Pocket Card Holder

What a lazy Sunday afternoon it's been!

Hubby got settled in to watch the NASCAR race and after I got a few (and I mean just a very few) 
house duties accomplished, I wanted to spend time relaxing and not 'think'.  

I'm sure some of you have felt this way before.  

You want to be creative but not have to think a lot about design, colors, techniques,etc.

  

I spent my lazy Sunday afternoon making a pocket (or box) envelope so I could put the 
handmade keepsake cards that I've received from dear friends in a safe place. 

I've had this gorgeous Prima Garden Fable paper for forever it seems 
and never quite knew what I would do with it until now! 

To create this card holder, I used the same technique described in my tutorial "Tutorial ~ Pocket Envelope".

I hot glued pretty green trim all around the box and tied it off to make a handle.

Since I love the print in the paper, I only added a few flowers & a small stencil design to the left side. 

For the stencil, I colored modeling paste with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst color "Frosted Forget Me Nots" 
which is a very pretty blue & unfortunately yet another retired color.  
Once the stenciling was almost dry, I used a small paint brush and dabbed it on the Distress Ink pad color "Dusty Concord" and then dipped it in a bit of water.  
I lightly brushed some of the trailing vines in the stencil to add a bit of purple pop!  
You all know how much of a purple-holic I am!

A small flower arrangement with some berry sprays finished my piece!

Lastly, I hung my pocket card holder on a 3M Command hook 
so it's in my scrap area out of the way, but easily accessible.  

Wait 'til "Lucy The Bad" discovers it!!!  LOL   >^..^<

Thanks for dropping by and I hope your upcoming week is glorious!  Lisa : )

Products used:

Prima - Garden Fable collection

Garden Fable page

TCW (The Crafter's Workshop) 6x6 Stencil

Mini Moving Vines

Liquitex - Professional Modeling Paste

Lindy's Stamp Gang - retired Starburst spray color Frosted Forget Me Nots

Tim Holtz Distress Ink -

Dusty Concord

Martha Stewart - Hot Glue Gun

Flowers:

Prima

Kindled - "Beryl"

Wild Orchid Crafts -

White Bead Berry Spray Cluster

Michael's Recollections - lilac colored rose

Hobby Lobby - green braided trim

Handmade by Carrie - green flower

Prima Zella Teal Card & Pocket Envelope

Thanks for stopping by today!  

I'm sharing a handmade card created with the beautiful Zella Teal collection by Prima!  

This little beauty needed an envelope, so I made one especially for it!

The card measures 5" x 7".

Other than the card base, which is a very light taupe colored cardstock, 
everything used to decorate the card is in the Prima Zella Teal collection (papers, ephemera & flowers). 

I layered a couple of die cuts in the center. 

Using foam tape under some embellishments gives a great dimensional look!

Here's the pocket envelope made especially for this card. 
It measures 5-1/4" wide x 8" long.

A photo tutorial with details on how to make this envelope can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!  Lisa : )

Products used:

Prima - Zella Teal Papers ~

Stone Rose (Pocket Envelope)

Zella Teal (Die Cut-Victorian Medallion Two)

Floral Stories (distressed bottom layer on card)

Collect Memories (card handmade tag 'Well, Hello' )

Live Loudly (cut outs for card)

Prima - Zella Teal Flowers ~

Grands Adventure

Teal Love

Wanderer

Zella Dreams

Prima - Zella Teal Ephemera ~

Spellbinders Dies ~

Victorian Medallion Two

Fancy Diamonds

Pigment Ink colors - Wild Hare (gray); Charcoal; Teal
Michael's Cardstock - Light Taupe
Hug Snug Seam Binding - Eggshell & Mushroom colors (tie closure for the envelope flap)

Tutorial - Pocket Envelope with a Tie Flap Closure

First decide what size your envelope is going to be.  

In this example, my envelope is 5-1/4" wide x 8" long (with the flap closed). 
The width inside is 1/2".

It comfortably fits a decorated card measuring 5" wide x  7" long.

So let's begin!

1. I needed the pocket of my envelope to be 1/2" wide to accommodate the decorations on the card.  

So, I scored my 12" scrapbook paper at 1/2" on the left side and at 11-1/2" on the right side.  

The center is at 6" so I scored a 1/4" on either side to equal the needed 1/2".  

Thus, I scored at 5-3/4" and 6-1/4".  

NOTE: 

Score the side that will be the inside of the envelope.  

2.  Now turn your paper and score at 1/2" (only on one side).  

This will end up being the bottom of the envelope, so make sure you are scoring the correct/desired side.

3. Burnish all scored lines for easier folding. 

4. Now it's time to test everything to make sure the envelope comes together with a perfect fit.
First snip the tabs as shown below.

NOTE: 

I always make sure to fold the sides away from the front of the envelope so that the seam will be at the back of the envelope.  

5. Lay out your piece with the inside (side that will not show when folded) facing up. 
On the left side, cut at the 4" mark horizontally across to the 2nd score line (in this case it would be the 6-1/4" center score line).  Then cut back up to the top - cutting off this piece completely.

Also, cut the scored piece to the right of the flap.  

NOTE:
You must create new scored lines for the flap. 
Score 1st along the same line as the rest of the envelope (4" from top) 
and then just 1/2" above that.  
Therefore, you will be scoring at the 8" mark when you lay the whole page on your scoreboard; then the next score mark will be at the 8-1/2" mark.

Now it really looks like a flap!

6. You need to decide where you want the ribbon to tie off to keep the envelope flap down.  

First find the horizontal center on the front of the envelope and mark where you wish to put the eyelet hole.

  

In this example, the center is at 2-5/8" (which is center for 5-1/4" wide).  
Mark the spot where you will punch a hole. 

My Crop-a-Dile wouldn't reach that far, so I had to use my craft hammer & hand punch instead.

7. Now it's time to glue on the eyelet.  

NOTE: 

Do NOT fasten the eyelet. Just glue it to the paper.

8. Adhere a brad or other decorative piece to the eyelet shaft 

that is sticking above the paper on the front side of the envelope.  

This is where twine or ribbon will wrap around to hold the envelope flap down.

I used a large jeweled brad.

9. Now it's time to put the pocket envelope together!

 Use Scor-Tape or any double sided tape on all inside scored pieces. 

(these will be covered & hidden when the opposite scored pieces are adhered to them)

I prefer to fold down the pieces away from the front of the envelope (towards the back side).   

10. Seal up all sides to create a seamless pocket envelope ready to be decorated!

11.  Now you can decorate your pocket envelope as desired!

  

Be sure to include twine or ribbon so that the flap can be tied down. 

I simply glued my ribbons with a flower on top.

You can do the same eyelet technique described in #7 

or a whole host of other creative ways!

I also lined the edges and the flap with pretty lace. 

Thanks so much for your interest in my tutorial!

I hope the instructions & photos were clear enough so that maybe you can give it a try!

Have a great day!

Lisa : )

1976 Stylish

Welcome!  Today I'm once again sharing my gorgeous mother with you!

This time, she's 46 years old and oh what a beauty she is!!

My mother was very stylish and kept up with the trends of the day.  

Notice the "70's" collar of her jacket and the pretty scarf tied around her neck?

I used the beautiful Blue Fern Studios Homespun collection page named Home Sweet Home, as well as scraps I have from the same collection that I either distressed or made into tags.

I started by stamping an 'X' stitch with Technique Tuesday In Stitches clear stamps 

all along the edge of the layout to match the cross-stitch designs in the paper.

Then I sprayed the focal area with Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio retired color Ruby Red Slippers.

  

Pretty Blue Fern Studios lace was added for a feminine touch, as well as their Chained Bits chipboard.  

I gesso-prepped the chipboard and then heat embossed it with Blue Fern Studios Imagine Inks 

Goldilocks, Nutmeg (a touch darker than Goldilocks) and Rusty Rose.  

To the Rusty Rose, I topped it with Lindy's Stamp Gang EP color Stardust Candy Rose.

  WOW!!!  It really tones done the 'orangy' of the Rusty Rose and gives it more of a rose color.  LOVE IT!

Flower arrangements with leafy die cuts added pops of color and femininity!

A sweet friend of mine, Mary, gave me these precious hummingbirds because she read

 that my Mom loved these little birds.  Aren't they wonderful?!

Thank you so much for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful upcoming weekend!

Lisa : )

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios - Papers

Front for main LO & back for a distressed cut out

cut outs for some tags

back for a cut out

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard

Chained Bits

Blue Fern Studios - Lace

Lace 3

Blue Fern Studios Imagine Ink Embossing Powders

Goldilocks

Nutmeg

Rusty Rose

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Flat Fabio retired spray Ruby Red Slippers;Embossing Powder Stardust Candy Rose
Reneabouquets - Hummingbirds (from sweet Mary)
K&Company - Butterfly stickers

Engraved Garden

Technique Tuesday - clear stamps 

In Stitches

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies

Foliage

Inks

Fired Brick

Nightfall - Creamy Brown

Prima flowers

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Petaloo flowers

Mini Canvas Garden Rosettes - Yellow

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers

2-tone Burgundy Cherry Blossoms

2-tone Yellow Aster Daisies

25mm Rose Pink Cottage Roses

Adhesives

for flowers, photo & hummingbirds

for cut outs

for chipboard

Sizzix

Big Shot Machine

Magnetic Platform

Michael's Arts & Crafts Store - Baker's Twine, Liquitex Professional Clear Gesso, Clear Rhinestones (recolored with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink color Red Pepper)