WONDERFUL WEDDING

This last weekend we attended our friends daughter's wedding which was amazing to say the least.  This is the card I made for them, sticking to a purple theme as I knew the bridesmaids dresses were purple.  It does stand up, but in my haste to take photos before I wrote it, pack and all the usual preening and grooming rituals, I appear to have completely forgotten to take a photograph in it's standing position....oops.  You will have to use your imagination.

The mechanics of this card is very simple, and it allows the scope of extra space to add pictures, verses, photos and anecdotes when you want to create a bit of a keepsake and not just a card.

To make, you will need two pieces of card.  I created one that when folded up, was approximately 6" square, but this can be made any size, and could also be rectangular, with a portrait or landscape perspective.  Your first piece of card needs to be made into a gatefold, so my initial piece of card was 6" x 12 " (slightly smaller if using A4) with the outer 3" folded in from each side, creating the basic 6" square.  The second piece is shorter as this only has one fold (3") to create the fold up at the bottom.  As this piece is to be glued onto the central panel of your first piece, to allow for the sides to fold in, you will need to remove a slither from the width of the second piece, to reduce the bulkiness and allow the folding up to be easy.

Decorate as you wish.  I put a bridesmaids and gifts on the front panels, the bride and groom looking at each other on the inner sides, appropriate quotes/sayings on either side of the fold up, and a pocket in the centre for  the verse tag and a place to write something personal (and also an ideal place for holding a cheque).  I also added some narrow decorative punched borders to the front panels that met in the middle.  If you have a slight gap, this is a great disguise!!

I have started some Father's Day cards in this style, and will post them on my webpages when they are complete so feel free to pop over and have a look in a week or so www.divinecrafting.co.uk

Happy Crafting !!

Christine