I chose to highlight the Stitched Nested Labels Dies on last night’s Facebook Live. Inspired by sneak peeks from the upcoming Holiday Catalog, I mixed in some “Christmas in July” projects. I know the picture shows an odd collection of cards, but I hope that helps you see the possibilities for these cards in additional themes – like birthdays and other special events.
We started with this fun fold. The Pool Party card base measures 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″. The designer paper measures 3″ x 5 1/4″. I cut two of the largest Stitched Nested dies – one from the Petal Pink designer paper and one from Pool Party cardstock.
I attached the die shapes together to make a sturdy piece to attach to the card front, and I attached it with dimensionals. The greeting is made from our great new alphabet set, Hand-Lettered Prose.
This is basically the same card, rotated 90 degrees. I added a 1″ strip of designer paper on the inside panel. This designer paper is on the Clearance Rack right now for only $4.40 for twelve 12″ x 12″ sheets!!
On this card, I cut a 3/4″ strip off the cardstock label, and I also added a partial punch with my 1″ circle punch. I used the label pieces to sandwich the card front. I was careful to only apply adhesive around the perimeter of the cardstock piece in order to create a pocket for a gift card.
***7/15/19 – Video added below for the gift card holder***
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Moving on, I saw some plaids in the Holiday Catalog sneak peeks, so I reached back into my retired products for these papers from the Warmth and Cheer collection.
I have seen this Double Point card all over Pinterest, and it works great with the largest of our Stitched Nested Labels Dies.
The point pieces are made from 3″ x 4″ pieces of designer paper. The 3″ side is scored at 2″, creating a 1″ flap that tucks under the Whisper White mat. The corners fold in to make the point. The Basic Black measures 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and the Whisper White measures 4″ x 5 1/4″.
Once again, I added a cardstock back of the same size to the main panel to make it sturdier. The deer and greeting are from “Dashing Deer”, which is still available from our Annual Catalog along with the coordinating Detailed Deer dies.
This card is made the same way, but it is shorter. The Pool Party base is 4 1/4″ square, and the Whisper White measures 4″ square. If you don’t want to make a square envelope for this card, keep in mind that it will fit fine in our standard Medium Envelope – with no extra postage required for size 🙂
Finally, this version of my 4 1/4″ square card uses cardstock for the pointed flaps. Each flap is made from a 3″ square of cardstock, folded on the diagonal. The belly band is made from 2″ x 10″ strip of designer paper.
This post is meant to supplement the full instructions on last night’s Live. Click here for that video.
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