March 9/22 #avirtualhangout – Angled Gate Fold Card

A fun and very easy way to pretty up a card that fits in a standard envelope.

Template and Measurements

Card Base 5 1/2” x 11” – Coloured Card Stock – On 11” side on left side Score @ 3 3/8” – Turn 180° – Line left side of card stock repeat – Score @ 3 3/8”

Belly Band 1” x 11” – Coordinating Card Stock

Inside of card – 4” x 5 1/4” Basic White or Very Vanilla

1 Layer Card Front – 2 pieces – Cut 3 1/8” x 5 1/4” Designer Series Paper – On left side mark down @ 1” Turn 90° so left side 5 1/4” side at the top – Mark down 1”

HELPFUL TIP *** If you want to have both front panels the same pattern. Turn the one piece over onto the opposite side BEFORE cutting.

OR 2 Layer Card Front – 2 Pieces – Cut 3” x 5 1/8” Designer Series Paper AND Cut 2 Pieces – 3 1/8” x 5 1/4” Solid Coloured Card Stock

Belly Band – Cut 1 Strip of card stock measuring 1” x 11” – Wrap around the assembled card – Adhere with Stampin’ Seal to close. Place a Tag of your choice to the Band.

Card Base – On the left side of the base, measure 1” down & make a tick mark with a pencil – Repeat on the top right side down 1”. See diagram (template below)

On the bottom of base – mark 1” across the on both the left – repeat on the right. See diagram (template below)

On the left side of the card base, Cut from the score lines to the top tick marks then cut from the top tick mark to the bottom tick mark. Repeat on the right side – Cut from right score line to the top tick mark, etc.

Adhere the DSP layers to the card fronts. Using your bone folder and flip over to the back side of the card; smooth out the folds/ score lines. Tip- You can use Stampin’ Seal to assemble the layers together / If you want more wiggle room use Tombow White glue.