A Charming Garden Gate Card for A Friend

I remember when I first saw this die I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it because I could just see this garden gate card in my mind. Is this greeting just not SO perfect? I just love the scale of these tiny cardstock flowers over the arbor and how the whole things just fits on the card so sweetly with that greeting.  For this card I used Rubbernecker’s Gate and Arbor, Sun Moon, Leaves and Greenery , Grass, Small Butterflies, Tiny Flower Buds and Kittie Says Friends.

Card Base and Sentiment

• Use white cardstock to cut an A2 sized card.
• Score and fold the card.
• Apply masking tape around all four edges of the card front.
• Use a large blender brush to apply light blue ink over the whole open space to create a soft background.
• Remove tape and see the white frame border.
• Pro Tip:  When you want to create a basic single layer card base masking off a frame border can add dimension.
• Use black ink to stamp the sentiment.

The Gate and Arbor

• Cut the gate and arbor using white cardstock and the accessory pieces using black cardstock.
• Cut several sections of the greenery.
• Trim the curved ends off the greenery with scissors.
• Begin attaching the greenery to the arch using glossy accents allowing the sections to overlap.
• Use bright yellow cardstock to cut the tiny flowers, place them face up on the molding pad and form them with a tiny tipped stylus.
• Use glossy accents to attach the tiny flowers al the way around the greenery.
• Attach the gate and hinges to the arbor and the handle to the gate using glossy accents.
• Apply thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the arbor and attach it to the card base.

Finish the Garden Gate Card

• Use green cardstock to cut the grass layer and a few more greenery sections.
• Attach a strip of mounting tape to the  back of the grass and attach it to the card base.
• Attach the tiny flower buds to the greenery section using glossy accents.
• Tuck the floral sections in behind the grass and attach using glossy accents.
• Use yellow cardstock to cut the sun and butterflies.
• Apply a piece of mounting tape to the back of the sun and attach it to the upper sky area.
• Attach pre made white Nuvo Crystal Drops to the center of each butterfly using glossy accents.
• Use glossy accents to attach the butterflies to the card base and grass.

I can see this layout turned into a garden gate card for ALL the seasons so it’s really perfect all year round. And because it’s so pretty but not occasion-specific on its own, you really can adapt this for all sorts of reasons. Check out this link to see several other cards made using the arbor with different seasons.  I would love to hear how you use this unassuming appearing but super fun die!

Gate and Arbor Die Cut 5166D [ RBB ] Sun Moon Die 5147-07D [ RBB ] 5309-04D Leaves and Greenery Die [ RBB ] Tabed Grass Set Die Cut 5152-03D [ RBB ] Small Butterflies Die 5147-08D [ RBB ] Tiny Flower Buds Die Cut 5147-10D [ RBB ] 3327 Kittie Says Friends [ RBB ] Color Fuse Set #9 [ RBB ] Versafine Clair Nocturne Pad [ RBB ]

Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Gloss White [ ELH ] Life Changing Blender Brush – 4 Piece… [ ELH ] Sizzix – Paper Sculpting Kit [ SBC ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Scotch Safe-Release Masking Painter’s… [ ELH ] Scor-Tape 1/8′ (3mm), Scor-Pal Tape [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… [ AMZUS ] ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ] VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne [ ELH ]

Making a garden gate card for a friend is so fun.