Share It Sunday Blog Hop

 

Hello & welcome to For The Love of Stamping and the Share It Sunday blog hop where we share what we have been working on.

I have to admit that his has been a labor of love and is definitely geared towards the avid crafter card. I have been working for quite sometime on this card. The hang up for me was the belly band!! GO FIGURE!! 

My hope is that the end result actually reflects what I was trying to accomplish and that being that the sentiment looks like it was drawn in the sand. And if not then that's ok.... I tried.

I have been way to fussy trying to "make it right".  I hope that I am not alone when it comes to fussing over an element on your card. Have you ever encountered this "problem"? Well enough is enough! No more fussing with it.

As you can see this is rather large card! The finished size is 7" x 5" and when folded down it is pretty thick. Definitely a card that should be hand delivered not only because of size but because of all the detail - I would hate for Canada Post to damage it!

So where do I begin? Let's start with the what this fun fold is called - A Floating Tiered Gate Fold - now that's a mouthful! I saw this fun fold on a video by Mixed Up Crafts. There are lots of steps involved but her video is really easy to follow.

Here are all the measurements for all the pieces

• 1 piece of 8" x 7" for the main card
• Score along the 8" @ 1/2", 1 1/2", 6 1/2" & 7 1/2"
• Score along the 7" side at 6" just to the first score line. Then flip the card and repeat on the other end.
• 2 pieces each of 1 1/2" x 5 1/2", 1 1/2" x 4 1/2", 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" for the hinges.
• Score along the 1 1/2" side @ 1/2" & 1"
• 2 pieces each of 2 1/2" x 7", 2 1/2" x 6", 2 1/2" x 5" and 2 1/2" x 4"

Here are all the supplies used to make this card (are you ready???)

• White, Black, Granny Apple, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Shaded Spruce cardstock
• Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Memento, Soft Suede, Balmy Blue inks
• Waves of The Ocean & Marbleous  DSP
• Paradise Palms stamp/die bundle for the palm trees
• Layering Diorama (for the islands) & Horizon dies (for the grass inside the card)
• Nothing's Better Than stamp/die bundle for the cocktail glasses
• Artistically Inked  (for the sand), Driving By (SAB), Gentle Waves (background on the insert) & Create with Friends (sentiment) stamp sets
• Blending Brushes (to blend color for the sand and the waves on the inside of the card).
• Stampin' Blends: Bermuda, Daffodil, Pumpkin, Smoky & Black (VW van and the cocktails)
  
  Thank you for stopping by today! Please continue hopping onto the next project by Bonnie.