Envelope Card Projects

We all have left over envelopes, they are cheap and have unlimited uses. Below are are 2 examples of a twist on cards made from envelopes. Great for cash, a pack of tea, small flat candy bars, gift cards, etc. Pick any theme you like from Birthdays to Christmas.

Plain white envelope, opened the flat and stamped on the front of it, I used CTMH inks and matching cardstocks.

Turn the envelope over stamp on 2 corners below the flap, stamp a message if you like. You don't have to stamp all the back because most of it won't show when it's folded.

2 mats of cardstock and a stamped image, added to the front lower side of your flap. Use removable tape so it will open and close freely.

Take any colored envelope you happen to have and use some leftover dimensional embellishments from your stash-- can stamp leaves or stems, draw them on or use bling as I did. Add a ribbon on the top and add a special tag if you like.

Christmas in July

It's hard to think about~ especially with the economy but Christmas is 5 months away! All the more reason to make your own cards. For those of us who do, it's time to start. I have a few CTMH Christmas in July card workshops and this is one of the cards we will make.

Found a template on line and resized and altered it. The original template made a larger mug requiring a larger envie (didn't want to pay more postage), wanted a fancier handle so designed my own.
I used CTMH stamp and Olive green second generation stamping, cream embossing powder for the liquid, silver embossing powder for the handle, and some stickles for the berries.
(I tried chocolate embossing power for the liquid- it was a bit harsh). DTP edges.

Cut a spoon handle and inserted the greeting. I wouldn't ge overly fancy with the top of the spoon, it can bend easily.


You could certainly paper the font of the mug if you liked. Could add more bling, a ribbon on the spoon handle, somthing to match you stamp, a tiny tag, or tons of other ideas. You could add a special Christmas t-bag also.
Inside greetings ideas:
Warm Wishes
May Christmas be your cup of Tea
From our home to yours
Wishing you warm wishes and toasty toes

Book Of 10 : Things About Me

I have a relative who is a scrapbooker and like me gives many for gifts. I wanted to do something nice for her birthday as she's always scrapping everyone else. You know how we do~ the hubbies, the grands, our siblings, pets, and family, etc. She, as many of us~ doesn't scrap a lot of herself so I thought this was a great idea!
She's an extremely talented watercolor artist and can paint or embellish the layouts as she likes ~I just gave page themes for 10 about her layouts.
The cardstocks and some embellishments were CTMH, several of the papers were from 3birds.com the exSCRAPaganza set (great co-ordinating stickers and chipboard) pastel section. These are all double layouts.

10 Things About Linda


10 Things I Love


10 People I Love

You can also do 10 Foods I Love, 10 Places I Love, 10 Favorite Vacations, 10 Hobbies, 10 Friends, or 10 Church Memories, and many other things. Great way to help someone leave their own legacy and not just everyone elses. I can't show you my other layouts it would totally spoil the surprise!