Flourishes FTTC45 and SCS CC248!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC45)! This week Cindy Haffner is our challenge host. Cindy is challenging us to gatefold cards. Here are a couple of links to help you get started from SCS. Gatefold 1 and Gatefold 2. Gatefold cards are great year round, but something about opening a card from two sides this time of year gives a more regal, gift-like presentation. We love to see what you create.

For my gatefold card, I am using Flourishes Birds and Vine and Falling Leaves stamp sets. I cut and measured the card and cut side panels before I started stamping. Since I generally do 5.5 squared cards, I stayed with this size for my gatefold. I was unable to use my score pal since it does not have a 2.75 score marking. I used my Fiskars cutting tool and my stylus to create these two score lines at either end of my cardstock.

I stamped, colored, shadowed, and sponged my own background paper panels starting with Flourishes Classic Ivory Cardstock. I used the flower image from the Birds and Vine set. I colored with Flourishes Copic Color Collection and accented with an Inkssentials white opaque pen.

This card is also for today's SCS Color Challenge(CC248)! Artichokes, Bananas, and Razzleberries! I sponged the edges with barely banana and touched just alittle with a bordeaux on the focal image. My sentiment is from the Falling Leaves set. This week's Color Combo Challenge(CC248) with dessert option is velvet, velour, or velveteen. I added some black velvet ribbon to the corners. I finished with some tiny MS butterflies and gold pearls. The larger butterfly is sort of holding the gatefold card closed. I say sort of because it keeps popping open. Must fix this! LOL!!!

Please check out the other blog team designer's cards to see what they created with the limited challenge for you this week.

Maki Jones

Silke Ledlow
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson

Stamps Flourishes Birds and Vines and Falling Leaves, SU En Francaise bg

Paper Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry, Flourishes Classic Ivory

Ink Always Artichoke, Bordeaux, Barely Banana, PTI dark chocolate

Accessories Nestabilities Petite Rectangles, MS butterfly punch, sponges, copics, black velvet ribbon, gold pearls, stylus