Fun Fold Card to display a Mini 2021 Calendar

To welcome in the year 2021 I designed a card to hold a mini calendar. 

I created a special fold so that when the card is opened the mini calendar on the inside can be displayed on a desk or countertop.

If you love dragonflies you'll love this card as I used the new Dragonfly Garden stamps and matching Dragonfly Punch to cut out the large and small dragonflies from the Dandy Garden designer series paper.

You can find these new products in the 2021 Mini Catalogue by Stampin' Up!

This is perfect as a thank you card for a friend, however you could make it for anyone by just removing the sentiment on the left side of the card.

You can use it as a gift as well since the mini calendar can be displayed easily when opened.

I used my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add some bling to the wings of the dragonflies.

When I first made this design I stamped two dragonfly images and coloured them with watercolour pencils to match the background designer series paper before punching them out with the new dragonfly punch.

I stamped some of the smaller images on the mini calendar pages as well as on to the dsp. Be sure to stamp off the image on scrap paper before stamping on the calendar or it will be too dark to see the dates.

The card base was 10.5 cm x 29.7 cm -- I cut an A4 sheet of cardstock in half lengthwise.

I scored it at 7.5 cm and 9 cm from the short edge on both sides to create the special fold.

I cut four pieces of designer series paper to 7 cm x 10 cm -- two for the front and two for the inside. You could cut four pieces of the same dsp and use the opposite side on the inside of the card or choose complimentary designs and colours. The large dsp for the inside centre section is 11 cm x 10 cm.

I cut some cardstock slightly larger than the mini calendar and die cut the numbers from the centre of it before sticking it down on the inside. Don't forget to attach some ribbon or cord to the front before attaching the dsp so you can close the card.

I made a video showing how to make the 'Thank You' card as a participant of the Global Monthly Video Hop. You can see it here and I've put links to the other members of the GMVH in the description of my YouTube video so you can see more 'Thank You' projects from demonstrators around the world.

I hope you like my special card and have a wonderful New Year!

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