Strawberry Flap Card

Not too long ago, the flap card was featured as a technique or a sketch on Splitcoast. I've wanted to try it out for some time, but I just now got around to it. This is a great layout - I modified it slightly so it was closer to a standard sized card (this card is 4" x 5 1/4" compared to the standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

The card base is Old Olive - I started with a 12" x 12" sheet of cardstock and scored it at 2 1/4" and 7 1/2". I used the Coluzzle to round off the flap. I mounted the Old Olive striped patterned paper on to the bottom flap of the cardstock. The strawberry stamp was inked with my Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers and then stamped on to a scrap piece of Whisper White. I used my 1 1/4" circle punch to punch out the strawberry and my 1 3/8" circle punch to punch out the Old Olive mat. I layered the Whisper White on to the Old Olive and then mounted that on to the Real Red scalloped circle with dimensionals. I attached the scalloped circle to the rounded flap with a bit of adhesive. REMEMBER - only apply adhesive to the top portion of the scalloped circle, otherwise you will glue your card shut!

I used Absolutely Fabulous (again!!!) for the greeting. This time, I inked the greeting with Real Red and then stamped it on to a piece of Whisper White cardstock. The "I'm there for you" greeting fits perfectly into the Word Window punch, so I punched it out and mounted it to the card front. For a little bit of embellishment, I added a Real Red brad at the greeting and I added a bit of Real Red gingham ribbon across the rounded flap!

This is a fun little layout to use and once you get the hang of the measurements for cutting/scoring, you can pull it together in a snap!