Friday, December 7, 2012

how do you decide whether to do a side- or top-fold card?

i ask because i only realized last night, midway through what i'm sure by now must be my elebenty-seventh consecutive year of card-making, that i consistently do a side-fold by default, a top-fold when i have an offcut of cardstock that needs using up, and a reverse side-fold (the infamous "left-handed greeting card" lol!) only when i am very, very tired. :)

this one's a top-fold, and thus represents one less leftover 12x4.5" piece of kraft in my cardstock caddy. big win!!!

 (patterned paper: crate, echo park; chipboard tree stickers: recollections; border stickers: my mind's eye; sentiment rub-on: making memories; poinsettia: we r memory keepers; twine: doodlebug; lace: vintage, from m'stash; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, sewing machine)

may i say for the record that those sparkly patterned trees might just represent my all-time favorite holiday stickers? they are michaels' store brand, i've gone through AT LEAST 5 or 6 packs of them in the last few years, and i'm certain i will continue to purchase and enjoy them for however long they continue being made! i almost always use the whole pack of 3 at a time... but then... i almost always buy them when they're on a 40% off sale... so i think i'm still up on the deal, fiscally-speakin'!

my layout is based on kimber mcgray's 12.1 saturday card sketch at two peas in a bucket:


i used this week's gorgeous holiday palette (#221) from color throwdown:


and i think that's about all i have to say for the moment, except to wish you a very happy and productive weekend! ciao for now, darlings! ♥

12 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful! I love those trees!

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  2. Those trees are M's stickers? They are gorgeous!

    Reverse side fold...you crack me up!

    this is an interesting question...I always do TOP folds.

    Super love your card today...

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  3. The thing I will keep buying that way are the teeny Jolee's dimensional Christmas lights on a string. I LOVE THOSE. I buy all they have, every year. I love those trees - and what a great layout for them :)
    As for folding...I always do top-fold. Easier to photograph, and easier to set up on my market table (without having card-dominoes going on). I pre-cut all my bases and do about half & half.

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  4. This is sooooooooooooo pretty! Love the look of the trees....fab!

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  5. Nothing prettier than a sparkly tree and these are wonderful! Love the design you used on here too! Fantastic card!
    Lynn

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  6. Such a fun holiday card! The bling is perfect!

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  7. Such a cute card. The bling on your trees looks festive and wonderful. I almost always do a side fold. I don't know why. But every once in a while I will do a top fold. That really doesn't explain a lot now does it. Wishing you a happy weekend..

    Hugs~

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  8. I am forever a top fold girl ... not sure why, but likely because I like to even up both sides. Love those pretty little trees ... must look for them next time I'm at M's.

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  9. Love the trees! Why can YOU make stickers look good, while mine look like ... stickers?

    As for the fold, I prefer the top-fold for taking pictures, but because of how OWH needs the cards put into envelopes, I've been making side-fold lately. I call the top-fold "left-handed" cards, since they are definitely lefty-friendly for writing on the inside. :)

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  10. I plan on hitting up Michael's and J's after Christmas and hoping for some reduced clearanced Christmas stickers stuff! :) This card turned out fab.

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  11. OMG...what beautiful sparkly Christmas trees...this is sooo pretty!!!! Thanks for joining us for the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!!

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