Trifold with Aperture Style Cards

Welcome, friends! Hope Life is treating you well.
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It's time for another
Back to Basics and Beyond Challenge!

For the next two weeks, join us by uploading an "Anything-Goes" challenge as long as a an aperture is used. The team has all kinds of inspiration and a variety of aperture styles to view, so take a look! Hope to see yours there.

Having stamped for nearly 30 years, I am embarrassed to admit that this is the first "from scratch" aperture card I have made. It's a tri-fold card. Those of you who are familiar with me know I am NOT a paper engineer, and will be proud of my attempt.

Folded, it measures 6" x 4":

It's a simple design
without many layers,
and would have looked prettier with more ink and dry embossed layers for texture.


The image (a virgin stamp that is at least 12 years old) is by Impression Obsession,
stamped with VersaFine,
and colored with Tombow markers.


The front cut is larger than
the 2nd panel cut,
to offer a turquoise mat
against the glittery white frame in front.


I didn't know how to keep the card closed for photographing.

The second panel still only shows a glimpse of the image beneath, but frame it differently:

Opens all the way to finish the sweet message "you are" on the front --
"very special to me."

Hope to see your aperture creations at the challenge blog -

Products Used:

• Glitters: Diamond Dust Ultrafine Glitter, Margarita Micro Fine Glitter, Blue Haze Micro Fine Glitter
• Adhesives: Nuvo Deluxe Fine Tip, Brushable Glue
• Stamp: Impression Obsession Hummingbird H1503, Anna Griffin "You Are" greetings
• Inks: Deep Lagoon VersaFine, Mermaid Lagoon, Black Soot, Shabby Shutters & Tumbled Glass Distress, Nocturne VersaFine Clair
• Spellbinders: Labels Four, 5x7 Elegant Labels Four, Shapeabilities Foliage
• Tombow Markers
• Daisy Petals die set 
• SU Modern Label Punch

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. My Time To Craft #377 "More Than One Fold" 8/25
2. Pile It On #145 "New Technique and/or Oldest Stash" (NBUS stamp over 10 years old and old SB dies AND new-for-me technique in card fold) 9/2 (sep post)
3. Cardz 4 Galz #78 "Dies and/or Punches" (have used several dies and one punch) 8/29
4. Word Art Wednesday #348-349 Sentiment Innie and Outie "you are very special to me" 8/29
5. ScrapyLand Challenges #96 AG with dies SL sells (Spellbinders: Labels Four, 5x7 Elegant Labels Four, Shapeabilities Foliage) 9/5
6. World Wide Open DT Challenge #8 AG for DT 9/15

Stamping hugs,