Card Making Workshop - Creating Gate Fold Cards

Fun Fold Cards Featuring Something Fancy

What you'll learn

You will be able to create Gate Fold Cards from start to finish.

You will be able to cut, score and layer cards.

You will be able to stamp and sponge color sentiments.

You will be able to die cut shapes to add embellishments to your cards.

You will learn advanced techniques for creating professional looking cards.

Requirements

No previous crafting experience is necessary.

Card making supplies or the curiosity to learn how to use them.

You will need several types of materials including patterned paper, card stock, stamps, and dies.

Description

In this workshop course, you will learn how to cut, layer, stamp and embellish Gate Fold Cards. You will use the Something Fancy Stamp Set, Something Fancy Dies, the Flowers & More Designer Series Paper, and coordinating cardstock and ink by Stampin’ Up! You will learn how to create several styles of A2 Gate Fold cards. The cards will have multiple layers and embellishments. You can substitute any of these supplies with items from your craft stash. You can use the skills you acquire in this course to create other cards because the techniques you learn are broadly applicable.In this course, you will learn skills, tips & tricks for creating Gate Fold Cards. You will start by cutting and scoring the cardstock for your card bases. Then you will add additional layers using Basic White and the Flowers & More Designer Series Paper. Then, you will learn to die cut shapes from the Something Fancy dies using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. You will design cards using the shapes in several ways, making each card unique. You will learn to stamp and sponge color your sentiments for your cards. You will add and layer your embellishments to add finishing touches to your cards, making each design unique. You will learn how to step up your cards by embossing and decorating envelopes. The skills you learn in this class can be applied to a variety of card making projects. I hope you will share your projects with your classmates and practice what you learn.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Ingredients

Lecture 1 Instructor Introduction & Course Overview

Lecture 2 Card Making Supplies - Gate Fold Ingredients

Section 2: Creating Card Bases & Layers

Lecture 3 Cutting & Scoring Gate Fold Card Bases

Lecture 4 Creating Designer Series Paper Layers

Lecture 5 Assembling Gate Fold Card Layers

Lecture 6 Creating Layers for the Inside of the Cards

Section 3: Stamping & Embellishing

Lecture 7 Die Cutting Tips & Tricks

Lecture 8 Stamping Sentiments & Blending

Lecture 9 Methods for Closing Gatefold Cards

Section 4: Stepping it Up & Finishing Touches

Lecture 10 Adding an Embossed Layer, Bling, Decorating Envelopes

Lecture 11 Packaging Cards for Sharing & Selling

Lecture 12 Finished Gate Fold Card Projects

Lecture 13 Course Conclusion

Crafters who enjoy the card making process.,Crafters who want to learn different card designs and techniques.,Crafters who are interested in mass producing cards to share or to sell.