CARD# HPJ-2016-23: Bon Voyage 2

Hi! I'm going to share a project that I made last week. It is actually a wallet fold mini, but I made it into a card. Well, a holder of tags for the messages. I made two of these before. I learned how to make it from Ginny Nemchak. It is easy and fun to make. It works great for a travel theme. If you want to know how it is done, you can check out Ginny's guide on Snapguide here.

The mini measures 3" x 4 1/2". It is really small which makes it even cuter. Heh.

I used a gift wrapper for the base. It is one of those wrapping papers that I hoarded from Papemelroti 2 or so years ago. I think I'll get some more of the same design if they still have some stock left. I hope they still have them. 

For the front of the card, I stamped some images in the background before stenciling with light molding paste. After the paste dried, I applied distress ink on the surface. I stamped a balloon image on a separate patterned paper and fussy cut it. I adhered chipboard at the back before affixing it onto the card. I then added the sentiment which I first stamped on a piece of patterned paper. I distressed and inked the edges. I put in the metal charms last to add more interest to the card. 

I stamped some more on the pockets.

I ran a die through my Cuttlebug and made several tags. These tags would hold the message for the recipient. 

I did not put inserts on the sides since Dino asked me not to. He only wanted to fill in the inside pockets.

So that was that. Another fun project done! I hope you liked it. Thanks for looking today! Have a great week!


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Papemelroti Wrapping Paper, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Tim Holtz Paper Stash 8"x8" paper pad Menagerie, metal charms, lace trimming, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Wanderlust, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Dreamer, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Chestnut, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Tile Texture, Golden Light Molding Paste, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Tea Dye, Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue, EK Circle Punch 1/2", hole punch, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2015-19: Safe Travels

This is the back of the mini.

Hi! How are you doing? It’s been ages since I last posted, or made something crafty for that matter.

Did I tell you that our roommate Kiteng is going to Italy for three months? I think I haven’t mentioned it in my previous post. Anyway, I wanted to make her a farewell card. I discovered a website called snapguide a week or so ago and I found several of the artists and crafters that I follow on IG there. Almost all of the DT members of Graphic 45 have an account and they share the written tutorials of their projects there. One particular project that got my attention was Ginny Nemchack’s wallet fold mini album. I thought it would be perfect for Kiteng. I can tuck in some photos and mini tags for her.

This was what Ginny made. What a great project!

So she was supposed to go home last Saturday and would not be coming back to our apartment before her flight on the 27^th. It so happened that I did not get to make the card/mini album by Saturday. Hmf.

Last night we were quite surprised when she came knocking at the door while we were preparing for dinner. Whoa! I really thought we wouldn’t be seeing her till September. I guess not. Heh. For that, I took the opportunity to make the album. I was able to finish it. Woohoo! I just put it inside a paper bag. It was kind of heavy because of all the layers of cardstock and designer paper, but it looks really great. I hope she likes it. I would probably make another one for a wedding then I’ll tuck in a gift card.

As I have mentioned earlier, I got the idea for the mini album from Ginny Nemchack. You can find her tutorial here. Basically, I just followed how she did hers. But since I wanted a bit more dimension, I added some metal charms and lace to the front of the card. I did not make it bulky so that Kiteng can bring it wherever without worrying that it will get damaged. I mostly just used the designer papers from the collection.

Oh. And by the way, my base was 17 ½” x 17 ½” instead of 12” x 12”. I first tried the latter, but it was too small for what I had in mind. If you would like to make your own, you can also use a different size of paper for the base.

Here are the rest of the photos. Thank you for looking today. An altered box is coming up next.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Manila paper, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, kraft paper, Graphic 45 8x8 paper pad Come Away With Me Collection, printed images, metal charms, gears, brad, studs, self-adhesive crystal, lace trimming, grosgrain ribbon, foam tape, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Inspirational Lift, ColorBox Cat’s Eye Queue Pigment Ink Chestnut and Black, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Framed Tags One, Cuttlebug Machine V2