What the heck is a Dutch Door and how can you make it into a fun fold card?
In the first photo above you can see what a Dutch Door is. It’s one of those doors where the top and bottom of the door open separately. The second photo is the adorable card I’m sharing with you today.
I know, you’re looking at the photos thinking that the card doesn’t look anything like the Dutch Door. It looks like a regular card.
That’s what is so fun about this design. Check out the photo on the left. You can now see that only the bottom of this card opens! Sneaky, right?
The top section of the front of the card base is trimmed away. The focal point is then adhered to the bottom section of the card front so when it’s closed it looks like a normal card.
I lined up the short edge of the card front at the 2 3/4″ mark on my paper trimmer and cut down to the fold. Then I lined up the fold of the card on the cutting line and cut down to the edge of the paper. Easy Peasy. All that was left to do was decorate!
The adorable Penguin Place stamp set from the new Mini Catalog and the coordinating Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration Brochure were the perfect choices for this card. Cheerful and fun!
The two pieces of designer paper as well as the Basic White insert for the card all measure 4″ x 2 1/2″. When adhering the focal point to the card base just remember to put your adhesive (I used Stampin’ Dimensionals) on the lower portion of the card.
Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!