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I thought for this weekend it would be nice for us to make Gate cards. I will write a short tutorial for them later today (we have hair cuts and doctor appointment in the morning. Rebecca’s ear hurt. Murphy’s law is hitting us. You are getting ready to fly - your child is getting sick. She woke up crying hysterically last night because of it).

Gate cards are easy. You just need to score a bit differently then regular cards since this fold opens in the middle of the card.

Here is the math:

Card width divided by 2 = your back

Back width divided by 2 = your side width

So, for a 4″ square card you need a 4″ x 8″ piece of cardstock that you score at 2″ and 6″

4 1/4″ width card: 8 1/2″ piece scored at 2 1/8″ and 6 3/8″

Did I make your head hurt yet? It’s really not hard and those are fun.

I made three cards yesterday. I need to be frugal with them though and only show you one a day so I have new stuff on my blog everyday while I am gone. Let’s just say I had a blast with the monkey from Zoofari. Here is a Gate fold card I made with him.

My card started out as a 3 1/2″ x 7″ strip of chocolate chip cardstock. I scored at 1 3/4″ and 5 1/4″. I cut some smaller strips of my POP scrap to match the folds. The monkey is stamped with brown stazon on shimmery white cardstock. I added the doodle border with my brown Micron pen. The monkey is colored with Aqua painter and Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and a tad of Rose Red classic ink. Doesn’t he look like he just jumped off one branch and is flying to the next?

I layered the image on a chocolate Chip scallop circle punch out . I just won a Super Jumbo scallop circle punch from Marvy Uchida over at Gina K.’s blog. I was blown away. I think that’s the first time in my entire life that I ever won something. I love it. It’s  2″ size and perfect for smaller images. Thank you Gina!!!

I cut the Soft Sky Layer with my Coluzzle and sponged the edges a little.

I used part of the Happy Valentine’s Day from Holidays & Wishes to make my Happy Day greeting

I punched three flowers out of chocolate chip cardstock with the new Three for you Punch, sponged the edges and added Rose Red and Apricot brads in it.

The inside has a 3 1/4″ Rose Red cardstock sqare layered with a 3″ POP designer square taped in the center. I have on more chocolate chip flower with Rose Red brad on the bottom right.

Now those who know me or have read this blog for a while know that I like my stuff neat. So Gate Folds, or Joy Fold cards need to have a closure mechanism (for little anal me) so they won’t flap open. For this card, I just slide the monkey image under one of the tiny flowers.

This sketch challenge will be open until Wednesday. I don’t know what time. With time difference and jet lag…who knows when I get to pick a winner. But I thought I still raffle away something. I can not not do that with a challenge. I just have too much fun doing it.

The price this time will be some large heart eyelets Stampin’ Up! used to sell in white, Real Red, pretty in pink and pink passion. I won’t be able to mail the prize out to the winner until the 26th of June.

Okay! Igot to run. So much to do my stomach is in knots! Catch you all later. Have fun with this!

To participate in the raffle, upload your card in your splitcoast gallery or on your blog. Then go to the comment section, add the link to your card along with the Entry #. So far we have one link added in the comment section. If you are the next person with a link, add Entry #2, then Entry #3 and so on!

We just got back from the doctor run. No ear infection. Seems like her ear ache comes from her allergies. Rebecca’s nose tissue (or whatever it’s called is swollen), putting pressure on the sinus. The doc said that could cause the ear ache. Since she is already on Claritin, she now got nose spray to go with it.  I am just grateful she doesn’t have an ear infection and we are still good to go on Monday! Thank you all for your well wishes.