Gatefold Cards

Here's what you will need:

• A piece of cardstock measuring about 30cms X 15cms (12" X 6")
  
  
• Designer paper and embellishments of your choice
  
  
• A pencil and ruler
  
  
• A craft knife and a pair of sharp paper scissors
  
  
• A bone folder (if you don't have one, use a blunt knife to score the paper and the rounded handle of the knife to crease the folds)
  
  
• Some way to fasten the two folded sides of the card together. I used brads and gold cord on one card and eyelets and gold cord on another
  
  
• A cutting mat
  
  

I got most of the materials for these cards from Tanyah at

in case you are looking for what I used.

Here's what to do:

• Find the middle of the length of your cardstock and mark it lightly with the pencil. Then find the quarter points of the length of cardstock and mark those lightly with a pencil
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
• Now score the quarter lines on each side of your length of cardstock (don't score the middle line!) with your bone folder or knife. Carefully fold the two sides in to meet in the middle
  
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
• Next, measure the designer paper to make a square that fits over both 'doors' of your gatefold card. Cut it out and glue/adhere it down to the entire front of the card, covering up the centre as well. Make sure you glue or adhere the edges of the two front sections so that your designer paper will stick down to the folds once they are cut open
  
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
• Once the glue is dry or the designer paper is firmly adhered, take your craft knife or sharp paper scissors and slowly and carefully slit the designer paper down the middle where your card halves join
  
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
• Once you have cut the centre open, trim the edges of the fold carefully so they meet in the middle perfectly
  
  

You can also decorate the inside of your card, of course. Here I used more of the designer paper from the front and printed my sentiments on Vellum, then anchored them down with more brads like the ones I used at the front of the card. I used one continuous piece of designer paper to cover the entire inside of the card, then carefully cut it into panels to fit each section so the card would open and close easily without too much weight in the creases.

Have fun making your gatelfold cards!

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