) 3.75 x 2.25 and 2 pieces dsp 3.5 x 2 (I used an orange check)

8 pieces (I used silver) 3/4 x 2.25 and 8 pieces dsp 1/2 x 2

I then took one of the cut-apart cards from the collection and matted it.

The card is pretty easy and goes together in no time.

This card was seen on Sam Calcotts channel if you want to watch the video.  I was able to just jot down the measurements and by looking at the card I was    able to put it together its that easy so give it a try.  You love this one.  Super         quick.                                                                                                                                                   

                                                      

Double Floating Card

 Seems like everyone in my family and my extended family was born in the Spring.  Makes for a very busy time of the year for us.  For me it also means no repeats on the cards.  Every card has to be different.  Since everyone shows each other which one they received, I have to make sure each one uses a different paper line and different fold.  This use to be much easier when the littles were real little and didn't care.  When they would barely be able to get the cards out of the envelopes in one piece.  At that stage of their lives I made very simple cards since usually the child either ripped them or they ended up in their mouth (you know babies lol)  Now most of them are teens or preteens and they are much gentler.  Then there are their parents....also born in the Spring.  They also need different cards.  It is so nice that so many companies come out with new lines in the Spring to help me along and Pinterest is always a BIG help.

Today I start with my little sister.  Oh my she's getting old.  This year she's 68 and still looks great.  I decided to make her a Double Floating Panel Card that Iced images made on a FB live about a month ago.  Its a large card and oh so pretty to look at when displayed.

The colors in the photo above is a bit off .  The colors of the top left photo are not accurate.  The bottom left photo is more what the colors look like.  I used a G45 paper pack called "Little Things"  It is the inside of the card that is the "STAR" of the show.  When folded closed the outside is left pretty plain.  Its where you sign the card.  You could however close the card with the inside on the outside.  You would then have a highly decorated front and back with an inside that is pretty plain.  I prefer the other way.  There is a third way to close but hard to explain and when you figure it out you will see that you will need an extra large envelope and you cannot use the same methods of decorating as it would not close right.  The basic card folded will measure 5x7. 

This card looks so Springy. I'm pretty sure my sister is going to love it when she opens it.  It is also one that I am sure to do again as it take a small amount of DSP and there are no tricky cuts and no dies are really needed.  In fact you could just use a few stickers for sentiments and be done with embellishments so pretty easy. 

Hope you enjoyed this one.  Til next time..................................................