Northwest Stamper

Tag: card storage

  • Nifty file organizer for storing your greeting cards

    So after 2 days of heavy drugs and lots of sleeping, I’m feeling much better. I tried crafting over the last couple days but only managed to sit upright for about 10 minutes before getting dizzy. I made some progress and was able to finish up a couple projects this afternoon and now put the up on the blog!

    photo_folioFirst up, I wanted to finish the greeting card holder my mom showed me.  I’m sure there is a proper name for it but I’m totally blanking.  Anyway, with one 12×12 sheet of cardstock you can cut and fold your way into a totally cute holder for the cards you have bought/made.  I’ve now decided that I have to make one for each type of card I make (get well, thank you, birthday, christmas, etc) so I can quickly and easily organize my cards.  The only problem is that I didn’t write down the dimensions, so I’ll figure them out and then post them later.  Anyway, here is version 1 that I made and labeled for Birthday cards.  It holds 20ish cards depending on how much you embellish your cards.photo_folio_side

  • Make your own card holder box

    So, I had planned to publish by this morning, the cards coming up for my Holiday Stamp-a-Stack.  However, when I started sketching out my 5 designs, the next thing I knew it was late and I had 16 designs on paper!  So, tonight I’ll be actually making up the samples but until then, here is another project I created when my mom was visiting.

      We customized the sizing from a different box template to fit the 4.25″x5.5″ cards we normally make.  The lid of this box is just a flap that folds over the top of the box to cover the opening.  We used the flower trio punch to make blue flowers for where the ribbons come through the eyelets.  I also thought it needed some more visual interest on the front so I took a strip of paper, ran it through the crimper and then glued it around the bottom of the box.  I think it turned out well!  Let me know if you want me to post the template.

    Recipe:
    Paper:     Old Olive CS, Green Tea Designer Paper
    Accessories: Flower trio punch, eyelets, ribbon, crop-a-dile, crimper

    Here are a couple views of the original sized box that my mom made but with a lid that actually covers the sides.  It still has some kinks but I think I’ll try it next time.