CottageCutz: Gate Fold Masculine Birthday

Hello CottageCutz friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

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Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring a die from our Classic 50's release . It's the Motorcycle die, and I used it for a masculine birthday fun fold card. The fold is a gate fold with a belly band. My friend asked me to make a card for her son who loves to ride his motorcycle.

Design Steps:

I started by preparing the card base and the layering panels.

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". I scored both panels at 2 1/8" on each side.

White Layers - 5 3/8" x 2"

Designer Paper Layer - 5" x 1 7/8"

Next, I adhered these pieces with double sided tape.

Belly Band -11" x 1 1/2" - scored at 7 3/8" & 3 1/8".

I placed the band around the card front and then folded in on the score lines. I used clear drying glue to form the band.

I cut the pieces for the motorcycle. I used red and black since that's the color of her son's bike.

I cut a circle using the 3rd largest Stitched Circle die. Sponged some clouds using Tumbled Glass distress ink and Mowed Lawn distress ink for grass. Attached the motorcycle image with dimensional adhesive.

I wanted a sentiment on the front but I didn't have any stamps that would work. So I used the letters from the Cinema Drive-In Sign and Fifties Phrases #2 dies for the "Ride On" phrase.