You start with a page from a magazine (I used covers from
some old Better Home and Gardens as they had some weight to them).
Paint, stamp, draw your little heart out both sides.
Start folding…
It looks more confusing (maybe) then it really is…
I practiced on some Stampington magazine pages first.
To get the hang of it…
I also got the book (second hand cheap) that has the
instructions…
Once the folding is done you know where to place additional
art work (I kept to the middle “square” as I did not know how well the graphics
would fold). This was Lenna’s – grumpy old lady (not Lenna silly, the woman in
the picture)…
And had a funny fortune cookie saying that went along.
Here is how I placed her.
The same for Jo’s – another great fortune cookie saying...
That went great with the ad LOL! I swear I have some kind of warped humour...
So it comes out like this when done! The back…
And the front…I was nervous about it actually making it
through the post (especially to England) so I did some extra taping … just hoped that both of my Peeps were able to
figure out how to open in one piece (whew)!
What a brilliant idea! And those fortune cookies gave me a good giggle. I love your sense of humour :D
ReplyDeleteCool! Fun idea!
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a pretty cool envelope. I've seen them somewhere before but can't remember. Your pictures are enough of a tutorial for me to go give it a try. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the inside of the first one.
This was a different swap for us, wasn't it - and I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED what you sent to me :)
xxx
ps I'm beginning to worry about mine - it's now 2 weeks since I sent them........please Mr Postman, don't let this be another one that goes AWOL :(
I'm still enjoying mine, thank you Jewels! Love your colors and pattern stamps.
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