Square Envelopes

Here are the instructions for the square envelopes I made for my Coffee Talk Swaps of yesterday.

These are for 4" cards, but if you pay attention to the dimensions you will be able to alter these to your own size of card.

Cut Designer Series Paper (DSP) (also this is an excellent opportunity to use up the ugly paper you have lying around - i.e. How much of this pink stuff can anyone use - and the DSP pack it came in still has MORE!!!)

Cut at 5 1/8" by 9 1/8".

Score 1/2" from each of the long edges.

Turn paper so that long edge is along top of Simply Scored Tool, and score at: 1 1/2", and at 5 5/8".

Cut out top rectangle as seen in picture, cut to score line at 5 5/8 measurement.

Fold all edges in along score line and round corners of envelope flap and upper edge.

Run adhesive (sticky strip if using the postal system) along lower edge of envelope before folding upwards to form envelope (don't worry if you forget to do this, you will only do it once and then remember to always apply sticky to the shorter seam).  

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Coffee Talk Swaps

These are the swaps that I have made for Coffee Talk at Karina's last night.  We usually meet the first Friday of the month to find out "what's up",  do some stampin', catch up on new gossip, and eat too many decadent treats.  It's a lot of fun, and if you want to join us contact Karina.

My cards tonight are 4 x 4 in dimension and use Pretty in Pink cardstock, along with Pear Pizazz Designer Series Paper and Whisper White Card stock.  The stamped heart image is from the Filled with Love stamp set, and the other heart image is made from DSP with the heart punch and a foam pop dot behind to elevate it.  The whisper white card stock was fun through the Polka Dot embossing folder.  Now there is not really anything special about these cards (I know), but I did try to make this a "top drawer" project by making the envelopes to coordinate with the cards!!  I will post the directions for the envelopes tomorrow.  Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

How to make Envelopes Kathy style

I have been playing a lot with my Simply Scored Tool, and I love it.  Over the Christmas holidays, I decided to make envelopes with it, and here is what I have come up with.

Cut Designer Series Paper at 6 3/4" wide, and 10" long.  

Score along with length side at 1/2" on both sides.

Turn paper so that the width/longest edge is along the top measurement line of the Simply Scored Tool.

Score Designer Series Paper at 1 1/2".

Score Designer Series Paper at 6".

Make cuts as seen above (cut out 1/2" wide rectangle on either side of 1 1/2" score mark - creates envelope flap).

Cut 1/2 inch on either side at 6" score mark.

Fold on scored lines towards inside of envelope.

Apply sticky strip along 1/2" edges on lower portion of envelope and fold upwards.

Insert card and enjoy.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Cut Once, Stamp Twice

Here is another edition of my Cut Once, Stamp Twice idea for the year.  This paper comes from the Sale-a-bration promotion that starts today with Stampin Up.  I used Lucky Limeaide card stock for the base, a layer of crumb cake and zig zag stitched the designer series paper to both cards.  The card on the left the image is from one of the stamp sets you can get during Sale-a-bration called Fresh Vintage.   The image was stamped on whisper white then applied to Lucky Limeaide card stock and stitched around the edge with Pool Party Bakers Twine (had to get more fiber in there).  The card on the right has flowers punched from the designer series paper as well as the solid card stock using the triple flower punch, and an antique brad in the center one just because I thought it was pretty.  

Now if you look closely on the left you will notice a matching envelope.  I love my Simply Scored Tool, and over the holidays started playing with it and decided to make envelopes.  It has just come to my attention that Stampin Up will be introducing a tool to assist with this, however, I will post my version of how to make envelopes tomorrow.  

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy