Wednesday 16 June 2010

Ladder fold card

This is my first attempt at one of these fancy fold ladder cards.
I'm really glad that I bought my Fiskars trimmer, as it allows me to cut sections in the centre of a piece of card, as required by this type of fold.
I had intended putting the tall section on the left, but somehow I must have scored the wrong bit of the card to start off with and it ended up on the right. However, with this orientation, the giraffe appears to be looking into the card rather than away from it, which is just as well.
The image is Meljen's and the trees are from a Unity stamp. The sentiment is stamped with an Inca stamp and mounted on Nestie Labels 4.
Now I'll have to see if I can make an envelope to fit this size of card!
I got the idea from the challenge at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog. I hope they like it.

16 comments:

  1. This is such a cute card. I hope it was as much fun to make as it looks.

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  2. Hi Chrissie
    this is so sweet love the design...thanks for your help with my Prop ...not managed it yet still looking for the world !!!!
    hugs
    Sylvie xxx

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  3. Chrissie that is a wonderful card and I think you actually did it that way round on purpose because thats the way it looks.

    Anne

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  4. What a great card Chrissie, love the papers and the image :-)
    Anne x

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  5. Great card Chrissie. what is that striped paper you have used on the last few cards - sorry if you posted it already.
    Linbyx

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  6. Oh, I do like it! The giraffe is perfect for this. Great card!! Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  7. Hi again Chrissy
    You asked what Id used to emboss the daisy patter on my Die Cut Dreams chal card..
    Its a Cuttlebug one Caramelo
    i got mine from Cutting Edge crafts

    http://www.cuttingedgecrafts.co.uk/cart.php?target=product&product_id=23107&category_id=544

    Thanks for your comments x

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  8. Fabulous card Chrissie, never heard it called a ladder card before, love that giraffe!!

    Barbaraxx

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  9. Wow, I love this! It is so soft and sweet; love how you have added the trees! Thank you for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

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  11. Chrissie, this is just the cutest card. I love the giraffe. Awesome job!

    Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  12. Awesome job on the step ladder fold! Your adorable giraffe is the perfect image for the side panel. Thanks for participating in this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge and hope to see you again next week!
    Jessica, TMSC DT

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  13. Adorable,adorable, adorable! Love the giraffe and the simplicity of the steps. Nicely done! Thanks for playing along with Tuesday Morning Sketches!

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  14. super cute! love the giraffe!

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  15. wow - really clever - i've not attempted that fold yet... i'm not brave enough - or patient enough!!! Love the giraffe.

    Paula x x x

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Thanks,
Chrissie