Graduation Card with More Than One Fold

Happy Saturday and welcome!

A new theme starts today at Allsorts challenge and Liz is hosting this week. For her optional theme she selected "More Than One Fold" but it's just an option as all of your new crafty makes (up to 3) are welcome and we'd love to see them. All will be entered into the prize drawing or considered for the Top 5. Prizes for weeks 778 and 779 come from Oakwood and Highlight Crafts. Look for the winners post on the last Friday of the month. 

I don't often make cards with more than one fold but there is no denying that there is something special about those fancy folds. And since my daughter is graduating from Highschool later this month I thought she would appreciate a fancy fold card so that is what I made :)

I combined stamps from Visible Image and Aall and Create.

My image panel was started with a smooshed background using Picked Raspberry and Blueprint Sketch Distress inks. Next I stamped the clocks from the Aall and Create set Clocks and Flowers using SU's Bashful Blue ink. The typewriter and "...next chapter" stamps are from the Visible Image set One Kind Word. The Aall and Create bird from the set Follow Your Own Path was stamped on a separate piece of card stock then colored and fussy cut. I wanted to stay with a blue and pink color combo so I only used those colors along with black soot ink to color the bird. I added a circle die cut for a little more interest then added the bird with foam tape. The little bird on the right side is also from the Aall and create set Follow your own path.

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"Congratulations" and "Happy Graduation" sentiments are oldies from Whimsy stamps.

A view from the side:

And here is the inside. I managed to get a small ink blodge inside while inking around the edges and so I decided to use a stencil by Stampers Anonymous to add more blodges :) I also used another stamp from the Follow Your Own Path set on the bottom right stamped with light blue ink. 

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I'm sure most of you are familiar with the Easel card fold, but if you're looking for instructions you can find them here at Splitcoast Stampers. Mine is a little larger than the card in the tutorial and measures 6" square when closed so I started out with a 6x12 inch cardstock piece for the base which I scored at 6" and 3", then added my card front and the inside. I definitely think the easel card style is one of the easier "fancy folds" so if you have never tried it I do recommend giving this one a try.

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 I plan to share with these challenges:

• Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Birds of a Feather
• Cardz 4 Galz - Any Celebrations or Mother's Day
• Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! - Stencils (see inside the card)
• Crafts Galore Encore - AG
• Creatalicious Challenges - AG/ option something new (first time using bird and typewriter stamps)
• Creative Creases - Fun Folds
• Creative Fingers - AG
• Creative Inspirations Challenge  - AG
• Cut It Up - Add a Sentiment plus a die cut (circle behind the bird)
• Krafty Chicks - Use Stamps
• Simon Says Stamp - Feminine
• The Paper Funday - AG
• Triple B - Birds, Blooms or Butterflies
• Word Art Wednesdays - AG

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