Friendship Loaded Card
& Gift Box
Hello Again, welcome to my next project for Couture Creations using the 'Blooming Friendship' Collection.
This time I created a loaded card and gift box. I thought, what could I put into pockets that a friend would like. I wanted it to be a 'Gift' as well as a card. So the front pockets house, a calendar, pretty paperclip, sentiment tag/bookmark, handy notepad, and a teabag and pocket. These little things can be used for more than a day so your hard work can be seen/used for at least a year. So here goes....
This is the ensemble of components that I gathered together to create this layout.
I started by using the embossing folder. I had to half of the A4 sheet, then the other half. Remember to use the silicon embossing mat to give a good deep impression.
Once that was done, I followed my diagram to score, fold and cut to create the gift box. This diagram with the measurements are in a previous project that I did last year with the 'Peaceful Peonies' collection?
I then cut out the seed bag to hold the tea bag and the little notepad. I cut one A4 sheet of copy paper for the notepad pages.
Staple the pages to the end that has the 2 fold lines, making sure you staple them to the correct side. Glue the bag and notepad to complete.
Once the gift box was created, I decorated it with the elements as shown. I mounted the flower with a double-sided foam square and glued the rest.
To create the card, I cut an A4 sheet of kraft cardstock down the middle lengthwise, then cut 5 1/2" away, on the larger piece I scored and folded 5/8" from one end. With the larger piece I aligned the largest flower die to the fold line and did a partial cut, this created a pop-up at the top of the card. I then used the same embossing folder and embossed it. I added a piece of lace to the back page before folding over and gluing the flap down.
Next was the front pockets. I used the calendar as a guide for the pocket size. The top 2 pockets in the photo just had a folded edge while the bottom pocket had an allowance of 2/8" then the folded edge. The corner areas had to be slit so they could fold nicely. The pocket heights were staggered. Glue them all together.
So now it was a matter of fussy cutting the flowers and tag sentiment, ink the edges, dress-up the paperclip, and back and glue the tag together. Stamp the music and friendship stamps onto white card, ink and distress the edges. Use a circle punch around the 'Besties' sentiment, and glue them all in place. Glue the pockets in place.
Add everything to the pockets and the card should fit nicely into the box.
Once everything was in place, I used a glitter pen and placed accents randomly over everything (sparkle just makes it come to life).
The finished project.
Couture Creations Products used:-
CO728099 Blooming Friendship - Paper Collection, Page 5A/B, Postcard and Stickers CO728110 Blooming Friendship - Stamp/Die - Blooming Flower CO728129 Blooming Friendship - Stamp - Backgrounds & Borders
CO728130 Blooming Friendship - Stamp - Cherished Friends CO728095 Stayz Alcohol Ink - Matte Jet Black
CO723620 A4 Embossing Folder - Cherish Me Collection
Other Products:-
Kraft cardstock, distressing tool, stamp press, lace, string, muslin/cheesecloth, large paperclip, tea bag, calendar, glitter pen, double-sided foam square and glue.
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