09 January 2010

Thank You Folio

Here are the pics and directions for my Thank You Folio - A simple and easy project that makes a great gift and can be easily changed to whatever type of cards you wish.  I hope you like it!  Please leave a comment and let me know you visited today!








Supplies:

Pretty in Pink 8.5x11 sheet, scored along 11” edge at 2.5, and scored at each 8.5” edge at 5.25

5 – Very Vanilla cards (measuring 8.5x5.5)

5 – Very Vanilla medium envelopes

5 - Chocolate Chip pieces (4.25x3)

5 – Sending Love DSP pieces (4x2.75), punch with Pinking Hearts Border Punch on one long edge

1 – Textured Chocolate Chip piece (3.25x3.25)

1 – Textured Real Red piece (3x3), punch all four corners with Pinking Corner Punch

1 – Glittery Piece of Sending Love DSP, punch out glittery flower using XL Fancy Flower punch.

Very Vanilla cardstock scraps

With All My Heart stamp set

Pinking Hearts Border punch
Pinking Hearts Corner punch
Full Heart punch
XL Fancy Flower punch

20” piece Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon

1 - Chocolate Chip 0.25” Brad
2 - Pewter Jumbo Eyelets

Crop-a-dile

Ribbon Scissors

SNAIL

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Sticky Strip

Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Real Red Classic Ink pads

Directions for FOLIO:

Fold Pretty in Pink cardstock along 2.5” score line. This is your FOLIO

On larger section, above the score line – ON THE OUTSIDE – stamp smaller flower from With All My Heart set repeatedly using Real Red classic ink.

Attach Textured Chocolate Chip piece to center front of Folio.

Attach Textured Real Red piece on Textured Chocolate Chip piece.

Attach Chocolate Chip Flower Brad to center of glittery flower

Attach glittery flower to Textured Real Red piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals

Turn Folio over. Cut both edges of narrow strip on bottom center of Folio. Fold up and attach using Sticky Strip.

Position inner right corner of 2.5” flap on half-inch line of trimmer. Position top right corner of 2.5” flap on center of cutting track. Cut out this triangle and discard. Repeat on left inner corners.

Place sticky strip on outside edge of both 2.5” flaps and adhere, creating two pockets on inside of Folio

Fold Folio, lining up outside right-hand edges. Punch a hole through the center of both outside edges of Folio using large hole on crop-a-dile. Set Pewter Jumbo Eyelets using crop-a-dile, one on each outside edge.

Thread Satin Ribbon through both grommets and tie in a bow.






Directions for CARDS:

Stamp Very Vanilla cards with large flower from With All My Heart set using Pretty in Pink classic ink

Layer Sending Love DSP pieces onto Chocolate Chip pieces

Stamp 5 “Friend” hearts from With All My Heart set on Very Vanilla scraps, using Pretty in Pink classic ink. Punch out using Full Heart punch. Affix to Sending Love DSP using Stampin’ Dimensionals

Stamp “Thank You” from With All My Heart set on Very Vanilla scraps, in Chocolate Chip classic ink. Punch out words only with Word Window Punch. Attach across heart with SNAIL

Place cards in one pocket and envelopes in other.

5 comments:

  1. Verry pretty. I love this idea and will have to give it a try! TFS

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  2. Beautiful set! Thanks for providing directions! It's a lovely gift idea. Saw your blog on LNS Blog Finds...Mary

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  3. Great tutorial and congratulations on being a Late night stampers blog find of the day. Kris

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  4. Thanks for the tutorial. I love your folio.
    Judi Sparks

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  5. love it and thank you for sharing hte instructions
    Eileen

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