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Altered Playing Cards

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I love this set, inspired by BoBunny's Enchanted Harvest collection.  The colors are fabulous and the butterflies big and bold.

This set was created for a bridal show.  I wanted to present some ideas that were a bit out of the ordinary, and the thought came to me that guests could sign cards or tags instead of a traditional guest book.  And - I happened to have a pile of unmatched playing cards.

So I grabbed a jar of Gesso and a paint brush and prepared the back of the playing cards, then followed that with Tim Holtz Distress Paints - I used "Twisted Citron" and "Abandoned Coral" and WOW - love the effect that settled on each separate card.  When cards were completely dry I attached a white tag (found in my never-ending stash of odds and ends) on each and layered a single butterfly on a corner.  The butterflies had all been cut from one sheet of cardstock.

With the same cardstock, I cut a box, using the reverse side as the cover.  I added a stamped sentiment tag, bow and part of a cut-out butterfly peaking up from the bottom. FYI - I scored the sides of the box at 1/16 inch larger than what the pile of cards measured and it came out perfectly.

Butterfly Thank-You Card

Next up, a thank you card created with the same paper.  I backed it with gold colored vellum paper. Added a cut-out butterfly, a gold-foiled tag topped by a chipboard tag that was stamped and heat embossed in gold, and a velvet ribbon to pull it all together. The patterned paper, butterfly and foiled tag were inked around the edge with distress ink colors in Twisted Citron and Abandoned Coral.  I just love this combination.

Yes, the flower barrel was also a paper project - maybe for another blog post!

Products used:

BoBunny cardstock, Bazzill Basics Cardshoppe Cardstock, Vellum paper from Worldwin Papers, Stamps from My Favorite Things and Avery Elle, Distress Inks, Distress Paints and Embossing Ink from Tim Holtz/Ranger, Studio Gesso from Ranger, WOW Embossing Powder, ribbon from American Crafts.
Products available on the web shop - www.scrapperscoveinvermere.net

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Card Box

Cute card boxes make a great organizer for birthday cards, recipes.  I printed monthly birthday calendar sheets and can now tuck my handmade cards in behind the appropriate month.  I should be able to store seven or eight cards at a time, with the monthly sheets, more than what I need for family birthdays and anniversaries.

The box measures 7x5 inches and is 2.5 inches deep, I  added some ribbon, tags and simple embellishments.   Make yours to match your own style and decor.

What you need:
2 pieces of basic cardstock (12x12 or 8.5x11)
1 piece of patterned cardstock
Embellishments of your choice
Double sided tape (I used Inkssentials Wonder Tape, by Ranger)
Tools:  Paper trimmer, score board, and  2" circle punch,

Cut one 11x7 inch piece of basic cardstock

This will be scored on the long side at:

                .5” , 3”, 8” and 10.5”

                Make a diagonal cut on what will be the sides of the box.

Cut one 7x6 inch piece of basic cardstock

                This will be scored on the long side at:

                .5” and 3”

                Then scored on the short side at:

                .5” and 5.5” – Trim the corners.

                Cut a half circle on the front with 2” circle punch

Cut the patterned paper as follows:

                Front piece is cut at 3 7/8” x 4 7/8” .  Mark the centre and punch a half circle with 2” circle punch

                Two side pieces are cut at 6 7/8” x 2 3/8” .  Line these up with the box sides and trim to fit the diagonal.

Pre-cut basic cardstock and patterned pieces 

Score the l1x7 inch piece to form back and sides of box.

This will form the back and sides of your box.
Trim the sides on an angle.  Do this now.

Score the 7x6 inch basic cardstock , fold, and notch the corners
of each fold, as shown
This will form the front and bottom of your box