Double Pleated Card

It may be a beautiful day in the neighborhood, but it is also a noisy one!  The neighbor above us is building an addition.  Today they are cementing the basement floor which makes for a lot of truck traffic...first the loads of stone for the base and then the cement.
And the neighbor 2 doors down is having the inground pool removed.  Lots of jackhammer noise from that direction.
But, with the AC running, it is relatively quiet in the house...just the way I like it.  I can tune out the constant ringing in my ears and play with paper to my heart's content.

This was a super fun birthday card to make, using a double pleat.  It gives nice dimension to the card without using poppers.  If you look at the lower part of the card, you can see by the faint shadows that the folds of the first pleated layer raise it up about 1/8" from the punched border.  Then the folds of the black flowered layer do the same.

All papers and stamps are from CTMH

 The flowers are cricut cuts, then stamped; the scalloped border was punched; top and bottom patterned paper were embossed; the middle papers were scored and pleated; small circle in center of flower was stamped and punched; sentiment circle was punched and double stamped.

Challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #215 - Anything Goes 

Crafting with Friends Challenge #27 - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink Challenge #328 - Just Add "P" (Pleats) 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #148 - Autumn Colors

Crafty Hazelnut's September Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes w/ pp

Scor-pal More Than 1 Fold Challenge #30 - Cards (no way I could have done all those pleats without a Scor-Pal!)

Crafting by Designs Challenge - Ribbons 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Pretty, pretty, ribbons

Craft Dee Bowz September Challenge - Anything Goes with a handmade bow

Craft Your Passion Challenge #328 - Always Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #126 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #172 - Layer It Up

 Hope you all enjoy a peaceful day!
(Without the constant beeping of heavy equipment backing up!!!)