Hello folks – this is my 2nd post for the day and here it is the day before May Day – May 1 – and I’m excited to share this fun fold. It’s made with retiring Country Lace DSP to create the fault line technique :O)

Begin with a Crumb Cake card base 4 1/4 x 11 scored @ 5 1/2 & @ 6 1/2. Burnish the 5 1/2 then burnish the 6 1/2 bringing it forward. Adhere that 1″ area to the card back so just the right side flips up. Add Basic White 7/8 x 4 1/4 to the 1″ area then add Country Lace DSP 3/4 x 4 1/4 over the Basic White.

Holding two layers of Country Lace together (both cut 3 x 4 7/16) & slowly tear at an angle – short side to short side – creating this fun edge. Now separate these pieces and add to a Basic White panel 4 7/16 x 4 1/4, leaving space as shown. Add to the Crumb Cake card front. (If you have seen the falut line technique in videos, I have done this just a bit differently – in that I added the Basic White panel to fit the book binder front) Stamp the sentiment in Crumb Cake ink using the Blooming Phrases stamp set – an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE and available May 6! Because this is a photopolymer stamp, I curved it to fit the curve of the DSP :O) I added three Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the word happy, taping off some of the elements of that stamp before inking with Crumb Cake ink. Then I stamped the word ‘birthday’, also in Crumb Cake ink. These also come from the Blooming Phrases stamp set. Next I stamped the balloons in Memento ink – these come from Spring Corners stamp set, currently available in the ONLINE store. I colored these with Stampin’ Blends: Balmy Blue, Summer splash & Pool Party then added Wink of Stella for a bit of sparkle.

For the envelope, more of the retiring Country Lace DSP adhered to the flap & trimmed to fit. I colored the balloons in the same manner using the same Stampin’ Blends: Pool Party, Balmy Blue & Summer Splash – and yes, Wink of Stella.

I love the contrast of the balloon colors with the very soft colors of the DSP – they really stand out nicely.

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