On a Roll......... #6................

Well I did it again!  I just couldn't stop making the most DARLING little card holder folders with sets of cards and envelopes that I found on LyricLover810's channel LyricLover810 on YouTube. I just ADORE her projects! They are usually quick and fun and easy. These are fun to make and very addictive!

My daughter-in-law had given me a big stack of beautiful, shabby/vintage scrapbook papers a few weeks ago, and I was looking for something to make with them. Thank you so much Siobhan! I used almost all of them!  I think I made 10 card folders with matching cards........ and I still want to make more!

I love the shabby-chicness of them (is that a word? if not, I just invented it). My first card folder was not really shabby, more vintage and looks like old ledger pages. I "distressed" the edges with brown ink. I was "testing the waters" to see if I would enjoy making these, so used some of my own papers. But I do love how it turned out.... it's Etsy shop worthy.

I made the cards (blank inside) with some random papers I already had (trying to use up my stash, right?).

I'm just so in love with these folders. I mean.. they do hold 6 cards and envelopes, but I think the folder alone is the star........ it could be used so many different ways once you use up the cards! I've put all of these (except the very top one) in my Etsy shop My Pink Paper Cottage. 

I'm going to show you some photos (and try not to talk your ears off)........ I just love these and love the papers. I don't even know what brand they are or what company made them. Does anyone know another word for "shabby chic"? It's probably overused, but I don't know what else to use to describe these. Maybe "cottage style"...... or "soft French country" ????

Each card folder is 6" x 6". The cards are standard A2 sizes, not the smaller notecard sizes.  

This set coordinates with the "Unforgettable" set above. (same papers used on both, but reversed).

 Most of my folders have one that coordinates with it. I used one pretty paper on the outside of one, and then the same pretty paper on the inside of the other one, and visa versa. The listings in my shop will tell you which two coordinate.

SWOONING over these papers!

The theme of this set is more "whimsical". I love the soft yellows and the dancing flowers inside (covered with glitter!). This set coordinates with the "Life is Beautiful" set below.

Glitter all over the flowers but you can't see it in the pictures..... 

And then of course, I had to make one of my "wallpaper gift bags" to go with each one! Just couldn't resist! Here are some of them.

I've also listed a brand new 6" x 9" photo album in my shop. Another one of my favorites ever...................  it's like one of my mini albums (that I've been making for years) with 8 pockets inside, but much bigger.  There are pretty photo mats inside each pocket, to hold a 4 x 6 photo. Did I say I love it??????  shabby... cottage... country.... roses.. .vintage... gold ephemera..........  it's  HERE in my shop.

Well friends... that's it for now. I'm continuing to be a good girl and work on my quilt for my son.... I have 22 blocks made and 14 to go! I've been a busy girl........

Have a good week everyone!

~Marilyn~

Card holder folder (quick!) and one sheet wonder cards.

I'm doing a quick(????) post today (well I originally thought it would be quick) on an easy greeting card holder folder using one sheet of 12x12 paper..... and I mean, it's VERY fast to make! I've been needing a few folders for the many cards I've made that are sprawling all over my craft room. (Note: if you scroll on down, there are some photos of my SUPER FAST one sheet wonder cards, and a link to the YouTube video I got the idea from).

I absolutely LOVE this paper! I got it on sale at Tuesday Morning for $2.99. It was a pack of 24 of the same sheets (two sided even!) with all sorts of words on it.....  denoting travel and road trips. I just loved the colors and that's why I bought it!

1.  GREETING CARD HOLDER FOLDER:

Here's the inside of the card holder folder. It can hold 4-5 cards and envelopes on each side and uses one 12x12 sheet of designer paper:

You score your 12x12 sheet of two sided design paper (heavy duty is best) at 5-7/8" and then again at 6-1/8". This makes a little 1/4" gusset down the middle. To make the pockets, score at about 7 to 7-1/2" down from the top, and then make about a 1" score at the very bottom to make the little fold-over at the top of the pocket. (I didn't really make this a tutorial, so didn't take photos as I worked, but see below for a video you can watch that IS a tutorial).


On the inside, I cut a diagonal cut from the pocket by the gusset (see above photo), out about 3/4", so that when the folder closes, the flaps don't hit the fold line. May May didn't do this, but I had seen it done on other videos, and thought it would work well. The inside pockets by the gusset are left unglued, but I glued the outside pockets down with a thin line of wet glue.

I used some stretch lace to tie the folder closed - very easy.

I pretty much exactly followed a video from May May Made It Crafts on YouTube here. She glued two pieces of one sided paper together to get her two-sided paper, but I liked just using a fairly heavy two-sided paper. She also didn't put the gusset in hers, but I did, as wanted to hold 4 or 5 cards and their envelopes on each side. It works great! Go check out her tutorial. My post isn't really a tutorial, so if you want instructions on how to make these (easy) folders, please check out May May's video. I checked out several other videos, but most were more involved and I wanted something simple.

This folder could be taller for larger cards, with a smaller pocket if you wanted to. You could also put little envelopes on the inside pockets, that could hold your postage stamps.
 

I made two folders. One holds "greetings" cards and "just a note" cards, and the other holds "thank you" cards and "thinking of you" cards. I made little labels for the folders, so I'd know which cards are in which folder.

2.  ONE SHEET WONDER CARDS:

What precipitated me making these folders (which I've wanted to do for some time now) was my making of TWENTY (yes 20!) one sheet wonder cards, using this same pretty paper! I'll show my cards below. I followed a tutorial from Brenda Quintana on YouTube here. She made (20) 3-1/2 x 5 inch notecards using one sheet of 12x12 paper for all of the strips and rectangles that decorate the cards (thus "One Sheet Wonder" cards). 

I wanted full-sized A2 cards, so I just decorated a 3-1/2" x 5" piece of some pretty peach or dark blue paper like her notecards, and then glued it onto my regular sized A2 card (using some cards and envelopes that were pre-made).

Here are my cards. I basically followed Brenda's tutorial, but changed things up a little bit, by using my little squares in different ways. I didn't have a flower punch, so I actually stamped my flowers on cream paper, then fussy cut them out. Yes.. I know... its a slow way to go. I would love to have a nice flower punch and stamps to match (like Brenda used in her video).

The template is free from Brenda Quintana, on how to cut out the strips and rectangles. You get enough strips and rectangles for 20 cards! My photos are fairly self-explanatory. I used either dark blue or peach (also on sale at Tuesday Morning!) for the 3-1/2" x 5" "matt".. then put a strip or rectangle on top at various placements. Stamp your sentiments right onto the matt, or on cream cardstock and glue them on.

Since I didn't have my white pigment ink with me (I'm house sitting at my sister's house), I tried my hand at using a white gel pen to write "Thanks" (above card). Is kind of funky, but oh well, was fun!

No white pigment ink, so I stamped on cream cardstock (above). I would rather have stamped right onto the blue but as I said, no white pigment ink!

I didn't "vintage up" my cards like I usually do, by inking and distressing the edges..... and NO embellishments added other than a little gem in the middle of a flower here and there. I just wanted something simple and easy to mail.

This was a fun project. I've done one other set of One Sheet Wonder cards that you can view on my blog HERE, but they were more involved. I liked how fast this set of 20 went together!

Have a fun crafty day!