On the Gatefold Carousel:Birthday Card

Hello all...

   I guess I am in a gatefold mood this week! First was a Z gatefold, a variation gatefold and today is a  more tradional gatefold with a bellyband. I really do like the added touch of the bellyband, as it allows for more embellishing as well as adds that special extra something that every card needs. I truely love making gatefolds, they just stand out amongst the single folds and even easel cards, but Ill get back to those too.

This is the front of my gatefold

The bellyband slides on from the top or the bottom

I used "Dance of Love" by Crissys Images

The inside of the card folds out from the sides to expose

a cordinating patterned paper and a

place for a personal sentiment.

I used a scroll stamp to embellish the sentiment area.

Floral paper is glittered and textured

Striped paper is Paper Studio

I also added a pull out slider tag behind the personal sentiment area.

On this card I placed a fun carousel horse themed poem

and added a "Magical Birthday"

popped up sentiment....

It had to be popped up so that it would slide over the

 layers of the card when all closed up.

I also added a

"ticket to ride"

I thought this was a good little

Birthday themed poem and it certainly

goes well with the image

of the coursel horse!

This view shows all the card components

The slide on bellyband

The main body of the card

and the pull out poem tag

I will be entering the following challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Childs Birthday

http://www.cardadayblog.blogspot.com/p/challenges.html Birthday

http://sundayswithcrissy.blogspot.com/ Tags or tickets

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com/ Birthday

http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes

http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/ Make me Laugh

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/ Funny card
http://craftpunked.blogspot.co.uk/ Birthday