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Make It Mine Monday: Hey Chick Double Z-Fold

March 1, 2021 by Cindy

Check out this fun Hey Chick Double Z-Fold card by my fellow demonstrator Patti Bagin! There’s so much happening and so many chickens! When I first saw this card I knew that I wanted to give it a try. But to make it my own I had to figure out where to start.

I couldn’t just copy Patti’s card because to start with I didn’t have the designer paper that she used. I did love how Patti made a fence and used that as the second Z of her Double Z-Fold. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about when I say “Double Z-Fold” check out my blog post from Friday. It’s all about the Double Z-Fold.

My card began with the fence. I knew I wanted to use the chicken wire on my fence but since I didn’t have the gray designer paper I had to come up with another option. I decided to a strip of clear Window Sheet and adhere by chicken wire to that. I then needed to add fence posts! The fence turned out just how I wanted it to. The only probably with it is that the Window Sheet doesn’t fold very easily. If I ever mail this card I’m going to have to probably put it in a larger envelope and pay extra postage.

I didn’t want to adhere my fence directly to the card so I used the foam adhesive strips that you’d use when making a shaker card. They worked perfectly! To get the two-tone chicken coop I die cut one from Real Red cardstock and one from Crumb Cake cardstock. I then cut out the tiny pieces from the Crumb Cake chicken coop and adhered them to the red one.

My tip when die cutting the corn stalks and the ears of corn is to to use Adhesive sheets. These pieces are so thin and so small it would be difficult to get adhesive on the back of them.

I didn’t include quite as many chickens on my version of this card as Patti did but I’m pleased with the results. Too fun!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Double Z-Fold Card

February 26, 2021 by Cindy

Sweet Ice Cream – Horizontal Double Z-Fold

Today I have another variation of the basic Z-Fold card for you….the Double Z-Fold!

The Double Z-Fold card is just what the name suggests. It’s two Z’s put together. My sample is made with the fun Ice Cream Corner Suite.

Included in this fun suite of products are the Sweet Ice Cream stamp stamp that can be bundled with the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch, Blackberry Bliss Striped Ribbon, Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles, and the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper. Of course they all coordinate perfectly together!

Sweet Ice Cream – Horizontal Double Z-Fold opened.

But back to the fun fold! In this picture you can see the 2 Z’s that for the the Double Z Fun Fold. The larger one is the card base and the smaller one is where the sentiments and the images are.

On both the large and the small pieces that form Z’s you will first score/fold your cardstock in half and then one of the sections will be scored/folded again just as you do on a regular Z-Fold card. Opposites attract. If you can remember this, you can figure out how to make the Double Z-Fold. The large section of the small piece of cardstock gets attached to the small section of the large piece of cardstock and the small section of the small piece of cardstock gets attached to the large section of the large piece of cardstock. Large to small and small to large.

Sweet Ice Cream – Vertical Double Z-Fold open

The card above is in a horizontal orientation but it can easily be made into a vertical orientation. The only thing you’re going to change when making the vertical orientation is the direction that your images and sentiments are placed.

You will make your vertical card the same way: large to small and small to large. As I mentioned before, this is the key.

To make sure that everything gets lined up perfectly when I adhere the small Z to the large Z I first close up the small Z so that the small section is folded up behind the large Z.

Place your adhesive on both of these sections. To correctly place this section on the large Z card base make sure the card base is closed . Then you will butt the center folds of the large piece and the small piece together and adhere.

You can see this in the side view picture below. When the card is all closed up the small sections butt up to each other.

Sweet Ice Cream – Vertical Double Z-Fold

One final thing to note about the Double Z-Fold Fun Fold card is that it won’t open to lay flat. You can kind of see this in both of the pictures of the open cards.

To left is a photo of the Vertical Double Z-Fold card in the closed position.

These cards are fun to make! Enjoy!

Have a great day. Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: Builder Punches

February 25, 2021 by Cindy

Last week in my Tools of the Trade post I talked about punches but I didn’t talk about Builder Punches. Builder Punches are a type of punch which can punch out multiple shapes that will “build” an image.

In the photo to the left is Stampin’ Up!’s Strawberry Builder Punch. As you can see, it will punch out the strawberry, the top, a leaf and a flower.

If you are simply punching the shapes out of cardstock you may not want to punch them all out at the same time but if you have stamped and colored the images you can easily punch them out at the same time. Of course, there’s a trick…

1. Turn your punch over and punch
a template

2. Place the individual stamps in the template with the side that you stamp with down.

3. Press a clear block on the stamps so that they will stick to the block.

5. Line up the images in the punch and punch out your shapes.

Using a template makes it very easy to punch out all of the stamped images at the same time when using a Builder Punch. Stampin’ Up! currently offers 9 Builder Punches including two in the January – June Mini Catalog.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Berry Blessings

February 22, 2021 by Cindy

Wow! Winter 2021 Sale-a-bration is almost over! Can you believe it? There’s only a few days left so I thought my card today should use one of the Sale-a-bration items.

I haven’t used the sweet Berry Blessings stamp set yet so I chose that along with the coordinating Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper. So cute! Did you know that this designer paper also coordinates with the Sweet Strawberry stamp set/bundle from the January – June Mini Catalog? So much coordination! I love it!

Thank you to Heather Heroldt for the inspiration. As you can see, the biggest changes were just adding layers to Heather’s card. More layers seems to be what I do best. Ha!

I also decided to stamp the sentiment on the background piece of the card instead of a label and I also used green embellishments instead of blue. I used the Frosted and Clear Epoxy Droplets from Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog and colored them with my Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers.

Here’s a picture of the inside of my card. Heaven forbid that I didn’t decorate the inside as well as the outside! 🙂

I love getting my inspiration from fellow crafters. We all have to start somewhere, right?

The sentiment on the front of the card is from the Berry Blessings stamp set but the inside sentiment is from the Sweet Strawberry stamp set, which as I mentioned before, also coordinates with the Berry Delightful designer paper.

The Berry Blessings and Berry Delightful Designer Paper are grouped together as a Level 2 Sale-a-bration choice which means you need to spend $100 on Stampin’ Up! products in order to choose it. Don’t forget that February 28th is the last day of Sale-a-bration so get that order together and head on over to my online store or contact me with your order. I’d hate for you to miss out!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Fold: Window Z-Fold Card

February 19, 2021 by Cindy

I’m so excited that I’ve finally used my Whale of a Time Suite products! These products were some of the first on my radar when the Annual Catalog came out last June but I held off buying them. I finally took the plunge and purchased them but then they sat on my shelf. Well, the time finally came with the fun fold card I have for you today.

Isn’t this Whale of a Time Designer Paper gorgeous? You’re just seeing one of the sheets. This paper pack is 6″ x 6″ with all sorts of sea life images.

I did copy this card from Pinterest (thank you Lisa Ann Bernard!). The only thing I switched out was the designer paper. Lisa used a more neutral paper on her card but I wanted to use one of the fun sea life patterns.

You can’t really tell from the outside of the card that it’s a fun fold but once you open the card you can see where the name comes from.

Lisa, the original designer, called this a Peek-a-boo Swing Card but to me Window Z-fold describes it a bit better. From the picture above you can see the window opening in the front of the card and you can also see the Z-fold of the white piece.

I was going to give you details on how to make this fun fold here on my blog post but it seemed a lot easier to simply write up the instructions and save it as a pdf for you. So here you go….step by step instructions with all of the supplies used and the measurements!

Of course as I finished writing up the instructions and looked at the photo of the inside of the card I decided that maybe I should have stamped some seaweed on that section too. Hmmm….next time! Yes, there will be a next time because I really like this card! 🙂

Leave a comment and let me know what you think of this fun fold. Have a great day!

Tools of the Trade: Punches

February 18, 2021 by Cindy

Paper Punches are great tools for any craft room. I like punches because you can just grab them and punch out your image. You don’t have to find the dies, get out your die-cutting machine and die cut the image. Punches are nice and easy to use in a class setting too.

Stampin’ Up! carries a variety of different types of punches. You can view all of their punches here in my online store or on pages 165-169 in the Annual Catalog and page 86 of the January – June Mini Catalog.

There are the basic punches that have just one or two simple shapes on them like a circle punch or the Double Oval Punch. These are they type of punches we are most used to seeing and using.

Tag Topper Punches are exactly what’s in the name. They are punches that only cut the top of the punch along with a small opening for ribbon or twine.

Tag Topper Punches aren’t just for tags though. You can make fun 3D items with them. Here’s an example that I found on pinterest:

Another type of punch is the Pick A Punch. These are probably the most versatile of the punches. They have slots that fit 3 different widths of cardstock and some of them have two different punches on them! These punches are perfect for sentiments or just to add a decorative edge to a strip of cardstock. With the three different width’s they can accommodate they can fit lots of different types of sentiments.

Stampin’ Up! currently has different punches similar to the one in the photo but they also have a Banner Triple Punch that also can accommodate the three different widths of cardstock.

Next week in my Tools of the Trade post I will share Builder Punches with you along with some tips on using them.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

40 Days of Cards

February 17, 2021 by Cindy

In the Christian faith today is Ash Wednesday. It’s the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent is a time of reflection and preparation for Easter.

Many people give things up like chocolate or alcohol during Lent. In recent years I’ve heard about people doing something “extra” instead. They do things for others.

There are 40 days in Lent. Who will join me to send 40 cards this season? Let’s spread some kindness in this crazy world and let people know we’re thinking about them and appreciate them.

Have a great day. Take care.

Make-It-Mine Monday: Snailed It!

February 15, 2021 by Cindy

Oh, my gosh! These snails are so stinkin’ cute! I only have the designer paper right now but I am ordering the stamp set and dies on my next order. I can’t wait!

I usually don’t go for the cutesy stamp sets and dies. I stick with the more traditional ones. However….the more I see of these little snails the more excited I am to have them in my stamp room!

Recently I took a training from another demonstrator which included cards we could make. The adorable card here is one of the cards we were able to make with our kit. I love new ideas!

Hopefully you can see in the photos this is a Z-fold card like the strawberry card I shared with you in this post. The only difference is that the strawberry card had a horizontal layout and this card is vertical.

This card turned out very cute but as I was making it I thought about how I could make it into an Easel Z-fold card like the one I shared with you here.

Of course, simply turning it into an Easel Z-Fold wasn’t the only change to be made by me. Hello….can you say “more layers please”? Ha! Actually, believe it or not, adding one layer and changing the color of the hearts were the only changes I made.

I think adding the red layer and changing the heart to red make things pop a little more on the card. The little resin hearts (that are on both cards) are really fun to add to cards. They come in red and in white. I do have to admit that I didn’t have the Kiss Punch which is where the pink heart came from on the first card. I had to dig through my retired stash of dies to find a heart that was about the right size for my version. This is why I hardly ever get rid of things! Ha!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: Clear Blocks

February 12, 2021 by Cindy

Today I want to talk about Clear Blocks. Wait! Don’t stop reading! I think you’ll want to continue reading to the end of this post. You just may learn something or be reminded of what exactly you can do with your blocks besides mount your stamps on them.

Clear Blocks seem an obvious Tool of the Trade because with Cling and/or Photopolymer stamps we need the Clear Blocks in order to use our stamps. It gets a little messy if we’re trying to pick up a stamp with our fingers, ink it up and then try to stamp the image on our cardstock. Yep, we definitely need Clear Blocks!

Stampin’ Up! carries Clear Blocks in all different sizes. Nine different sizes in fact. I love this because there’s nothing worse than using a teeny-tiny stamp on a huge block. Yes, it can be done but if you’re not careful you’ll get too much ink on the stamp or you’ll rock the block and get ink on it that can transfer to your cardstock. I like to use blocks as close to the size of the stamp as possible.

Stampin’ Up! Clear Blocks are nice because they’re thick and all of the edges are rounded for an easy grip. The sizes range from 1-3/16” x 1-1/4” for the tiniest images to 4-7/8” x 6” for a background stamp. Stampin’ Up!’s Clear Blocks can be purchased individually or in a set like you see here in the photo. They even sell a case in which you can store the blocks. Nice!

Clear Blocks aren’t just for single images though. You can make your own background by placing multiple stamps on a block and stamping them all at the same time. This makes stamping a background so much faster than stamping each image separately multiple times. Personally, I have trouble stamping “randomly” for a background. With this technique I don’t have to “think too hard”! You can use this “background” image as the background for your card or even the focal point.

What else can you use Clear Blocks for? Well, you can actually use them as stamps! Check out the card I made here. I inked up Stampin’ Up!’s “I” block and then stamped it on the white cardstock. I then stamped my image over it. Striking, isn’t it? It’s the perfect technique to us when you want just a little pop of color on your card.

Use a Clear Block as an ink palette while water coloring

Clear Blocks make the perfect palette when you are water coloring with either your Water Painters or Blender pens. Just place a few drops of the ink colors you are using on the block and then pick up with color from the block. When you’re done with your project just wipe off the ink.

As you can see, Clear (or acrylic) Blocks are a definite must for any craft room. If you know of any other uses for Clear Blocks please let me know! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make-It-Mine (Thursday): Lots of Heart

February 11, 2021 by Cindy

If you read my blog post on Monday you are aware that I am changing things up a bit this week. Monday was a fabulous Easel Fun Fold. Today will be Make-It-Mine and tomorrow will be a Tools of the Trade post. I hope I don’t throw anyone off too much! Ha!

I love the Lots of Heart bundle. Not only are the stamps in the bundle fabulous but the dies are great too! Check out this card I found on the internet. Isn’t the floral heart lovely? And the large pink scalloped heart is the perfect background. Even though the checked heart (my favorite from the stamp set) isn’t used on this card I couldn’t resist trying to copy it and Make-It-Mine.

Naturally I got carried away. The only things I really copied were the card design itself and the basic colors. I’m sure this doesn’t surprise you. If I’m going to make a card my own I like to go for it. 🙂

When I was getting started on my version my eye caught the Love You Always Foil Sheets in my craft room and I knew I had to give them a try. Not only did I use the Rococo Rose Foil Sheets for my floral heart but I decided to give them a try on the background. But I couldn’t just use the foil sheet plain, I wanted to see how it looked embossed with my new favorite embossing folder – The Painted Texture Embossing Folder!

I love it! My version turned out perfectly! The card I copied is soft and sweet but I think my version is shiny and bright. Fun! Don’t be afraid to experiment a little when making someone else’s card your own.

I need to tell you that it’s really difficult to photograph a card with with so much foil sheet on it. It’s so shiny! It not only reflects the light but a lot of time you get your own reflection in it. I hope you get at least an idea of how pretty this card really is.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Easel Z-Fold Card

February 8, 2021 by Cindy

I’m changing things up a little this week! I know it’s Monday and I usually do a Make-It-Mine Monday post but I couldn’t wait to share today’s card with you so you’re getting another Fun Fold card. Valentine’s Day is less than a week away so this week will be all about Valentine cards.

I love the Lots of Heart Bundle from Stampin’ Up!’s January – June Mini Catalog. So many hearts to choose from!

In December, I participated in a swap where I had to make about 20 of the same card, send them in and then get 20 different cards back. Swaps are fun to do because you get so many new ideas.

I tend to get carried away when I participate in swaps. I usually try to do a fairly fancy card and this swap was no exception. I knew I wanted to use the fabulous stamp set. There is a checked heart in the stamp set that I started my design with but when you look through the other photos in this post you’ll see why I changed things up.

Last Friday, I shared with you the Basic Z-Fold card. I told you that after you make your card base into a Z you usually add a smaller panel to the front piece as your focal point. With this Easel Z-Fold card, instead of adding a smaller panel I added a large panel that was almost the size of the regular card. This larger piece actually forms the “easel” portion of my card. To help the easel stand up I popped up a small heart on the inside of the card. This little popped up heart then holds the easel open.

Can you see why I didn’t use the checked heart on my card and used the swirly heart stamp? I just had to use the swirly heart dies at the bottom of my card and there just happened to be a swirly heart stamp that worked perfectly on the front! Can you say “coordination”?

The key to this design was the large pieces of Real Red cardstock. I first adhered the inside piece to the inside of the card base. I then closed the card and lined up the front piece of Real Red cardstock directly over the inside piece of red cardstock. This way you can’t see the inside portion of the card until you open it.

I didn’t get a great picture of the inside of the card but the sentiment says “my heart smiles just thinking about you”. I love that it’s not your typical Valentine sentiment which makes this stamp set perfect for any occasion.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Basic Z-Fold Card

February 5, 2021 by Cindy

The basic Z-Fold card is fun and pretty easy to make. It’s called Z-fold because….it looks like a Z when folded!

When making a Z-fold card you can start with a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of cardstock like I did in the adjacent picture or you can start with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of cardstock. Whichever size of cardstock you start with you’re going to make your Z-fold card the same.

First of all you want to score and fold your card base in half. In the photo above I scored my 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of cardstock at 5 1/2″. To make the Z I then scored the front of the card in half again at 2 3/4″ and folded it towards the fold. Easy Peasy.

In the photo to the left I started with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of cardstock. I first scored it in half at 4 1/4″ then the second score mark and fold were at 2 1/8″.

Once you have the Z-fold card base formed you need to decorate and embellish your card. You will usually adhere a panel to the smaller, folded over front panel that will overlap the back base of the card.

Back on January 18th I shared a card with you that looked a lot like the card you see on the left. It was a regular card made with The Sweet Strawberry stamp set. Once I had completed that card I realized how cute it would be as a Z-Fold card which brings us to today’s project.

In the photo you can see how the “front of the card” in Real Red is only have the size of the Real Red base. This is because I folded over half of the front to form my Z-fold. The checked designer paper with the strawberry on it is the decorative panel that completes the card.

In this second picture you can see the “Z” and how the card is actually put together. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the left, back side of the piece with the checked background and strawberry. It’s important to remember to only put Stampin’ Dimensionals on the portion of the paper that will actually get attached to that front side or you won’t be able to open your card. Oops! (Not that I’ve ever done that. Ha!)

You can see how the card looks when it’s open in the photo above. Z-Fold cards are fun to make. They’re pretty much my go-to fun fold when I want to add a little more pizzazz to card.

Give the Z-fold Fun Fold card a try. I’d love to see your samples! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tools of the Trade: Scissors!

February 4, 2021 by Cindy

It’s time for another episode of Tools of the Trade. Today we’re going to talk about one of the most basic tools that a paper crafter needs….scissors! We use scissors to snip things, cut ribbon or twine and of course “fussy cut”. “Fussy Cutting” is when you don’t have a die for an image or shape and you have to cut it out by hand. Most of us do not like to fussy cut. But when you do need to fussy cut something a good pair of scissors is a must.

I own quite a few pairs of scissors. How about you? One of my favorite pairs is Stampin’ Up!’s Paper Snips. They are small at an overall length of 5″. They’re the perfect size for traveling. They even come with a little guard for the blades.

These little scissors can cut your ribbon as well as the most intricate of fussy cuts. A little tip I want to share with you about scissors is that you want to have a different pairs of scissors for cutting different mediums. Don’t use the same pair of scissors to cut ribbon/fabric as you do to cut paper. That is why quilters and others that work with fabric will be very possessive of their scissors. Paper and other non-fabric mediums may dull the blades so that you don’t get a clean cut on fabric/ribbon. That is why I have a separate pair of scissors in my craft room to cut ribbon and twine.

I also like to use my Paper Snips to pick up self-adhesive jewels and such. I open the blades just a tiny bit and slide the tip of the blades under the jewel making sure to pick up the adhesive and then place the jewel on my project. It works pretty slick.

I have a confession to make. I actually own about 6 pairs of Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips. I always seem to misplace them. I don’t think I’m going to admit how many pairs of other scissors I own. Let’s just say….alot!

How many of you own (or used to own) multiple pairs of the scissors with decorative edges? I used to have quite a few of them when I started scrapbooking years ago.

We’ll leave today’s episode of Tools of the Trade with this thought….you can never have too many pairs of scissors. 🙂

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make-It-Mine Monday: Hey Chick!

February 1, 2021 by Cindy

Hey Chick! I love this stamp set! The images are SO adorable! Tomorrow is the big day when you can order this stamp set and the coordinating dies for it! If you didn’t get this stamp set a few years back when it was a Sale-a-bration item you’re going to want to get now!

I knew I wanted to make a card using this adorable stamp set for today so I had to search for a card to copy. I found this fun card on Pinterest. Unfortunately there wasn’t a watermark on the photo so I don’t know who to thank for the inspiration. This card was made when the stamp set was first available in 2017 and also used the chicken wire embossing folder that was available at that time. I’m going to have to check my stash to see if I had this embossing folder and saved it. I did save my Hey Chick stamp set from back then so you never know.

I wasn’t able to use the chicken wire embossing folder but I was lucky enough to be reminded that there is a chicken wire background stamp in Stampin’ Up!’s current Annual Catalog called All Wired Up. It was perfect for the front of my card.

On my card I was able to die cut the stamped chicken since there are now coordinating dies. You know how much I love coordination! I made the red frame on the front of the card by using two different sizes of the Layering Ovals dies. I die cut the smaller one first and then fit the larger oval around the opening. I found that it was easier to do it this way than die cutting the larger one first and fitting the smaller one inside.

I had a lot of fun making this card and I can’t wait to play with these new products again. Don’t forget that you too can purchase these fun products starting tomorrow. The Chick Dies not only cut out the images from the stamp set but they also cut out some other fun images that you can see in the image below.

Hey Chick Bundle (#158627 $44)
Hey Chick Cling Stamp Set (#158190 $17)
Chick Dies (#158199 $32)

These fun, coordinating products will be available until June 30th. You have plenty of time to order them but why wait? 🙂

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Make Your Own Envelope!

January 22, 2021 by Cindy

Did you know that it’s pretty easy to make your own envelope? Figure it out once and you’ll have it down pat! In last week’s Fun Fold post I shared with you the fun Squashed Heart Card. The card was 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″. You can fit it in a regular card-size envelope but what to do if you want a square envelope that fits the card perfectly? Well then, it’s time to make your own!

Base of the Envelope. When making your own envelope you have to do a little bit of math so don’t get scared off. To figure out what size to make your envelope you need to first figure out the size of your card and add a little bit to each measurement. My card is 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ so I started with a measurement of 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″. This will be the size of my finished envelope when closed. I was generous with my measurement because my card is so thick. If my card wasn’t so thick when closed I may have gone with 4 3/8″ x 4 3/8″.

Side Flaps of the Envelope. Now we need to figure out how wide to make the sides of our envelope. The sides will fold in towards the center and overlap. This means that they need to be slightly wider than half the width of the envelope. Since my envelope is 4 1/2″ wide each of my flaps will need to be 2 1/2″ wide. (Half of 4 1/2″ is 2 1/4″ so I added another 1/4″ to the measurement.)

Top and Bottom Flaps of the Envelope. The bottom flap will be the largest. You want it to cover about 2/3rds of the base when you fold it up. You want to make sure it will cover the point where the two sides come together when folded in. For my 4 1/4″ envelope base I made the bottom flap 3″. The top flap will need to cover at least 1/2″ of the bottom flap when they are both folded in. My top flap is 2 1/2″ and actually covers an inch of the bottom flap.

Above you can see the template for my envelope. To figure out how large my paper had to be I did a little more math:

Width of Paper = width of left side flap + width of envelope base + width of right side flap (2 1/2″ + 4 1/2″ + 2 1/2″ = 9 1/2″)
Height of Paper = height of top flap = height of envelope base + height of bottom flap (2 1/2″ + 4 1/2″ +3 = 10″)

Now I need to score my paper. As you can see in the photo, with the 9 1/2″ side at the top, I scored in 2 1/2″ from each side of the paper, or at 2 1/2″ and 7″ (dotted lines are score lines) for my side flaps. Then I turned my paper 90 degrees and scored at 2 1/2″ and 7″ again. Since this side is 1/2″ longer I have the 3″ area for my bottom flap.

It’s time to do a little trimming to get rid of the areas we don’t need. I started by cutting out the four corners of the paper (those areas with an X in them). I could be done here but I want to do a little more trimming so the envelope will close nicely and look good.

Trimming of Side Flaps. To trim my side flaps I measured in 1 1/2″ from both edges of both flaps and drew a line to the corner. These are the larger sections with the angled lines through them. Trim them off to get rid of excess bulk.

Trimming of Top and Bottom Flaps. For the top and bottom flaps I did the same thing as on the side flaps except I only measured in a mere 1/4″. Trimming of the top and bottom flaps is mostly to make your envelope back look nice.

That’s it! You’re ready to adhere the envelope together! Fold the sides in first, adhering one over the other. Fold the bottom flap up and adhere to side flaps. Place your card in the envelope, fold the top flap down and adhere! You’re done!

Now you can make your own envelopes of any size! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!