Japanese Gatefold 2

This is the inside:

I absolutely love making oriental-themed cards. This stamp was a Goodwill (thrift store) find for only $1.99! I keep hitting that same thrift store with my fingers crossed from time to time...but alas, I think it was a one-time treasure find. Still--I am tenacious; and thrift stores have a fabulous way of surprising you! :)

Anyway, a little about the card... The sentiment is difficult to read in this photo, but it's a quote by Emily Dickinson: "We turn not older with the years, but newer every day."

The challenges are as follows:

1) Truly Scrumptious Challenge #8 Multiple Folds

2) Secret Crafter Challenge #33 New Beginnings

Here is the outside. I kept it minimal because I wanted to evoke a feel of shoji doors:

Materials used:
DCWV Textured 5.5x5.5 Gatefold card (clearance $3 at Hobby Lobby)
Hot Off the Press "Retro Daisies" 8x8 paper
Studio G pink pigment ink (for edges)
Flower is a disposable coaster
Vellum sentiment from JoAnns $1 rack
Cotton crochet thread (natural)
White eyelets/brads

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Have a wonderful day,

--Kathryn