Journaling Notes - Rectangluar Gatefold Card - On Your Retirement

Welcome to Day 2 of using journaling sheets (Making Memories) for cards!  Today's card is a gatefold retirement card.

Measurements of my finished card: 6 x 4 1/4 inches

I got the paper I used from the journaling notebook on the right.

I chose the paper on the right for my gatefold Travel card.  I really loved the newspaper print and the stamp design border.

Hmmm....Once I cut both sheets to make a square/rectangle, I realized that I would have to cover the left side because they didnt mirror each other.  No problem!

I used one of the half sheets as a stencil and was able to recreate the stamp effect using a small circle punch I had.  The blue paper I used is from Authentique.

I attached my outside paper to my card base using regular old glue stick. 

I was going to do just one side with the blue and use the original pink/newsprint for the other side because I loved the pattern so much (especially the newsprint!).  Unfortunately the more I looked at it the stranger it looked so I decided to do both sides the same.  I also cut out a smaller rectangle of dark blue card for the center.  I mounted my chalkboard onto this (left side only) with Red Liner tape and decorated with cut pieces of washi tape.

I wanted the postage border to hand off the edge of my card. I should have covered this with another paper or colored the edges before I attached it to my card  (Distress stain? embossing powder? glitter?) but I didn't.

 For the inside of my card, I chose 7 Gypsies paper. They have a really neat paper pad featuring maps. I matted them on dark brown card.  I double matted the center (or larger) piece and used more of the blue Authentique paper.

EK Success has this design as a punch. I punched out from ivory card and matted to dark brown card to match.  I cut the mat by hand. (I've been practicing and its not actually that hard to hand cut a 1/.8 inch mat border around a shape.)

And here is the finished card!

 Here is the finished inside.  You can see the backside of the chalkboard that I adhered to the left side of my card.

 Close Up!

This is a close up of the right front of my card. You can see the dark blue card I used to add to the front and the pieces of washi tape I used to decorate.

I got these little chalkboards (3 x 2 inches) from some website that I cant remember. If you google mini chalkboards Im sure that you can find it.  You cant really see it here but the outside of the chalkboards are made of unfinished wood. There was a gold thread loop attached at the top that I cut off as this was originally intended as an ornament.

I used white embossing powder and a Versa Mark pen to write the words on my chalkboard.  I covered the edges with Dazzles Jewel gold borders.  I added the buttons and bling with glue.

I stamped the sentiment in Staz On black.  I had this clock embellishment which I added as a final touch.

I hope that you enjoyed my gatefold cards this weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!

Lis