At the end of September I was watching a live video on Facebook by Lindsay Waltman-Ostram, Creator of Cuteness. She made a booklet using two envelopes. The envelopes had pockets which could be filled with all sorts of things.
The booklet was perfect because I needed to send a thank you card to a friend for sending me an awesome gift.
I had two coordinating pieces of scrapbook paper so I made my own envelopes. You can use any size envelopes as long as the envelopes you choose are the same size.
Lindsay made a paper button and thread enclosure which I liked, and I added the black cat charm since my friend was also owned by a black cat.
The envelopes form two pockets. I added some art papers on one side and a thank you card on the other
Tags and some chipboard and a small envelope on top with a couple of black cat cutouts.
I also tacked on a square of waxed paper to hold some washi tape and
some fun buttons. The bread tabs are a handy tool. I use them on the ends of tape, They also make a quick and dirty bone folder and scoring tool. The cocktail forks are great for mixing up glues and paint.
All in all I was pleased with how it turned out. If you'd like to try your hand at making this structure, you can watch Easy 2 Envelope Flip Book on YouTube.
"... owned by a black cat" :-) Awwww, lovely!
ReplyDeleteI still want to make a pop-up-card, come time for my brain producing an idea.
Yours came out great!
A person may think they choose their cat, but the reality is, the cat does the choosing.
DeleteThis celestial envelope with the owl is fantastic! (I'm going to save the instructions.) And the contents inside are nice, too.
ReplyDeleteIt's an easy structure to build and you can use many more envelopes. When you put the envelopes together, leave a little bit of space near the crease of the envelope flap. This way, it will close easily with items stuffed in it
DeleteThese are fun, and that's a great idea. Is the snow heading your way later today? We're in the 4-8 inch zone. I bet you are NOT happy if it is.
ReplyDeleteYup, we're in a 1 - 3 zone. On the bright side, it won't have to be plowed
DeleteWhat a cool idea!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very clever
Deletei was the recipient of this beautiful Thank you card! And i can vouch for how extraordinary it was to receive it in the mail! Thank you again CJ! Hugs! deb
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DeleteWhat a fabulous gift! I love the black cat embellishment 😊. Happy wishes! Hugs Jo x
ReplyDeleteThe black cat was hard to part with 😉
DeleteCute idea! Lucky recipient! :)
ReplyDeleteReally easy to put together
DeleteVery COOL!!
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DeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks
DeleteAs soon as you said the recipient had once had a black cat, I knew who it was for and why.
ReplyDeleteI did a tutorial on those bread tabs (which are increasingly harder to find), but I am baffled as to how you use them in place of a bone folder. Can you educate me? Or am I just too slow to "get it?"
Look for the explanation in a blog post next week.
DeleteThanks, I sure will!
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