Make It Monday Double Dutch Door Card

Happy February!  To me, this month means I have a ton of cards to make as so many of my family members celebrate birthdays and anniversaries during February.  Polly Robin here with another Make It Monday blog post.  Today I’ll show you how I made a hybrid Double Dutch Door anniversary card for my brother and SIL.  I chose to use Lush Reverie by Joyce Paul because of the beautiful colors, patterned papers, and butterflies.  Isn’t it pretty?

The only difficult part of this card is making the card base – and honestly, it’s not difficult at all!  Start off with an 8.5 x 10 inch piece of cardstock and cut two rectangles from each side.  It will look like this:

Then you score the card as I did above and fold it along those scored lines:

Next, I printed everything and cut my patterned paper and butterflies.  Here are the dimensions of my decorative papers:

  • Outside paper: 1 square 3.75 x 3.75 inches and 2 squares 1.75 x 1.75 inches
  • Inside paper: 1 square 3.75 x 3.75 inches, 2 squares 1.75 x 1.75 inches, and one rectangle 1.75 x 3.75 inches

After these were cut out, I glued them onto the card base and then added a white matted oval stamped with my sentiment.  All that was left was adding the butterflies.

The great thing about this card is that it stands straight up and the top rests on the two bottom pieces like this:

Now my SIL can keep it on her desk until I send her a new card ????

This card is easy to make, and I hope you’ll give it a try!  See y’all in a few weeks with another Make It Monday blog post.

I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.

My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.

Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks

And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.

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