Just Because: Pleated fold card with Quick Quotes Mulberry papers

Good morning Quick Quotes readers, Alicia here today with a special fold.  I enjoy being challenged by trying a new fold.  I was a little intimidated but it really wasn't that hard.  Whenever I try a new technique I first use a piece of white card stock because it usually takes once to figure it out correctly.

Instructions for the full pleated fold:

1. For a full pleated front begin with a piece  measuring 3" x 11"
2. Score at 1.5" next 2" then 3" alternating half inch then inch scores until the 9.5" score, leaving a 1.5" length at the end
3. Mark the half way point (1.5") on the short side
4. Cut at a diagonal from that mark to the 5" mark turn the paper and cut the same diagonal on the other corner
5. These two cuts should leave an inch in the center with no cut
6. Alternate folds and crease with a bone folder and ink all edges
7. Adhere the folds in place
8. Adhere the pleated panel on your card
9. Cover the top of the panel with another piece of paper, die cut or ribbon

Here's another version.  Quick Quotes' double sided patterned papers lend themselves so well to creating a lovely peekaboo and coordinating panels. 

Quick Quotes products used:

Mulberry Paper Pack

Plum PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products:

Stampin Up Four Frames stamp and punch

Close to My Heart Just to Say sentiment stamp

Mix'd Media Berries ink

Judikins clear detail embossing powder

Sizzix Rain or Shine embossing folder/die set

pearls, brad and flowers

white card stock

http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/challenge-81-use-purple.html until 4/21x

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/challenge-155-team-b-digi-stamps-4-joy.html  until 4/23  (2of3)x

http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/challenge-166-mehr-als-eine-falte-more.html until 4/25x

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/challenge-44-embossing-heat-or-dry.html  until 4/30x

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-april.html until 4/30x

http://wowembossingpowder.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/april-challenge-and-march-winner.html until 4/30x

http://stampedblessings.com/heartfulstamping-challenge/  until 5/6 (once per week)x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia