Sand & Sea Gatefold Card

March 17, 2021

Today I am featuring the beautiful Sand & Sea Suite. This suite has some of the most beautiful Designer Series paper. Even if you are not using the bundle and embossing folder, the paper is gorgeous.

Cut a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Crumb Cake, with the 8 1/2 side at the top score just short of 2 1/8", flip and do the same on the other end.

Cut (2) 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 Basic White, adhere to the front sides of the card
Cut (2) 5 x 1 5/8 Sand & Sea Designer Series paper, adhere to the Basic White

Cut 5 1/4 x 4 adhere to inside of the card

Die cut (2) of the largest stitched circles from the Stitched Shapes Dies in Crumb Cake
Die cut (2) of the second largest Circle die in Layering Circles Dies in Basic White, score at 1 5/16 and fold in half

Adhere one of the Basic White circles, folded, to the back of one of the Crumb Cake Circles
Adhere the other Basic White Circle, folded to the back of the same Crumb Cake circle backing the folded edges together

Put liquid glue on the two half circles that are seen, glue the other Crumb Cake Circle on top, lining up with the one in the front,

Die cut Basic White Stitched Circle using the 2nd largest Stitched Circle Die from the Stitched Shapes Dies, stamp greeting and attach to the front of the slider mechanism CAUTION: watch the direction of the sliding mechanism

Stamp the sand dollar, seashell and starfish, color with Crumb Cake, Seaside Spray & Flirty Flamingo (light) and attach to the Basic White stitched circle

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