Create a Stunning Overlapping Gatefold Card with Perfectly Pears and Branching Out Dies

Looking for a unique and elegant card design? Today, we’re making an overlapping gatefold card with layers of Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Perfectly Pears bundle, and the Branching Out dies. This card opens in a fun way and gives plenty of space for decoration inside. Perfect for birthdays, thank yous, or just because!

Supplies Needed:

• Old Olive cardstock (card base)

• Mossy Meadow cardstock

• Basic Beige cardstock

• Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper

• Branching Out die set

• Pear stamps (single and double)

• Stampin’ Blends (Pecan Pie, Light & Dark Old Olive)

• Inks: Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Pecan Pie, Basic Beige

• Stampin’ Dimensionals & glue dots

• Bone folder

• Adhesive

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Card Base

Cut Old Olive cardstock to 10¾" × 5½". Score 1⅝" and 3¼" from each end. Fold outside lines as mountains and inside lines as valleys. Use a bone folder for crisp folds.

2. Right Panel

Cut Mossy Meadow (3⅛" × 4⅜"), Basic Beige (3" × 4¼"), and Painterly Pears DSP (2¾" × 4"). Layer and then add adhesive on the right side, but not more that about ¾" of adhesive. Attach to the right flap leaving about a ¼" border on the right.

3. Left Panel

Cut Mossy Meadow (3⅛" × 5⅛"), Basic Beige (2¾" × 4¼"), Painterly Pears DSP (2¾" × 4¾"). Die-cut the Branching Out shape from Basic Beige. Layer and attach to left flap, only along the left ¾" edge so it tucks behind the right panel.

4. Stamp the Pears

On Basic Beige (3" × 5"), stamp the single pear, stem & leaves, and double pear. Color stems with Pecan Pie, leaves with Old Olive Blends. Two-step stamp the pears with Darling Duckling and sponge Timid Tiger around one edge. Die-cut the pieces.

5. Finish the Branching Out Label

Stamp “Hello Friend” in Mossy Meadow on the Branching Out die-cut. Add small dotted splatters with Basic Beige ink.

6. Assemble the Pears

Attach the stem to the single pear with a glue dot. Add dimensionals to the pears and leaves. Attach them to the Branching Out die.

7. Attach the Focal Point

Adhere the completed Branching Out die-cut to the center of the left panel.

8. Inside of the Card

Add Painterly Pears DSP (1½" × 5¼") to the right inside panel. Center Mossy Meadow (3" × 4¼") inside the card. On Basic Beige (2¾" × 4"), stamp three small flower outlines in the bottom right corner and color centers with Darling Duckling. Adhere on top.

9. Envelope

Stamp either the single or double pear on the bottom left corner. Finish with coloring and details as on the card front.

This overlapping gatefold card is a stunning and interactive way to showcase your stamping skills. Layering, die-cutting, and two-step stamping give it a professional finish that friends and family will love. Try changing up your colors or Designer Series Paper to make each card uniquely yours!

I have a Video for you so you can see how to put this card together.

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