Card in a Box Valentine

Geesh, the time has flown so quick.  My last post was before Christmas!  Honestly, I have been creating almost everyday but have been to lazy to do any posting.  Today changes that with this gorgeous card!

 This is called a Card in a Box, folds up flat for mailing and can be totally, over the top, decorated.  I've put the directions at the bottom of the post so you can make your own :-)

 For this lovey, I used my trusty Cricut to cut all the hearts and the quote Love you.  The paper is from Prima's 6 x 6 Divine Collection.  Love it!

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit.  If you make your own Card in a Box, I'd love for you to share with a link in the comments.

Enjoy your day!

• Take an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock and score on the long side (11” side) at 2.5”, 5”, 7.5” and 10”.Cut off a 2 x 11 strip and set it aside. This will be used later.

• Turn the now 6.5 x 11 panel a quarter turn (so that the unscored short side is at the top of your score board) and score at 2.5”.

• Cut down to the 2.5” score line along each of the 4 perpendicular score lines. At the 10” score line cut in at a slight angle from the edge of the cardstock to create a tab.

• Cut the 2 x 11 strip at 4.5” from the end with the 1” score line. Cut the strip in half long ways to create two 1 x 4.5 strips for the inside of your box.

• Decorate each panel.

Assemble box and finish decorating accordingly.

Heart Shaped Easel Card

Hello my friends.  Look how early I am in making a Valentine's Day card!   I had this an idea for a heart shaped easel card and decided to try it out before I forgot about it. 

 I cut the card base using the heart from Gypsy Wanderings by Cricut.  Then created the scallops around the top heart with a scallop border punch.  I found the easiest way to do this, for me, was by cutting a slit into the flat side of each scallop then giving the whole strip a light misting of water.  I am able to then mold the border around the curves of the heart.

I used the latest sketch from Card Patterns as my starting off point.
(hint) turn it sideways and squint.