Hello friends! Today is tutorial day over at the
Kraft Journal and I've got a card to share that I made with a fastener inspired by an inter-office mail envelope I saw at work the other day! And, because it was inspired by an object I see every day "around the office", I am also linking it up to the "around the house" challenge at
Moxie Fab World! Yes, I hate to say that I'm at home at the office, but a girl has to make a living, right? :)
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I started with a standard 4.25 x 5.5 card base made from
light kraft cardstock which was folded twice for a french door effect.
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I start most cards by getting out a ton of supplies and then pare down until I find what I'm going to use.
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I measured and cut two panels from a sheet of patterned paper and stamped them with a beautiful rose image from Waltzingmouse Stamps and stamped a
hang tag with a sentiment for the inside of the card.
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I glued some
hang tag string to one of a pair of vintage rhinestone buttons.
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I adhered a panel of patterned paper to the interior of the card and attached the tag, tying the string in a bow.
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I tied some shabby ribbon around one of the "doors", used two
stick pins as decorative accents, and glued the buttons down on the card.
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To close the card, I simply wound the string around the two buttons!
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Here is a view of the finished card's interior!
I can't wait to hear about every day items that weave their way into your craft projects!
Supplies: Stamps - Roses in Bloom (WMS), Ink - Rose Red, Basic Black (SU!), Cardstock - Paper Heart Collection (Crate Paper), Cardstock - Light Kraft (TKO), Hang Tag/String (TKO), Vintage Buttons, Ribbon (Memriemare), Stick Pins (Jenni Bowlin)