My Stationary Box

Howdy and almost Happy Friday!  I was going thru my memory card this afternoon and I thought that I shared this with you and have not yet, so here goes.  A few weeks back (maybe longer) SCS had a tutorial on how to make these ~ and I had seen them around the web and just never taken the plunge, so here I went. 

I used some DP from SU! called Sending Love.  It's no longer available.  I believe it was out of a mini a while back.  I also used Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink.  The stamp set that I used was Joyce's when she was here (thank you!) called Elements of Style.  I stamped it up with the colors Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink and Close to Cocoa.  I used my scallop square, small oval, 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches and my Martha Stewart cornice punches. 

I also stamped the lower right corners of the cards with the sentiment.  I used Close to Cocoa on the Pretty in Pink cards and white ink on the Chocolate Chip cards.  For such a pretty set I had to stamp the envies to match. 

I just love this stamp set ~ look at how pretty the 3 x 3 note cards turned out.  And the tags, those are pretty too.  I think that I'd have to stamp some wrapping paper or bags to coordinate with the tags, don't you?

One thing that I did differently was the little book on the inside.  I took some paper to cut and fit inside.  But, I wanted something a little more sturdy so instead of using brads I punched holes thru the whole book with the paper included and used small eyelets.  I think that it holds the paper better.  And look at the little pocket for the stamps.  The little pearls in the corner, dainty isn't it?  But keep your postage close, I heard that the post office is going to raise the price of stamps yet again!!

And don't forget to add a beaded pen to your box.  You can't make out the cards and envies without one.  Did you notice the cute little crochet flower on the box lid front?  Mom was experimenting with her flowers a while back and she made that one.  I had to grab it up and keep it.  Of course, it was pink and brown.  But when I was putting the box together I thought that it would be perfect so I used it.

That's all I've got for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  And leave me a comment and let me know if you like it.

Stationary Sets

Remember a while back the stationary set's that I made ~ we'll I made more.  I made them for the ladies at my Mom's eye doctor's office.  Wanna see?

Remember I found the directions over at Inking Idaho.  I can honestly say that they are so easy to make that I almost remember the directions and measurements without looking.

This is one of my favorites with the pale blue and purple.

So, what do you think?

Ok, this one is cute too, isn't it?

They wanted some of Mom's flowers on them.  I added them to the holder instead because we all know about the post office and mailing.  I did not want them to have returned mail because of not enough postage.  Or worse yet, the envie get ripped in the machines and the cards ruined.

So see ~ I have been busy... 

It's a barnyard birthday

I just wanted to show you the tall stationary set that I made the other day. My love for polka dots made me buy this paper from The Angel Company, it's called A Little Whimsy. Isn't it cute? And with the different color dots you can use it with almost any color card stock.

The base stationary holder is Real Red that I layered with the A Little Whimsy DP. For this card I used a card base of Real Red and layered it with Pale Plum and A Little Whimsy DP. I followed the SCS sketch SC177. I stamped the image from Barnyard Birthday and colored it with my pencils, gamsol and markers. Before layering it I inked the edges of the image panel with my Pale Plum ink pad. I stamped the sentiment with Real Red ink, punched it out with my word window punch and then attached it to a piece of scrap that I punched out with my new Modern Label punch. I added that to the card with pop dots and I was complete.

This card I used the SCS sketch SC177 also. The base card is Pale Plum that I layered with Real Red and A Little Whimsy DP. I stamped the image from Barnyard Birthday with my India Ink black and colored it in with my pencils, gamsol and markers. After layering all the pieces I stamped the sentiment with Pale Plum ink, punched it out with my word window punch and layered it on to a piece of Real Red that I punched out with my Modern Label punch and I was complete.

I hope that you enjoyed today's post. Now I must go back to my craft cave and get to work!

Card Tote

Here is the tote that I promised to show you. Isn't it just adorable? I love the paper too! I made this with the tutorial from Inking Idaho. Here is a view from the side. The other side has 3 little pockets to put goodies into.

And this is what it looks like when it is opened. There are two clear pockets on the inside to store your goodies. Adorable, isn't it? The colors I used were Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red and the Bella Rose DP.

Go to Becky's site and give her some love for coming up with this wonderful tote!!

Stationary Holder Tutorial ~ Long Post

Here is the tutorial I promised you on the stationary holders. This is my version of how I make them. Sorry for the long post ~ enjoy!
These are all the papers that you will need for this stationary holder. I cut them out and punched them first so you can see. I used Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Pumpkin Pie and Sweet Always DP. The punches that I used were a corner rounder, Marvy scallop oval punches, SU! oval punches, Martha Stewart Border Punches & SU! scallop border punch. I have 4 - 11" lengths of brown grosgrain ribbon and 2 - 6 1/4" lengths of Pumpkin Pie 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. I also have a pen that I altered and a small notebook that I covered.

Here I have taken two pieces of 6 1/2" x 6" and 6" x 2" piece of Chocolate Chip cs. I scored the 6" x 2" piece along both long sides at 1/2" and applied a sticky strip to it and taped it to the inside bottom of the other pieces - Your stationary holder should be 6" wide and 6 1/2" tall.

I took my SU! wide oval punch and punched in the center top, about 1/4" down to create the handles. I then took a piece of Pink Pirouette cs and punched the large oval in it, then the Marvy scallop border to create the trim piece that I glued to the outside of the holder. This is the time to also round the top corners of your holder.

You will make 3 pockets for this holder. 2 go on the outside of the holder for the cards and one on the inside for the envelopes. The two pockets on the outside are measured at 6 3/4" x 2 3/4". You will score them at 1/4" and 1/2" on 3 sides. Cut the 4 squares out of the two bottom corners and fold them up as shown above and attach a sticky strip to them.

I generally adhere them approximately 1/8" from the bottom and I eyeball them to center. I'm kinda good at that.

You'll want to add a decorative strip to the outside of the pocket. Here I took a 5 3/4" x 1 1/8" strip of Pink Pirouette and used my Martha Stewart punch. I punched the strip and added a length of Pumpkin Pie 1/4" grosgrain ribbon to it.

Here I adhered it to the pocket. You will do this twice, once for each outer pocket.

Now you will make a pocket for the inside. This pocket is 6 7/8" x 2 3/4". You will score it the same as the outside pockets at 1/4" and 1/2" along all three sides. Cut out the 4 little squares in the corner and fold them up, apply the sticky strip and adhere to the inside of your holder, about an 1/8" from the bottom fold. If you adhere it too high your envelopes will stick out above the handle. The added a piece of DP that is cut 5 1/2" x 2" to add to the front of the inside pocket, and also a 5 7/8" x 1 1/8" strip of Pink Pirouette that I used my SU! scallop border punch on. This is optional, if you don't like one or the other you can hold off on those pieces.

I cut this pocket slightly wider because I was having trouble with my envelopes fitting inside. You may notice that this pocket almost stretches to each side, this is fine. It is better to have a bigger pocket on the inside than to not have the envelopes fit.

Now on to the cards. This is a simple way to make a pocket card. You will cut your card stock at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". You will need 4 cards - I cut two Pumpkin Pie and two Pink Pirouette. Score them at 4 1/4" and 7 1/2".

Use your bone folder to make the creases sharp.

You will take a piece of tape and run about a 2 inch length on your fold.

You will need 4 pieces of DP cut at 5 1/4" x 2 1/2". Take one piece and adhere it under the flap of the card. Once you have done this take your 11" piece of ribbon and place it 1/2 way on the tape strip on the right side and wrap it around the back of the card and bring it around the front to attach to the other side of the tape strip. This is what keeps your card closed.

You will need 4 pieces of white cs that is cut to 5 1/4" x 4" for the inserts. I took some matching DP and cut a strip 5 1/4" x 1" and used my SU! scallop border punch and adhered that piece to the top of the white card insert. I then rounded my corners of the insert and the card itself. I did not show it in the picture but once the card is put together and the insert is complete you will take and stamp a sentiment on to a piece of matching cs and punch it out with your small oval punch and adhere it to a matching cs piece that you will punch with a small scallop oval punch. Attach that to the card where the two ribbon ends meet.

Now we are almost done. You will take your little notepad and cover it with matching DP. You only need to cover the front of the notepad.

Before adhering the notepad down you will need to take a 3/4" x 3" piece of cs and wrap it around your pen and tape it to the inside of the folder close to the bottom seam. Apply your sticky strip to the back of your notepad and adhere it over the pen holder. I would generally take a 3/4" piece of DP and roll it up and put it inside the pen but this pen won't allow me to do that.

Once you've added your notepad and pen put the envelopes inside the pocket and you are done!

Here is the complete cards and inside of the stationary holder. These are the basic directions to make the folder ~ decorate it up as you'd like. I'd love to see it ~ leave me a link.

If you have any questions, please just shoot me an e-mail and I'd be happy to answer them! Now go, enjoy!!

Another Stationary set

Ok, I've been a little addicted to making these, haven't I? They are so darn easy to make that I keep making them. This one I like a lot so I just might keep it for myself *Ü* The Bella Rose paper was one of my all time favorites and I've held on to a lot of it ~ I think it's time to use it up.

This is the outside of the holder, there is also a pocket on the other side that holds 2 more cards.

I used Old Olive, Pink Pirouette and Bella Rose DP.

This is the inside of it with another pocket for the envelopes. There is also a notepad and pen. Here are all 4 of the cards that fit in the outside pockets. The stamp set is from TAC and it is called "G is for Grateful".

And here is one of the cards. It is a pocket card and what holds it together is the ribbon.

You like? Come back later today and I will have the tutorial posted for you!!

More fun, fun, fun!

Remember yesterday and the stationary sets? Well here's some more to show you. I really got carried away with these. They are so much fun to make, and super easy! I thought that I'd show you the rest of them that I made. Some have the little note pads and some have post it notes, I ran out of the note pads... They are on my list though....
Here I have this one in Riding Hood Red, Ballet Blue, Green Galore and Summer Picnic DP. I knew that I was saving that for something *Ü*

These are done with Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Delicate Dots DP. I have lots of that paper.

Some of the same, just moved around different.

These are done in Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Candy Lane DP and Sweet Always DP.

I used my Martha Stewart punch, SU! Scallop border punch, Marvy scallop oval punch, wide oval punch and my scor-pal on each of these sets.

Fun huh?

I hope that these bring you some inspiration for the weekend. I'd love to see what you can come up with ~ if you do post me a comment so I can see.

Here it is...

Here it is. This is what the sneek peeks have been about the past couple of days. I've been working on these non stop. They are so easy to make and such fun to do. I first saw them over at Inking Idaho ~ her blog is so AMAZING! I wanna be just like her when I grow up *Ü*

This is one side of the stationary holder. The other side also has a pocket. The both hold 2 cards each. All the cards are displayed.

This particular holder is made with Pacific Point, So Saffron, Old Olive and Delicate Dots DP. I used the stamp sets Because of You and Sincere Salutations. The punches I used were the wide oval, scallop oval, scallop border, corner rounder and Martha Stewart. I've got some discontinued Old Olive 1/4" ribbon and some white ribbon also. I also covered a mini notebook and added some DP to the inside of the pen. There is a velcro dot that I cut in 1/2 to close the set up.

This is the inside of it. There is a little pocket to hold envies and a notepad and pen to jot down notes.

So wadda ya think? Cute right? Once all the pieces are cut they go together in no time flat. I've made some for Mom to take to her last (hopefully) eye doctor appointment tomorrow. It's been a month already. I've made some for my Stamper's group, I've made some for friends. I can't stop making them!! I will show you more of them later. I've got a basket full!

Hope your having a crafty day!