Ski Lodge Gatefold Card- Simple Stories Subzero Paper Collection

Hi everyone,

I'm dreaming of a winter getaway!

And inviting you to a gatefold card challenge for July!

When we lived in Ontario, we used to getaway to the mountains to a ski lodge and spend the day or weekend if we were lucky, having fun in the snow.

When I saw this paper collection, I got so nostalgic that I decided to make a snow lodge themed super extended gatefold card to capture the memories.

And I hope you join me by making this fun card and then decorating it with any beautiful paper collection I know you have in your stash- or if you are feeling super inspired, check out the July Kit from Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft to make your very own exactly like this.

I found an amazing tutorial on YT by the lovely Collete Mitrega. You can check out her original video HERE.

I had to adapt the dimensions of her gatefold card to be able to use the 4"x 4" and 4" x 6" journaling cards from this collection.

Here is the tutorial for my Sub-zero Ski Lodge Gatefold Card

I started off using 3 pieces of 12" x 12" Kraft card stock from Francheville.

You will need to cut the following pieces:

- 2 pieces 6.5" x 12"

- 2 pieces 6.5" x 6"

- 1 pieces 6.5" x 4"

Now for the scoring,

- For the 6.5" x 6" pieces, have the 6" along the top of the score board and score in @2"

- For the 6.5" x 12" pieces, have the 12" along the top of the score board and score @2", 4", 8", 10"

- Now have the 6.5" along the top of the score board and score @ 1.25"

Rotate and score again 1.25" from the other side

- Now, place a cutting matt underneath your pieces and cut a slit along the 1.25" score mark from the 2" mark to the 10" mark.

Now rotate and make a slit again on the other side.

And can we just stop to ohhh and ahhhh and salivate over the new gorgeous GORJUSS cutting matt and cutting blade.

Super great quality product (and not just because I love the design).

The cutting matt is self healing (you cant see where you have cut on it) and the blade and it's handle are SO sturdy and ergonomic.

I'm throwing out my fishers cutting matt! This one is a keeper!

You should now have both those 6.5"x12" pieces each with 2 slits.

You will need to adhere the 6.5" x 6" piece to the left of one of the long pieces and the other to the right of the other.

Now it's time to fold.

I suggest you watch my tutorial @13.35 mins to see how it's done.

This is how it should look.

Repeat with other card but make a mirror folding copy.

Last of all you will need to adhere the final 6.5" x 4" kraft card stock to make the gatefold card one piece.

Your basic gatefold card is now ready and should look like this

Now the fun begins!

It's decorating time!!!

The decorating tutorial can be found in Part 2

I started off by choosing my 4" x 4" and 4" x 6" element cards and adhering them down.

Some of the panels are 2" x 4" and for those, I split the 4"x4" card in half and adhered them so that when they fold open, your can hardly see the join.