Cindy's Creative Journey: Punch Board Envelopes for Cottage Flower Tags, Step by Step by Cindy Bristow

Punch Board Envelopes for Cottage Flower Tags, Step by Step

by Cindy Bristow

Howdy!

I'm back with another step by step of how to make a cute envelope for the tags we created yesterday.

Let's gather our supplies, I have included affiliate links which means I get a small commission if you click on the link and purchase the product.

You will need: light weight cardstock cut to 6 1/2 x 6 1/2, an Envelope Punch Board, Old Paperwork stamp set, Cottage Bouquet stamp set, Date me stamp set, Black Ink pad, Vintage Photo Ink pad, Corner Chomper, Color Burst Pencils, Black Pen, Ribbon, and Coffee stained lace.

Our finished envelope will measure 3 x 4 1/2, so by following the chart on the punch board, we need to place our cardstock at the 2 3/4 mark to make our first punch and score line. Then you rotate your cardstock to match the scoreline to the blue tab, punch and score. Continue around your cardstock.

This is what your finished envelope will look like. Make sure you ink your edges with the Vintage Photo ink.

I also inked the inside of my envelope before I glued it together. Then I grabbed a piece of heavier weight cardstock , traced around the top of my envelope and cut it out.

Glue that piece to the flap. I do this so that when I am ready to use it in a junk journal, I can stitch the flap to the page with out the thin paper tearing. I learned this trick form watching some Youtube videos.

Now that our envelope is finished, it is time to embellish it! Grab the Specialite Products stamp out of the Old Paperwork set, a piece of coffee stained paper (remember when I said I stained in bulk and saved all the scraps from making journals!) Ink the stamp up and stamp away.

I generally stamp multiples when I have a stamp out. That way when I am crafting, I don't have to stop and create a embellishment for layering.

Next I cut out the labels, use my Corner Chomper on the 1/4" side to round my corners. I like the Chomper because you can also use it on chipboard unlike most corner rounders. Make sure you ink the edges of your labels with the Vintage Photo ink.

I used a wide piece of lace on this project. I had already coffee stained it so there was no need to ink it up. I used craft glue to adhere it, making sure to leave a bit hanging off of my envelope.

I layered the label over the lace and glued it down.

While that was drying, I grabbed a scrap of coffee stained paper and stamp the daisy onto using black ink.

I colored it with my Color Burst Pencils. The I pulled out my pinking sheers and cut it into a square. I wanted to make it look like a postage stamp. After I cut it, I used a black pen and drew a square around the edges. One day I will find a square stamp set I like, but until then, I will hand draw my lines. I grabbed the small number 3 from the Date Me set and stamped it on my faux postage stamp. Then I inked the edges with Vintage Photo ink.