Nifty note cards and small box

 Hi friends!  Its Katie here to welcome you to another Tuesday Tutorial.  I cannot lie and must tell the truth and that is that I've got a love affair with these uber cute 3x3 notecards and my new Scor-Buddy!  Yup... I've got a another set of cards and a great way to house them... think of this is a pre-cursor of something to come that you will see at the end of the week.

So, here you go: I used Basic Grey Lemonade, Song Bird Silhouettes, Labels 8 Nestabilities, Scor-Buddy, Clearly Coordinating Cardstock, ATG gun and Tape.

 

This is a great project for assembly line creation and/or mass production.  I started by cutting all my card bases (3" x 6") and the scor-buddy is perfect for scoring these babies.

 

Then cut your designer paper.  I've got a base layer (solid) and a pattern to layer over that.  I cut everything in 1/8" smaller increments.  This is where using your coordinating patterned and colored paper like the Basic Grey tablets whether they be 12x12 or 6x6  come in so handy... it all works perfectly together.

 

Next, cut a handful of labels for your sentiment.  I used the next to smallest die in the Labels 8 nestabilities set.  Since I didn't need the entire label, I decided to cut them in half which is so easy to line up on my cutter.

 

Then I laid them all down and stamped my chosen sentiment from the set called Song Bird Silhouettes.

 

I then created a very easy but pretty border to attach to my card fronts.  I used an EK Success border punch and more of the Basic Grey paper.

 

Now, its just a matter of putting all your pieces together.

 

And for another fun detail, I stamped the inside of each note card with one of the birdie stamps.

 

Now on to a cute little case for these beauties.

You want to start out with a 6x6 piece of cardstock.  If you didn't know or didn't realize, there are 12x12 versions of all the Clearly Coordinating Collection Cardstock.  Today, I started off with a piece of Red Velvet Cake.

 

Then grab your Scor-Buddy and score 2 opposite sides at 1 1/4".

Here is a closer picture of the measurements.  As you can see they are divided up into 1/8" increments which is very handy and if you notice there are edges only on the top and left side.  This allows for cardstock measurements that go beyond the 7" mark.

 

Now, flip your cardstock and score at 2 1/4" in on both sides.

 

Before putting the box together make sure to add any decorative paper to the front and back.  I chose to use some more of the Basic Grey Lemonade and cut 2 pieces to 3 1/4" x 2".

 

Next cut the 2 inside shortest score marks and apply adhesive where shown.

 

Fold up one of the longer side flaps over the small middle flap.

 

Then apply adhesive to the longer front flaps and fold up.

 

The side doesn't go to the edge.  You can leave it just like it is or you can add another piece of designer paper. Mine measured 1 1/4" x 2".

 

Here's a picture of the 2 sets of note cards that I created for this little gift set.

 

I made a total of 8 note cards, all very flat so you could fit even more in this little box.

And finally, I opted to use the Fresh Papaya ribbon from the Clearly Coordinating Collection to wrap around my box.  Just added the sentiment to another label and pop dotted that to the front.

 

 Well I hope I have added to your love affair with the 3x3 note cards!  Thank you for spending your time with us at Clearly iStamp and hope you have a wonderful day!

Don't forget that Sneak Peeks are TOMORROW!!!  Yahoo!

 

Comments

[vicki dutcher]

Another adorable project! I adore 3x3's!! Just so cute~~

[Nancy Wilson]

I love your newest box, Katie. My only question is that sisnce we can't mail 3" x 3" cards via USPS, how are you going to use these? That was my question with the thank you cards, also. My friend and I did make the cards and the cute box with the drawer though!

All of you at CDS are awesome!

[KellyRae]

LOVE how you layered everything and even though only 3x3 in size, your design is 100% AWESOME!