All Eyes On...Envelopes

It's time for another Wplus9 All Eyes On, and our focus this time around is on envelopes. Today I though I would focus on coordinating an envelope with a super simple and mail friendly card. I don't think it gets any flatter than a single layer card...An easy way to create such a card is to layer stamp images. Before I begin stamping, I love to play around and layout my stamps to help me figure out just the right arrangement. Check out this blog post for a better idea of what I am talking about. For today's project I've used both Ever After and Woodgrain Silhouettes.

On the front of the envelope, I kept the stamping to a minimum and made sure to leave enough room for the addresses.

I also coordinated the back flap of the envelope by using the same stamp layout as on the front.

Now check out what the rest of the Wplus9 Design Team has for you today:

• Dawn
• Elise
• Hannah
• Jinny
• Kerrianne
• Savitri
  

I hope you will join us and share your envelope idea with us too! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Maile

Thinking Of You:

• Stamps: Ever After & Woodgrain Silhouettes
• Ink: Dried Marigold & Shabby Shutter Ranger Distress Ink, Chia Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo & Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Rustic White
• Accessories: Corner Rounder

All Eyes On...Ribbon

It's time for another Wplus9's "All Eyes On..."! The focus for this month is on ribbon and it's many uses, other than the usual bow. I chose to go with the ever so simple, ribbon tab. It's a "go-to" technique for me that makes the perfect quick and fun embellishment. It's also a great way to save the ribbon that's on the roll or to use up a stash of ribbon bits. It only takes a couple inches of ribbon to create one simple tab.Started today's card out by stamping my focal image onto a punched circle. The sentiment is from Just A Note and the adorable singing bird is from The Birds & The Bees.

Next, created the background heart strip using Background Builders: Hearts. Stamped rows of hearts in Plum Pudding, Raspberry Fizz & Sweet Blush. Then attached ribbon tabs, of the same colors, to the strip and adhered it all to a Smoky Shadow card base. Here's A Tip: To make your ribbon tab embellishments a bit more interesting, try using more than one type of ribbon. For example, on my card I've combined twill, saddle stitch and satin.

Here's How: To create a simple ribbon tab, cut a 2-3 inch piece of ribbon. Using strong adhesive (Glue Dots or Scor-Tape will work perfectly), attach the ends together to form a loop. Then, simply adhere the ribbon loop to the back of your cardstock using another piece of adhesive.

Other ideas for these ribbon tabs are to double up or layer the ribbon tabs like this (see first card on the post) and this. Or create a fun and colorful border like this.

For more ribbon ideas and inspiration, be sure to stop by and check out what the rest of the Wplus9 design team has up their sleeves...

• Dawn
• Kerrianne
• Heather
• Hannah
• Elise
• Savitri

I hope we have inspired you to get crafty with your ribbons today! Have a great one!

Maile

A Note Of Love:

• Stamps: The Birds & The Bees, Background Builders: Hearts & Just A Note
• Ink: Smoky Shadow, Plum Pudding, Raspberry Fizz & Sweet Blush
• Cardstock: Smoky Shadow & White
• Accessories: Plum Pudding Twill, Raspberry Fizz Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Sweet Blush Satin Ribbon and 2 1/2" Marvy Uchida Circle Punch

All Eyes On...Masking

Hello all! Dawn of Wplus9 has started a new monthly feature on her blog called "All Eyes On...". Each monthly feature will concentrate on a new and fun technique or current trend. The feature for this month is masking. Here is my creation using this technique... To create this look, I used the three different sized butterflies from both Woodgrain Silhouettes & Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions. Stamp them onto Post It Notes and cut them out. Post It Notes make the perfect mask, they are sticky (yet removable) and very thin. But, be sure to stamp and cut out your images from the sticky part of the Post It Notes.

Arrange and attach butterflies and and then stamp the woodgrain, from Woodgrain Silhouettes, over the top. Peel off the butterfly masks and embellish.

Stop by Dawn's and Karrianne's blogs to see what they've created using this same technique.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Maile

Thinking Of You Mom:

• Stamps: Woodgrain Silhouettes & Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions
• Ink: Sweet Blush & Enchanted Evening
• Cardstock: White & Enchanted Evening
• Accessories: Enchanted Evening Vintage Button, Crotchet Twine, Fiskers Small Scalloped Scissors & Post It Notes