Thinking of You - Tea Bag Envelope and Card

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter and had a wonderful weekend with family and friends.

It's not always possible to get together with our loved ones due to hectic schedules or the miles that may separate us. But you can still let that special person know you are thinking of him or her -- and what a lovely way to do so than with the card and matching tea envelope that I made using Deena's Tea Bag Envelope downloadable called Thinking of You.

You will get two tea envelopes per page, plus an instruction sheet. I used one image for the envelope and one for the card.

The image has such beautiful colors and is perfect for Spring.

I cut out the tea bag envelope and simply glued the edges together with a couple of swipes of my tape roller. You could use glue, but the adhesive is quicker and less messy (for me). I used the other image as the focus of my card. I layered it on blue paper panels. The lighter blue paper has sparkles in it, which is very cheery. I added a few embellishments -- and that was it!

This set would be a nice way to keep in touch with a friend or family member you haven't seen in a while.

Be sure to visit the Ewe-N-Me Printables website for more Tea Envelope downloadables. There are so many to choose from!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to stop back soon.

Beth
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Sweet Girls - Little Gift Cards

Hello and Happy Monday!

Now that spring is here (well, officially on Friday), there are going to be all kinds of events, parties and holiday happenings in the not-too-distant-future!! You know -- Easter, Mother's Day, Weddings, Babies -- just to name a few.

If you are like me, I end up scrambling at the last minute for a gift card or tag, or even a thank you card. Today I'm featuring a set of four little cards that just might come in handy for those upcoming occasions.

These little cards were created using Deena's Collage Sheet - Sweet Girls  and I have to say these image are adorable! The collage sheet has six different images in two different sizes. I used the smaller 1.5" x 2.5" images today.

I selected four of the images and adhered them to a blue 3"x 3" card. Aren't they so sweet -- I love the vintage look! 

In keeping with the spring theme, I punched out pink flowers and attached one to each card. And, because I love a little sparkle, I added a bit of glitter to the edges of each image.

I'm going to keep these little cards on hand. They'd be handy for a last minute gift tag, or as a set could be used as hostess gift, too!

Please visit here for more of Deena's wonderful collage sheets!

As always, thanks for stopping by and do stop back soon!

Beth

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French Country Prints: Card Set and Box Tutorial

Hello and welcome to my first post as part of Ewe-N-Me Printables DT. It's nice to be here, sharing ideas that hopefully will help you maximize your printables. Digital products are vital now a days, because they simplify your paper crafts and allow you to customize your creations. And that is the case with today's project.

Using one of Ewe-N-Me's French Country Prints, Pink Rose, I was able to create a card set and a matching box to hold it. After you learn how to print the files, you'll find it's quite easy. So after I show you my project I'll guide you with the basic printing instructions, so you can replicate what I made.

This box is 5"x 6.5"x 2/8" and the one layered cards that it contains are 5 2/8"x 4". The basic materials I used were the images, white cardstock, a paper trimmer (with a score blade) and of course my printer. 

Now, to print the box the first thing you need to do is create a copy of the file right beside it in the same folder, and rotate it twice, clockwise:

Then in order to print the structure of the box, you'll need to select "FrenchRose-2" and "FrenchRose-2b", right click and print. Once the printer's window pops, it's time to customize size and other aspects: Select size 5 x 7", and unmark the "fit picture to frame" button (under the image). I printed my images in letter sized white cardstock.

Now it's time to score, cut and glue the box together. On the image below I marked in red the lines you should score and in green the ones you should cut.

Once you're done, you are left with two flaps on the side, already scored, that you have to fold towards the inside and glue to the front side of the print (which has no flaps as shown above).

To finish the box you need to add a top flap. I used a 3"x 6 1/2" piece of cardstock and attached it to the back of the box from the inside. I embellished the flap with lace, die cut borders and ribbon to give the box a shabby chic feel.

To print the cards, you will need to print the image rotated twice clockwise (upside down). Select size  4" x 6" and again unmark the "fit picture to frame" button. Once printed all you need to do is cut (shown below in green) and score and fold (shown below in red).

I hope you like my project and that you find this tutorial useful. If you have any questions feel free to contact me through a comment right here or at my blog.

Don't forget to check out Ewe-N-Me's French Country Prints (here), you are going to love them! Thanks so much for stopping by!