Scor-Pal Tuesday - Envelopes

Hi, and welcome to Scor-Pal Tuesday!

Today we'll talk about envelopes.

And envelopes we'll talk about!

How do you make envelopes on the Scor-Pal?

What I did was grab the two sizes of envelopes I use all the time and then I carefully pulled them apart to find out their measurements.

I then cut a new piece of paper to those measurements and used the Scor-Pal to score the fold lines.

As you can see above, I wrote the measurements on as well to make it easy to remember what to do next time.

And there you go, one envelope template.

With these types of envelopes, you can leave the tabs in or out depending on the time you have, the look you want, the type of paper you're using etc. It's up to you.

In the photo above, I've put crosses on the tabs.

If you do chop the tabs out, don't cut along the embossed line, cut those lines off completely. It makes the envelope fold together better.

And here's a template I made for an envelopebox (or envelobox). They're the ones with extra depth for thicker cards, or maybe a CD. You can change the depth of your box by using different score lines.

About all these projects - I sat down at my desk and worked out these bits and pieces for myself for three reasons.

One, I wanted to see how easy it was to make them from scratch.

Two, I wanted to concentrate on the things I need at the moment. Envelopes, dvd boxes etc.

And three, I didn't want to go onto the Scor-Pal site and use other people's ideas without credit, you know? Please remember that they have a lot of projects over there - so check them out. I'm going to! I want to make a pizza box...

Okay, back to the envelopes.

Firstly, a card.

(I used a Labels 8 Nestabilities die, a die cut from October Afternoon's Cherry Hill die cut sheet, the Hero Arts Basic Alphabet set and that's some Martha Stewart glitter around the edges. The blue paper is from the Die Cuts With a View Citrus Stack I talked about a few weeks ago and the organza ribbon is from my stash.)

And an envelope to match! (I just used an orange piece of patterned paper I had)

As you can see I went for a bright envelope...Whoa, hello, letterbox!

Note the rounded corners. Another way to work the envelope.

Measurements:

* 21 x 26cm

* Top flap: 6cm

* Bottom flap: 8cm

* Side flaps: 2cm

* I cut the top tabs only. Left the bottom ones to make the envelope thicker (it's paper).

And here's another long fold (A5 piece of card folded longways). I've always used DL envelopes for these cards. They're too wide, but you use what you can, hey?

(These characters are in Punch Art Fun for everyone Book 3 in the Christmas section. The reindeer is a fusion of two on page 43)

Oh, look! An envelope!

An envelope that's the right size...amazing!

Neat!

Also cut the tabs off this one because the card is very thick.

To make this envelope I measured it on the Scor-Pal and made sure my card would fold and fit around it. Pretty much!

Measurements:

* 18 x 29cm

* Put short edge to top of Scor-Pal. Score at 6cm and then 14cm.

* Side flaps: Put long edge to top of Scor-Pal. Push card flush to the right. Score at 4cm. Rotate 180 degrees. Make sure card is flush to the right again. Score at 4cm.

I'm hoping all my instructions are correct for you!

Here's a little card for you. This one's a gift card and the front is 7 x 7.5cm. It's little!

Here's the envelope. It's little too. Of course.

Once again, gave the card a little breathing room and scored around it to make the envelope.

Measurements:

* 14 x 18cm

* Top flap: 4cm

* Bottom flap: 6cm

* Side flaps: 3cm

This is the back flap. Looks cute decorated with scallop scissors and a bit of matching paper.

I made a second envelope for the card too. The first one fit, but it was a little tight.

Measurements:
* 15 x 22cm
* Top and bottom flaps: 6cm
* Side flaps: 3cm
* I rounded the corners and added paper again to decorate.

This is the big card from yesterday (it's an A5 size) with the gift card, so you can see the difference between them.

Isn't it great to know you can make an envelope to match any size card?

And enveloboxes, you can make any size envelobox too. The cards below are thicker, so they got an envelobox made for them.

These are using My Mind's Eye (2009) The Merry Days of Christmas line. It's more traditional than their other (2009) Colourful Christmas line. I love both.

And here's the envelobox.

Measurements (made up from the scrap piece of paper I had on hand):

* 15.5 x 30cm

* Top flap: Score at 6 and 6.5cm

* Bottom flap: Score at 8 and 8.5cm

* Side flaps: Score at 1 and 1.5cm

Here's the template again, so you can see where to cut the tabs out. I left the tabs on the top, so you can see the difference.

It's just a matter of scoring the lines and folding and taping your box together after that.

Here's another card with an envelobox.

Measurements for this one:

* 17.5 x 26cm

* Top flap: 6 and 6.5cm

* Bottom flap: 8 and 8.5cm

* Sides: 2 and 2.5cm

Loving that gold cord at the moment. Got it at Spotlight. I get most generic stuff there - ribbon, buttons, thread, cord....

I used the Fiskars Threading Water punch to decorate a red strip of card for the back flap of the envelope. I'll post a pic of that tomorrow.

Well, that's it for envelopes.

Summary: You can make them on the Scor-Pal!

See you tomorrow!

:o)

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The Stepping Stones of Creativity...

Yesterday I mentioned the stones. The stepping stones of creativity. I made that up, but I didn't make up the truth of it.

Case and point...

Months ago I made this brown butterfly card. Is it a moth? No, it's a butterfly. It could be a moth, but it's not.

It's a butterfly, and unfortunately, it happens to be brown, because that's the colour I chose that day.

Wouldn't chose that colour the other 364 days of the year, but on that day, I did.

It's brown.

But look what happened a few days later...

I made the card under it and the butterfly is pink. Oh, nice. Definitely not a moth!

And thus, I started walking the stepping stones of butterflies. Well, the stepping stones of creativity, but in this case it's butterflies we're yakking about. Or I'm yakking about.

Okay, here's where you start scrolling!

And look where the stones led me! Everywhere, man. Bright, matchy, not matchy - all over the place. A brown moth led me to something I like a lot more...a red butterfly, and butterflies aren't even red.

(The music paper butterfly was a bit of a left field ring-in to the process, but it was worthy of being included, so I included it)

So, there you go. Step on those stones!

Only if you want to, that is.

Only if you dare.

Been on that walk to find other interesting envelope paper options yet?

I've got another one for you...

Music paper.

I rest my case.

A nice combination

What about this one?

Jammie and I had a chat in the comments section about the cards I made, then switched, last week. Our chat inspired me to make this...

What do you think?

For me, it's become a new favourite. A bit of bright, and a bit of the woodgrain. And glitter. Nice. Pink and brown always look good together.

Hey, Jammie, want one of these in your letterbox?

And you might even receive one of these in the mail if you take me up on yesterday's offer. You might not either, because I haven't decided on the cards I'm sending, but still, you might. :o)

The anecdote (which will be more than an anecdote, I'm sure. Thus, this post is called The story) The story...

Well, hello!

It's much later. Later than I anticipated, but that's okay. If you've just dropped by here, and just read yesterday's post, then later for you is only a couple of seconds. Good on you.

So, here are the cards.

(Warning! If this post is too long for you, scroll to the bottom, there's a summary)

And they're still unrelated by sight. But they're related by story.

After all this build up, there's not really a story, just a thing to tell.

And that is this.

I made these cards.

And then I made them again, but I switched the colours.

That's the story.

That's it.

Told you it wasn't earth shattering.

BUT it was fun. Only 75% fun because I spent time mucking around trying to find the scraps I'd used the first time and all that. I hate mucking around trying to find things. That then led to me totally pulling everything out of my room (not the cupboard, I'd done that only a while ago) and totally re-organising it. I'm serious. I re-organised by whole scrapping area because I couldn't find my paper scraps quickly enough. Oh, I didn't mention that? I could find them, I just couldn't find them quickly enough, so something had to be done!

Anyway, that's another story. And that is a story!

And I'll tell it to you.

I promise.

With photos.

Later.

How much later entirely depends on how quickly I can finish painting and then take a final photo.

I hate painting, so it could be much later.

Anyway, back to this inconsequential story.

I made these cards. I love lined, ledger and hymnal papers and will find any excuse to use them. You know when you've been doing something for long time (add make cards here) and you find something different and new to you and just, well, different, and you grow to love it because it spices things up a bit and makes it more fun? And rich? And gives it more depth? And makes it cooler? Well, that's how I feel about lined, ledger and hymnal/music paper. It's fab.

Told you this would be more than an anedote.

So, I made these cards. How many times have I said that already?

I liked this flower because it was simple, easy to make and I didn't have to think too much. 10 points for sure.

Then another day I wanted to make a card using this woodgrain paper. I bought it at Stamp Art Studio at Aspley a couple of weeks ago. It was a surprising find because it comes in A4...I've not seen a paper like it. I don't think it's a scrapbooking paper, per se? There's no brand on it either, but it was 90c. And it's a thickish type of weight.

So I made this. I don't usually go for the browns very much, but a change is good. But only for one or two cards, then I snap back to the colour.

I like it. I like those Labels One - Nestabilities. Nice, very nice. And the embossing around the edge finishes it off, which I find this shape usually needs.

So I made the cards at two completely different times and they were unrelated.

But one day I decided to make them again and switch the colours. Like I said, 75% (okay, 50%) fun until I had all the pieces found and cut out. The fun-0-meter steadily climbed after that.

No point making cards if the fun-o-meter is only at 50%. I'd rather wash dishes.

I like how this butterfly one turned out. Orangey-yellow and pink with lined paper. Yep, good. And that butterfly. What's not to like about that? That's Doodlebug polka dot paper. Pre-glittered!
What do you reckon?
Which do you like best?

Gotta be honest here. Not overly entralled with this card. I mean, it's nice, but what am I gonna do with it? Not a man card. Not a girl card. Not a boy card. Not a card, I guess. Maybe it's a card to send to a family for something because it's got a bit of everything.

I'll put it in my stash and go back to the brighter colours where I belong.

So that's the story of the cards.

Here it is in summary:
I made 'em. I switched 'em.
The End.

Just wanted to show you...

...this and this.

They look unrelated, but they're not.

I've got a little story to tell about them. Not a "once upon a time" story, but a little story. An anecdote if you will.

It's not earth shattering, trust me.

But I've got something else to say about these cards.

And I'll be saying it later...

Got to go and get tea on. First things, first. Stomachs, then craft.

:o)

Dahlias

Hi fellow crafters,

Have been making few different flowers lately that I thought I'd share with you.

I've blogged about these Dahlia Nestabilities before. I used them for the clown's collar, and as flowers themselves. They were cream with a blue background. Check the list on the sidebar under cards if you'd like to find them.

On the card below I added hymnal paper as a layer. It adds a different touch, don't you think?

And that's glitter on the button too.

These other flowers are similar to the one on the card except they've been cut between the petals, so each could be pinched for a more 3D look.

There are six flowers, back-to-back. They twist in the bottle, so I wanted them to look good from both sides.

Something easy and fun for the middle of the table when you next have people for dinner?

Bye now.

Early Bird cards coming up next...

:o)

And to finish...

And lastly for today.

Remember how I said that this texture plate (top row, second from left) would be good for the cupcake card too? Well, I quickly made it this afternoon to see what it looked like.

Swirly!



Now there's three options.

Embossed cardstock from Bazzill, Divine Swirl embossing folder from Provo or the swirly texture plate from Fiskars.

Which is your favourite?

Cupcakes

Hello, and welcome to a new week. Feeling a little sad that winter is coming to an end. I like the cooler weather.

Today is cupcake day on the old blog. Cupcakes are good. Cupcakes are fun. Cupcakes top the "must make" list.

This is one version I made.

Supplies are:
Nestabilities Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
Ric Rac Scalloped Border (I pierced the design)
A small heart brad from Spotlight
Red button from my bag of buttons from Spotlight

The card base is Bazzill Bling Sugar Daddy. The photo doesn't show the shine at all, which is disappointing. And the other browns are Nutmeg and Swirlpool Geneva embossed cardstock.

Also cut a rectangle then trimmed to make the angle. That colour is either Glow or Harvest, either is good.

I ran the embossed cardstock through the Cuttlebug to make an embossed scalloped oval. That got glued to the regular oval with some of it overhanging the top, which got trimmed. The whole thing was adhered with foam tape. Wish you could see the bling background. It's so much better in real life.

As you can see too, the embossed cardstock is quite subtle. And that pierced swirl really is pretty.

**Whoa, just a side note. Have you ever just been typing away and accidently pressed some keys on the keyboard, and found yourself in a completely different window, and you don't know what you pressed to get there? I did just now! I think I was trying to do the shift key and a letter and got to a print preview page of this blog entry. Weird. I printed the page to get out of it and it worked. And then I deleted the print job. Funny thing is, the same thing happened when I was in Word before too, and now by buttons have swapped positions at the top. Don't know what I did, or how to fix. No probs, it's staying the way it is. :o)

Back to our regular programming...

Do you like the subtle look, or the Cuttlebug look? Here's another version using the Divine Swirl embossing folder. Sorry for the photo, not great, but I took it from this angle to show the embossing particularly. You can see the shine on the card base, but it's not that colour in real life.

To be subtle, or not subtle? That is the question...

And then you could throw this Fiskars texture plate into the mix and totally confuse the situation. Or not. Let's not get too dramatic, it's just crafting afterall. Remember the texture plates? Remember I bought the set for the swirly one? Hmm, would look nice too.

:o)

Just a pretty one

Good morning, hope your week is going well.

Are you enjoying the lovely weather and gorgeous sunshine? My chooks are. They're clucking around the yard having a great time. Thank you, Lord, we love the sunshine.

Did you know chooks have baths by digging a hole in the garden, sitting in it and flicking dirt all up through their feathers? I didn't either until we got some and I watched them. It's quite funny actually. And then they walk around the place with the dirt in their feathers for a while until they get on the verandah and shake it all off on my tiles. I roll my eyes and get the broom out...we have a lot of grass at our place, but they don't seem to worry about that.

I can put up with sweeping a bit of dirt off the tiles because they give us fresh eggs. And Doris is back on board and laying well after having about four months off. Good for her. Lucky for her is all I'm going to say about that...



After all the talk about chooks it would seem a chook card is in order, but it's not. :o) It could be in the future, but today is a quick flower card. I used the Dahlia set again. It's the same flower used for the collar of the clown. And the background is an Impressabilities template. They're metal and you can even cut them up if you like. If you check the link, mine is the butterfly one.

Lots of foam tape used on this card too. Foam tape is always a good option. And in different thicknesses too.

Have a great day!

These make me smile

More cards for you today.

Ah, fun clown. Really like him. Scalloped ovals and a big regular oval for the hair and head. And a smaller oval for the hat too.

Dahlia set for the collar. Great flowers those. And there's some other nice ones too.

And ric-rac scallop border set for the paper piercing at the bottom. Those dies cut, emboss and you can pierce the holes too. I just pierced a section to make the swirly bit at the bottom.

The rest of the clown is using punches from Carl:
CP1: 1/2 Circle - juggling balls
CP1: 3/16" Circle - flower middle, dots on bow tie
CP1: 1/8" Circle - eyes
CP1: 1/4" Circle - middle of bow tie
CP1: Heart-T - bow tie
CP1: Vinca-B - flower
CP2: 3/4" Circle - nose

Oval hand-held punch from Fiskars for the eyes and I hand cut the rectangle for the hat brim.

I think that's the whole list! Gosh, a lot of punches used, but that's not unusual. It takes a lot of punches to make characters like these, but a lot of the punches get used again and again, so it works out well.

And the punches that get used the most? Circles, circles and a bazillion more circles. I tell ya, I must use them on almost every punch art card I make. So versatile and they are needed in every size. Every. single. size. Get me? Every size. Okay, that's every size, just in case you've forgotten already.

I really do like punch art cards that make me smile and this guy's one that does. I just like him. He's cute for one. He's yellow for two (my favourite colour). He's cute for three. And he's smiling for four. He's not smiling as big as normal, but he's a bit chunky in the face, so maybe he's feeling a bit self-conscious for the camera.

Once again, pull out all those circle punches. And if by chance you don't use them all, at least you were prepared to use them all. And that's all a good punch can ask for - to be used over and over again.

They like that.

They love that.

They live for that.

Pull out your CP1: Square punch too. Now, let's talk about square punches for a second. They are must-have punches too. Must-have. But not as must-have as circle punches for some reason. Squares are great shapes and I use them all the time, but I use circles more.

Why is that? Don't know, just do. And that's all I'm going to say about that today. We're here to talk about punch art and not solve all the questions the world has to offer afterall. Remember crafting philosophy? Let's remind ourselves of that, shall we?

Crafting is about making and not about thinking all the time..... :o)

(And we smile after we say it to prove to ourselves that we really mean it and we live by it)

So, I use more circles than squares....and I don't think about why! (Actually, that's not true. I do think about why, but I'm not thinking about it today)

Alright, moving on!

What was I talking about anyway? Oh, yeah. The giraffe.

He's cute.

Nuff said.