A New Year

 

Hello and Welcome

I hope your first few days of the New Year have been happy ones.

I had a few days off so was glad to have some time to play with some new Christmas goodies.

I was inspired by a video I watched and decided to try and make my first 'mini' slimline card.

Super easy to make but may be difficult to find the right size envelope so I will add how I made one at the end.

A standard Slimline card is size is 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 whereas a Mini Slimline is 6" x 3".

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by embossing a piece of heavy white cardstock using my new Snowy Forest eb folder.  I ran it through my machine to get a good impression.
• I wanted to add colour so I got out my brayer and rolled some Lucky Clover Distress Oxide ink along the bottom where the trees are.  I cleaned off my brayer and then added some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink over the middle area, overlapping the colours a bit.
• Finally at the top, I brayered on some Salty Ocean DOX ink to give the sky a hint of blue.
• While the ink dried, I cut my card base.  For my mini slimline the white cardstock was cut 6 x 6" and scored at 3"and folded in half.
• I then took the embossed panel and cut it in half so I could make 2 slimline cards (another one coming soon) using the one embossed/inked piece I had made.
• I glued it to one side of a piece of white cardstock, then onto a dark green that looks black here and finally, onto the white card base.
• I stamped the sentiment and circle from a new Avery Elle set I got for Christmas using some more Rustic Wilderness ink in my Misti, then die cut out the circle and pop dotted it off to the side.

ENVELOPE:

• The envelope to mail this card is very simple.  I used my Envelope Punch Board to create it.
• I cut my lightweight white cardstock to 8 1/4 x 8 1/4".  (I used the lightweight cs as it is easier to fold and not as stiff as the heavy.)
• I placed it into my Envelope Punch Board and punched the first mark at 3 1/8" and scored along the marked line.  I rotated my cardstock and followed the instructions, continuing around until my envelope was made.  It is so simple to do using this Punch Board.  You can make any size envelope. All the measurements are included on the front of the board.

Here is a picture of the Envelope Punch Board:

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- TIME TO PARTY

CAS on Friday- HAPPY NEW YEAR

Shopping Our Stash- BEGINS WITH 'S'

(slimline)

Supplies

Stamps- Merry Circle Tags (Avery Elle)

Inks- Distress Oxides (see above)

Paper- cardstock (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Snowy Forest eb folder (Memory Box); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); 

Speedball Brayer; Envelope Punch Board (We R Memory Keepers); 

Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts); foam tape