Hello Friends… Have you ever been so grateful for something that words just can’t express your thankfulness and gratitude? I don’t know about you my friend but for me there are many times I’m just bursting with thankfulness for a friends loving friendship or a kind deed that they’ve done for me. What greater compliment for someone to stop what they’re doing and make me their priority for the moment. I created this card as my random act of kindness (RAK) and chucked it full of gratitude and love. I hope you like this unique fold, I’m sharing the instructions on how to create your own. Make my day by creating this card and sharing it with someone you love. It will be a great beginning of sharing your expression of gratitude for those who’ve done things solely on your behalf. Hugs to all, I’m so thankful for ‘YOU’!
Supplies:
- Stamp Set: Sailing Home Bundle #151066
- Cardstock: Night of Navy #100867, Sahara Sand #121043, Whisper White #100730, Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper #149481
- Ink: Night of Navy #147110, Sahara Sand #147117
- Miscellaneous: Subtle 3D Embosssing Folder #151775, Metallic Pearls #146282, Baker’s Twine #149483 (Discontinued)
Measurements:
- Night of Navy: 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2,
- Sahara Sand 4 x 5 1/4, 3 x 3
- Whisper White 3 3/4 x 5, 4 x 5 1/4, 1 1/2 x 3 1/4
- Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper 4 x 4
Instructions:
- Fold Night of Navy card base on scored fold line and burnish.
- Emboss the 3 3/4 x 5 Whisper White using the 3D Subtle embossing folder, adhere the embossed Whisper White to the 4 x 5 1/4 Sahara Sand.
- Wrap the Baker’s Twine around the combined Sahara Sand and Whisper White three times and tie a knot. Adhere to the Night of Navy card base.
- Stamp the lighthouse on the 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 Whisper White and die cut.
- Use a pencil to create crosshairs in the center of the designer paper, (Note: You’ll erase the crosshairs when you’re finished folding). Follow the diagram provided below to create folds.
It’s your option to leave the folded corners as shown below, not glued down providing a bit of dimension, or glue them down to make them flat. It’s all in personal preference.
6. Adhere the folded square to the 3 x 3 Sahara Sand square matte.
7. Adhere the combined squares at a diagonal to the card front making it look like a triangle verses a square.
8. Stamp the word ‘Thanks’ in the center of the folded square using Night of Navy ink.
9. Stamp the birds flying in the upper right corner on the embossed Whisper White panel.
10. Adhere the 4 x 5 1/4 Whisper White panel to the inside of card and stamp the lighthouse to lower left corner using Night of Navy ink. Stamp the birds flying in the upper right corner.
11. Use dimensionals to adhere the die cut lighthouse to the lower left front of card front.
12. For the finishing touch add the Metallic Pearls to the points of the folded flaps.
For your reference here’s a picture of the inside of the card!
