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Inspirational Notes
#18717
Overview
When it comes to inspiration, this idea delivers! Watch your creativity unfold with an envelope that opens to reveal a special message.
Theme: Decorative Elements
Other Supplies:
- Patterned Paper (Kraft)
- Double-Sided Tape or Tape Runner
- Gold Paint Pen
- Paper Trimmer
- Score Board with Bone Folder or Scoring Tool
- Hook-and-Loop Fastener
- Washi Tape
- Cut a 9 7/8" x 12" piece of kraft patterned paper. Place the kraft patterned paper on a score board with the 12" paper edge along the left edge of the score board. Score 3" and 9" from the left edge with a bone folder. Rotate the kraft patterned paper with the 9 7/8" edge along the left edge of the score board. Using the bone folder, start from the left edge and score at 4 1/2".
- Cut off the 3" x 4 3/8" corners of the scored kraft patterned paper. Edge the score lines and edges, front and back, with a gold paint pen.
- Die-cut twice out of kraft patterned paper the A2 liner and once the A7 liner from the Envelope Liners, A2 & A7 set. Die-cut the A2 liner again out of floral patterned paper from the Plan Your Day Cardstock Pad. (The bottom portion will not be fully cut by the die.)
- Edge both sides of all the liners with a gold paint pen.
- Cut one A2 and one A7 kraft patterned liner in half from the point down, and fold them in half. Adhere the bottom edge of each liner with double-sided tape to create pockets.
- Adhere the A7 pockets to the 3" x 4 1/2" kraft patterned paper scored panels with double-sided tape. Fold the two 3" x 4 1/2" scored panels in toward the center, and adhere the A2 pockets to the 3" x 4 1/2" scored panels with double-sided tape.
- Cut two 2" strips of floral patterned paper from the Plan Your Day Cardstock Pad. Attach a full sheet of floral patterned paper from the Plan Your Day Cardstock Pad and the floral strips to an Adhesive Sheet, placing the full floral patterned sheet on the middle and the two strips on either side of the full Adhesive Sheet. Die-cut an A2 liner from the paper-covered Adhesive Sheet. Edge the liner with a gold paint pen. Adhere the liner to the inside of an A2 Kraft Envelope.
- Cut a 2" x 5 3/4" piece of floral patterned paper from the Plan Your Day Cardstock Pad. Edge the floral patterned paper with a gold paint pen, and adhere it to back side of the envelope with double-sided tape.
- Adhere the envelope to the top center 4 1/2" x 6" kraft patterned paper scored panel with double-sided tape.
- Fold the remaining A2 kraft liner and floral liner along the crease lines. Adhere the floral liner under the kraft liner with double-sided tape. Adhere the layered liner to the center of the 4 3/8" x 6" kraft patterned paper scored panel.
- Fold the two 3" x 4 1/2" kraft patterned paper scored panels into the center, and embellish the top edge with a variety of washi tape. Fold up the 4 3/8" x 6" kraft patterned paper scored panel. Cut a 2 1/4" x 6" piece of floral patterned paper from the Plan Your Day Cardstock Pad. Edge the floral patterned paper with a gold paint pen, and adhere it to the bottom of the 4 3/8" x 6" kraft patterned paper scored panel.
- Attach a hook-and-loop fastener to the 4 3/8" x 6" scored panel and the point of the envelope.
- Embellish the pockets and panels with paper cutouts from the Plan Your Day Cardstock Pad. Edge the cutouts with a gold paint pen as desired.