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Mini Gift Card Idea

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Blossoms Abound Gift Card HolderThis great "gift card" holder is actually two large envelopes (4 3/4 x 6 1/2) attached at the tops. One flap is glued inside the other flap to hindge like a book.  I used Lovely Lilac cardstock to line the envelopes (just enough for where it shows) to cover the fact that they are envelopes. You can buy the mini 3×3 envelopes in packages of 40 now, which I LOVE–I can make 3×3 cards from any color I want.  Now, for my big wish–getting the "mini" envelopes (3 x 4 1/4) alone… again, I like to cut my mini cards from scraps of colored paper.  I do use the mini notecards, but mostly on a cardfront! The set featured is Blossoms Abound (more samples here). The color combination is Lovely Lilac & Almost Amethyst.  I used sponging and also repetition of the detail lilac on the background for effect. The "hinges" are the Word Window punch and mini gold brads.  This was part of a "With One Set" class that I did this summer.  

Snowman Soup

Monday, November 20th, 2006

This is an idea I got years ago when I received an "envelope book" in a swap.  I wanted to see more ideas with this style of book, so I had a contest and in it, I got a "snowman soup" entry from that I just LOVED from a Debbie Fisher that I shamelessly CASE’d. I am sharing the photo as well as the Word Documents that have all of the writing that you see on it. Click here for the "main poem" on the front. Click here for the words on the inside. To see my original contest and the inspiration, click here. Snowman Soup I pull this out every other year and "recycle" the idea to new friends and customers and it is always well received! The snowman is from Holiday Tag Team and the other sets are Snowflakes and the square stamp set eludes me (we have a few sets with that stamp and I am being lazy!).