Envelope Folio

 Today I have another folio to share with you. This one is made from gluing two envelopes together (as pictured below). To see this folio in action visit my Youtube page. 

 I used lots of  stamps and dies from Creative Worship Stamps and printable papers from Pink Monarch Prints.

After printing a double-sided piece of card stock and folding it in half, I hand sewed it into the center of my envelopes to create extra pages. 

Each layout features pockets and tuck-ins with encouraging sentiments. 

This particular folio has a sympathy theme as was created with someone in mind who recently lost her husband.  

I folded a pretty piece of printed paper in half and tucked it into one of hte pockets so as to have a space to write a personal note. 

I added pretty silver thread behind several elements to make them stand out a bit more. 

The Vintage Postcards set is one of my favorites - I find myself using it over and over again.

I added bits of crocheted lace throughout, to give the album a Shabby-Chic feel. 

 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps:
• New for May: 
• Your Friendship Stamp Set
• Your Friendship Die Set
• Tickets Die Set
• Spring Collage Tag Stamp Set
• Tag & More Die Set 
• Previously Released Products:
• The Lord is Near   
• Fear Not 
• Encouraging Peonies (sentiment)
• Singing Praises (sentiment) 
• Pray Without Ceasing     
• Take Time 
• Delicate Florals
• Gratitude Matters  
• Vintage Postcards  
• Delicate Butterflies Die Set
• Stitched Tags Die Set 
• Stitched Ovals Die Set    
• Scalloped Stitched Ovals Die Set 
• Stitched Circles 1 Die Set
• Polaroid Die Set          
• Lovely Wreaths Die Set     
• God is Near Die Set 
• Postage Stamp Cover Plate (hearts on wreath) 
• Non-CWS products:
• Vellum  
• Versmark Watermark Ink Pad 
• White Embossing Powder  
• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Blending Brushes 
• White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)   
• Peacock Feathers Distress Ink (Ranger) 
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)   
• Other Supplies:
• Crochet Lace 
• Silver Thread
• White Pearls 
• Garden Path Digital Papers (Pink Monarch Prints) 

 This post linked to:

• Little Red Wagon Challenge - May Flowers
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Floral, Free, White/Cream
• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Patriotic Belly Band Card

  I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog today with this double flap fun fold card featuring several of their patriotic stamp sets. To see this card in action visit my Youtube channel. 

 The American Eagle set is one of their featured products this week and is currently 20% off! You can find their entire line of patriotic stamps and dies here. Any order that includes patriotic items will receive The Pledge of Allegiance stamp set absolutely FREE this week.  

 I started with a kraft A2 card base measuring 4.25" x 5.5" and I cut two kraft card stock strips to measure 2.25" x 5.5" and 1.75" x 5.5" Score the wider one at 1.75" and the narrower one at 1.25"

 Cut 1/8 of an inch off the front of your card so that when you attach the flaps it will lay flat. Glue the widest flap to the front of the card and the narrowest to the inside of the card. 

 Decorate all the card front, inside, and all the flaps with designer paper. I used a plainer piece on the inside right and created a little pocket on the left.

Create some fun tags for your pocket and stamp sentiments. 

All my images were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. 

 Supplies from Stamp Simply:      

• The American Eagle Stamp Set
• The American Eagle Die Set
• Liberty Bell Stamp Set
• Liberty Bell Die Set
• Old Glory Stamp Set    
• Circle Dies (Spellbinders)
• Seam Binding   

Other Supplies:

• First Class Memories Paper Set (Pink Monarch Prints)
• Postal Theme Add Ons (Pink Monarch Prints) 
• Slot Punch 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Vintage Photos Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Scallop Circle Dies (Spellbinders)  
• Black Sharpie Marker 

 This post linked to:

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make it Colorful
• Alphabet Challenge - A is for Air 
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Things with wings
• Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers Challenge - ATG with DSP + optional fancy fold
• We Love Stamping Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

Sweet to the Soul

 Creative Worship Stamps has a BRAND NEW Sweet to the Soul printable and coordinating digital paper pack releasing today. 

I created this fun little folio using almost all the images in the printable and several of the new papers. See a little flip through on my Youtube. 

 First layout - I added crochet lace along the pockets on every page. 

Inserts from first layout - I resized a few of the images to fit my little folio better. 

To resize images, I opened the PDF and then used the screenshot function to select the item I wanted and saved it. After cleaning it up (erasing anything I didn't want around the image), I inserted it into my word program, sized it, and printed.  

 Second layout - I added stamped elements and CWS die-cuts throughout the folio.

 Second layout inserts - the button die from the Sew Happy stamp set fits those Typewriter Keys Alpha stamps perfectly!

 Back of folio -- last insert below

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Sweet to the Soul Printable
• Sweet to the Soul Digital Paper Pack
• So Happy for You 
• Typewriter Keys Caps Alpha 
• Wordfetti Mash-up 
• Typed Thoughts 
• Bingo Card 
• Friendship is a Blessing 
• Begin Again      
• Vintage Postcards  
• Vintage Snippets  
• Lovely Wreaths Die Set    
• Tabs, Tickets & More  
• Scalloped Stitched Ovals Die Set 
• Stitched Circles 2 Die Set        
• Sew Happy Die Set (button die to cut out alpha) 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink    
• Crochet Lace 
• Heart Paper Clips
• Burlap Ribbon  

 This post linked to:

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make it Colorful
• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
• Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers Challenge - ATG with DSP + optional fancy fold
• Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, or Butterflies

Spring Collage Tag Folio

 Lately I've been having fun with folios and today's features quite a few products from the Creative Worship Stamps NEW May Release!  

This folio is slightly smaller than an A2 card measuring 3.75" x 5.25". I combined my CWS stamps, dies, and stencils with printable papers from Blue Eclectic Junk Journal Digital Paper Pack  (Pink Monarch Prints) See a little flip through on my Youtube. 

The front features a side pocket behind the stamped tag that includes the floral pull out pictured above. 

Inside I stenciled the NEW Heart Doily Stencil  and added two pockets filled with homemade ephemera. 

The colored images were stamped mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I folded over a piece of patterned paper and slightly offeset one of the new Ticket dies to create an attached double ticket. 

If you'd like to enter the drawing for a $25 gift card to CWS - visit my  Instagram page and click on this project for more info.

 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps:
• New for May: 
• Spring Collage Tag Stamp Set
• Tag & More Die Set
• Your Friendship Stamp Set
• Your Friendship Die Set
• Tickets Die Set
• Heart Doily Stencil 
• Previously released products: 
• The Goodness of God Stamp Set 
• Take Time Stamp Set 
• To Do List Stamp Set
• Faith Phrases Stamp Set 
• Vintage Sheet Music Tile Stamp 
• Stitched Ovals Die Set   
• Delicate Butterflies Die Set
• Stitched Tags Die Set 
• Travel Cup Die Set  
• Tabs, Tickets & More Die Set   
• Non-CWS products 
• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• White Crinkle Ribbon 
• Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Bundled Sage Distress Oxide (Ranger) 
• Blending Brushes 
• White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)   
• Blue Eclectic Junk Journal Digital Paper Pack  (Pink Monarch Prints) 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Rhinestones 

 This post linked to:

• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
• The Paper Players Challenge - Feminine