Center Pop Out Gate Fold

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For today’s Fun Fold Friday I am going to show you how to create this fun center pop out gate fold.

Measurements

159229 Thick Basic White 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″
159276 Basic White 5-1/8″ x 1″, 3″ x 1″, and 10″ x 1″ and scrap for front and inside shapes
100702 Old Olive scrap for leaves
141416 Flirty Flamingo scrap for rose buds
162977 (FREE) Flight and Airy *DSP cut 4 panels 1-7/8″ x 5-1/4″ and 4″ x 3/4″ (Belly Band), and scraps for front and inside shapes

The Video Tutorial Link is listed at the end.
Cut all the paper according to the measurements listed above
Score the base at 2-1/8″, 4-1/4″, and 6-3/8″
Adhere *DSP panels to the 4 sections on the inside and 2 sections on the outside
Score the 5-1/8″ Pop Out Mechanism piece at 1/2″ on both ends and glue the 1/2″ tabs to the inside of the card
Score the 3″ Pop Out Mechanism piece at 1/2″, 1″, 2″, and 2-1/2″. Fold each end back and then forward and glue the 2 ends to the first mechanism strip in the center making sure the card can close flat.
Cut out a large stitched rectangle from the *DSP and layer to the next smaller stitched rectangle from white
Stamp the sentiment at the top of the white rectangle and glue to the Pop Out Mechanism
Fussy cut a bird image and adhere to the rectangle with Dimensionals
Wrap the 10″ strip around the closed card and secure with glue and adhere the 4″ *DSP strip to the center
Cut the smallest irregular hexagon from white and stamp the sentiment in Misty Moonlight
Punch out 2 leaves from Old Olive and 2 rosebuds from Flirty Flamingo and glue to the back of the white
Cut the next larger irregular hexagon from *DSP and layer to the white with Dimensionals and glue to the center of the Belly Band