A Touch of Grace

Well, this is most definitely NOT my usual floral style, but it is fun and adorable for a little boy, don’t you think!  I made two of these cards, one for my great-nephew who just turned seven and one for my nephew who is turning eight on my birthday.  Yup, my brother’s son was born on my birthday.  And guess what my brother named him?  Hmmm .    .    .    . well let’s see .   .   .   . he named him after me?  Well .   .   .  NO, but he did name him after my dad, who just happens to have the same name as ME .   .   .  LOL!!  For all of you who guessed my Dad’s name is Jerry .   .   .   . you are correct!  Now, you may be thinking it must get awfully confusing when we all get together, but it’s not.  Dad is called Jerry, I’m called Jerri Kay, and my nephew is called Jerry Wayne.

I made envelopes for the cards with the Scor It A-2 Envelope It template that I carry in my store, A Touch of Grace - Paper Boutique.  To make the label for the envelope, I stamped it, cut it out, and ran it through the small handheld Xyron.  The sketch I used for the card design is one I got from Splitcoaststampers years ago.  It’s pretty simple and one I use a lot for cards that I send out to nieces and nephews.  The dinosaur, bones, and tree are adhered to the card on Joy! Crafts foam pads.  I wrapped natural jute thread around the horizontal panel four times.  Two of the palm fronds are on foam pads for a little extra dimension.  I sponged around the edges of the panels with ColorBox Chestnut Roan chalk ink.

I kept the inside of the card pretty simple.  I stamped off the dinosaur stamp on a piece of scratch paper and then stamped the dinosaur onto the designer paper randomly.  I also stamped a trail of dinosaur footprints walking across the panel.

These page pebbles are adorable and perfect for a Jurassic card.  With the little air bubbles in them, they look like fossilized amber.

Shopping:

A Touch of Grace-Paper Boutique:  Joy! Crafts foam pads, Scor It A-2 Envelope It, Scor It (on sale for $39.99), Zip Dry Adhesive

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:  Natural Jute Thread

Recipe:

Stamps:  Basic Gray Dino

Paper:  Basic Gray Archaic; SU Chocolate Chip

Ink:  Color Box Chestnut Roan chalk ink ; Versa Magic Hint of Pesto (dinosaurs) and Wheat (bones)

Accessories:  Genesis Paper Trimmer, Scor It, SU Natural Linen Thread, Page Pebbles, Zip Dry Adhesive, Sewing Machine, Corner Punch, Sponge

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit, I hope to see you back soon.

Hi everyone,

Sorry to have been gone for so long.  We were on vacation for nine days in July, I returned home for a day and then headed over to Orlando and spent a week at CHA; and last week I traveled to my parents’ home and spent a week with them.  I’m back at home and will try to get in another post before I leave for Nashville next Friday to help my son get settled back in at school. Where did the summer go?

I’m excited to be a part of the Stamp Simply 100th Challenge Birthday Celebration.  I have prepared for you a stencil embossing tutorial utilizing a light box below, as well as a paper tole birthday card.  At the bottom of this post you’ll find shopping links to A Touch of Grace - Paper Boutique for the stencils and products I used for the birthday card and the tutorial card.  You’ll also find links to all the other designers that are participating in the celebration.  Be sure to check out all the wonderful projects the ladies are sharing, you won’t be disappointed! 

Inspiration for my birthday card came from a Kubla Crafts photo frame shown below:

A close up of the toled flowers.

The focal image was hand drawn, painted and paper toled. 

In celebration of the 100th Stamp Simply challenge I’ve put together a stencil embossing tutorial for you.

For successful embossing it’s important that you use a paper that is not too thin or too thick.  I have found a paper that I feel is perfect for embossing that is for sale in my store, A Touch of Grace - Paper Boutique.  The stencil I have chosen for this design can be hand embossed or run through a die cutter.  When I run my stencils through a die cutting machine, the Wizard by Spellbinders is my die cutter of choice.  For purposes of this tutorial, the design is hand embossed using a light box, a stylus, and Perga Soft wax (an oil free wax manufactured by Pergamano, especially formulated for hand embossing). 

I recommend before you begin embossing this design that you practice on inexpensive cardstock until you have the hang of it.  Begin by using light pressure to stretch your paper, if you use too much pressure, you may tear or pearce through your paper.  Go back over the area you’ve embossed a second time using more pressure for best results. 

In this design embossing is done on the back side of the paper; pay careful attention to how the stencil is placed on the light box.  If placed in the wrong direction, your embossing will be the reverse of what you want it to be when you turn your paper over.  Use your stylus to trace the outline of the portion of the stencil you are embossing and not the center, this results in a nice raised section.  If you rub the entire area with your stylus, the result will not be as smooth and elegant.

I recommend that you change the blade on your craft knife every time you start a new card if you’re doing a lot of cut work.  Blades are inexpensive; it’s better to toss a questionable blade than to ruin a beautifully embossed piece that you’ve worked several minutes on.  Work in a well lighted room; natural light is the most desirable.  I use an OTT lamp when working at night. 

Embossing tools needed for embossing.

Perga Soft (oil free embossing wax)

Place stencil down on light box as shown in picture. Tape down with removable tape so that stencil doesn’t move while embossing.  Grid paper assures that your stencil is perfectly straight.

Lay your cardstock (embossing paper) down on the stencil as shown and emboss.  I embossed only a portion of the stencil in the center panel of the design.

Remove tape, turn embossed panel over, right side up, the embossing should be on the lower right corner as shown.

Turn stencil over and tape it back down to light box facing the opposite direction that you just embossed.

Place your cardstock (embossing paper) down on the stencil as shown, embossing only a portion of the stencil as you did above in the center panel.

Turn paper over, right side up, the embossed designs should be on the upper left and lower right corners of the center panel.

Tape stencil to light box as shown.  Remember, you’re working on the reverse side. Place paper down over the stencil, right side down, as shown in the picture and emboss the entire stencil. 

Turn the paper over, your design should look as shown in the illustration above.

Turn the stencil over in the opposite direction and tape down to the light box.  Place your paper down over the stencil, right side down, and emboss the entire stencil, as shown in the illustration.

Turn your paper over, right side facing up.  The embossing is complete and should look like the illustration above.

Place the stencil down on the paper, right side facing up.  On the left panel lightly trace (using a mechanical pencil) inside the lines that you will be cutting as shown on the left side of the paper. These lines are guidelines for cutting.

After tracing all areas to be cut, place your embossed design on a cutting mat; using a craft knife with a new cutting blade, cut just outside the traced lines. When finished, your design should look like the picture above.  The cutting will take you approximately 5 to 10 minutes, according to skill level.

Place your stencil over the left and right arches (you’ll need to flip the stencil over to fit the embossed pattern on the right side) and trace around the outside edges with a mechanical pencil.  Using a craft knife cut inside the pencil lines.  If you have any pencil marks left on the paper, gently erase them being careful not to damage the tooth of the paper.  The embossing and cutting is complete.

I traced drawings onto parchment paper using a mechanical pencil. 

The traced drawings were transferred to the embossing paper by using the stylus.  Do not use too much pressure as you don’t want any debossed lines on your paper.

Using Gold Tinta Ink and a mapping pen I drew over the transferred image.

The gold mapping is complete and dry.  Any visible graphite lines can be removed with a soft, putty like, erasure.

Using colored pencils, I colored the images.  Tools needed for this technique are blending stumps, a sanding paddle, and Gamsol or odorless turpentine.

Trace around the outside edges of the stencil on two pieces of pink cardstock and cut out.

Illustration of cut pieces.

Two small pieces of pink paper were cut to cover the cut out portions of the center panel.

A gold Krylon pen was used to outline the black panel.  Hold the tip so that it touches the edge of the cardstock, the tip retracts giving you control of the ink flow.

Draw lines around all four corners of the black and pink cardstock.

Adhere panels together and attach a card holder.

You’ll want to add your embellishments (ribbon, pearls, punched butterflies) and a sentiment before adhering the panels together. 

Supplies for the Birthday card:

Stencil:  Anja Style Stencil Frame (FE6122), embossing paper (Carnation White, Heather), Swarovski crystals, Gold Tinta Ink, mapping pen, Perga Soft wax, sanding paddle, stylus, Zip Dry adhesive, removable tape, grid paper, Fancy Crafts flower punch, glitter, Happy Birthday Gold Sticker, ribbon, craft knife, light box, cutting mat, colored pencils, mechanical pencil, Bow Easy, Spellbinders die, deckle scissors, Scor It, craft knife, MS punch, crystal lacquer, Yes adhesive, Quickie Glue Pen

Supplies for Tutorial card:

Stencil:  Luxe Labels stencil (AS0703) , parchment paper, embossing paper (light pink, black, carnation white), card holder, Gold Tinta Ink, mapping pen, Perga Soft wax, pearls, Krylon 18K Gold Leaf pen, blending stumps, sanding paddle, stylus, Zip Dry adhesive, removable tape, grid paper, Marvy butterfly punch, glitter, Verve sentiment stamp, ribbon, craft knife, light box, cutting mat, colored pencils, mechanical pencil, Scor It, MS punch, Quickie Glue Pen, Bow Easy

I hope you find this tutorial helpful. 

You’ll want to visit these blogs to see what all the girls have come up with for the birthday celebration:

1.      Pat Adam - Christmas Gift Tags with BLOG CANDY

2.      AJ - 1 Card Done 3 Ways

3.      Janine - A Stress Free Summer Menu with BLOG CANDY 

4.      Tammy - Birthday Reminder Book with BLOG CANDY

5.      Jennifer - Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY

6.      Julie - Card Set in Tote with Directions 

7.      Barbara-  Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY

8.      Deb- Tutorial on Dying Silk Ribbon Using Copics and Refills

9.      Jenny- Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY

10.  Joan- Birthday Card and Etched Glass with BLOG CANDY

11.  LeAnne - Birthday Card with Glitter

12.  Barb- Birthday Cake 3-D Gift Item with BLOG CANDY

13.  Darlene - Birthday Card with Special Recipe

14.  Rose Ann- Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY

15.  Leslie - Gift Tin of Soaps with Coordinating Card

16.  Heather - Birthday Card

17.  Sabrina- Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY

18.  Sharon- Monogrammed Birthday Gift Set with BLOG CANDY 

Many Blessings,

This post almost didn’t make it ladies.  When I design the purses, luggage and wallets, I start out with a rough sketch of what I want and create pattern pieces similar to that of sewing a garment.  As I continue with the design, I usually make adjustments and alter several of the pattern pieces.  Usually by the time I’ve finished the design, the first template has so many alterations, it’s unusable for a tutorial; hence the need to re-create the pattern pieces.  I sat down Friday night and began work on a new template for this post.

Saturday, I cut pieces to make three more wallets and took these photos as I went along.  I apologize for the quality of these shots.  I don’t have sufficient lighting in my stamping room and I don’t have enough room to create an area for photo shoots using artificial lighting.

By Saturday evening I had completed the wallets and uploaded the pictures on my laptop to begin the process of editing in Photoshop, placing my watermark on them, and resizing them.  Sunday, after church, I moved the pictures into my blog.  Once there, I realized they were too small to see the writing on the template so I deleted them and went back to Photoshop and started the process all over again sizing the pictures large enough to see the writing on the template.  I then moved the pictures back to my blog only to discover that about 25% of the picture had run off into the right margin and couldn’t be seen.  So Sunday evening, I deleted everything once again and went back to Photoshop to resize the photos so that they would be large enough to see the writing, but small enough to fit within the margins.  No matter what size I made the pictures, they would not work.  By 11:00 p.m. Sunday night, tired and frustrated, I concluded it just wasn’t meant to be.

I had a full schedule Monday and wasn’t able to do anything stamping related.  Last night after dinner, I decided to give it one more try and uploaded the photographs onto my main computer instead of my laptop.  Spending an hour and half in Photoshop, I tested each picture one at a time and was able to get the photos a size that is readable and will fit within the parameters of my margins.  Success at last!

In the spirit of sharing, please remember that all content (including text, images, photographs, and designs) is copyright © Jerri Kay Jimenez.  My artwork is shared for your personal inspiration only and may not be copied for publication, contest entry, or personal financial gain.  Thank you.

It’s not necessary to know how to sew to make this wallet, but if you have sewing experience, you will find this project much easier.

There are ten pieces to the wallet template. This picture gives the measurements and shows what the wallet should look like when sewn together.  The front of the wallet consists of three pieces which can be seen three pictures below.  All drawn lines are stitching lines.

This picture shows the measurements for the inside insert and the lining. Drawn lines are stitching lines.

These pieces are for the inside of the wallet, measurements are written on each piece.  Drawn lines are stitching lines.

These are the three pieces for the front of the wallet.

This picture shows the pieces of the inside insert, lining and pieces to be sewn together.

Using your JustRite rectangular stamper, spell out “Genuine Leather” with the small letters (see photo below).  Using a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, center the words on one of the tan leather pieces measuring 4 1/2″ x 3″ using Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Chip Craft ink (die inks will not work on this paper).  Then stamp the name of the individual on the tan paper measuring 4 1/2″ x 2 (see picture above with pattern pieces).  Helpful Hint:  Heat set the craft ink being very careful not to burn the paper.

Helpful hint:  Leave your letters on this storage case for easy storing.  I mist the letters with water when I’m finished, using a toothbrush I gently clean them.  I use a tissue to absorb the “dirty” water and then place the letters back onto the black storage case they came in.

Place the three front pieces on grid paper, adhering the tan piece on the wrong side of the crocodile paper (here’s where sewing experience comes in, right side to wrong side, adhere with right side of the tan leather paper to the wrong side of the crocodile paper).  Your finished measurements will be 3 1/2″ x 9 3/4″.

Stitch around all edges of the pattern pieces as shown above.  For the piece with the name on it, sew across the tops of all three pieces, then stack them together and sew around all edges.  DO NOT sew around the edges first and then across the tops or you will not be able to use the slots to insert gift cards.

Take the lining piece (crocodile paper) and adhere it to the top of the wrong side of the front of the wallet.  This is needed to cover the top of the back of the paper.  The rest will be hidden once the pattern pieces are adhered on.

Fold the crocodile flap over the piece that says “Genuine Leather” and adhere on the back side.  On the back side of the pieces, place double sided tape on three sides (the sides and bottom).

Adhere the brown leather insert to the wrong side of the wallet front, leaving 1/16″ of an inch on the ends.

Now adhere the last two pieces to the brown leather insert, placing the piece with the crocodile flag on the left and placing the personalized piece on the right.  All of the pieces are functional, you can place dollar bills between the wallet front and the tan leather insert, and gift cards in the three slots on the right side.

Fold the wallet together forming the crease line.

Inspiration for the wallet came from one I saw at Steinmart.  I was shopping for my son’s birthday and came across a wallet that I liked.  My son didn’t need a wallet, but I really liked this wallet.  A lightbulb went off in my head.  I opened it up and looked at the inside and thought, gee, I think I can do this, the wallet was just a plain old cowhide leather wallet.  When I got home, I went upstairs and went through my stash of designer papers and found the tan leather paper, then I came across the crocodile paper and decided to use both in the design.  I sat down and started drawing out rectangles and created the template.  It took a couple of hours to make the template and to get it all to fit together. It was a hit with my son and husband.

I know I sure do!  I dread when I have to design a card for the male gender .  .  . LOL.  Well the beginning of the year is definitely male birthday season in my family.  My husband and brother’s birthdays are in January; my son, nephew, and dad’s birthdays are in February.  Well, I totally blew it with my husband and brother in January.  I was so busy getting ready for CHA I gave them BOTH store bought cards.  BIG MISTAKE!!!

My husband was very put out that I didn’t make a card for him and while I was at CHA, I received an e-mail from my brother stating that he couldn’t believe that his sister, who is a card designer, would deem it appropriate to send him a “store bought” card for his birthday.  He then told me how much he looked forward to his birthday card . . . you know . . . really laying the “guilt” trip on me.  And, it worked!

So once I finished up a couple of commitments I set about designing a card that I hoped would make everyone happy.  I made four of the design and now realize I need to make two more.  It was a hit!  My husband and son both loved the card.

I designed a wallet card using designer papers from Hot Off The Press.  I first made the design on regular xerox paper to get the template and then once I had the template, I set about cutting the paper.  At $1.99 per 8 1/2 x 11 sheet this paper doesn’t come cheap, but I think the end result was worth the expense.  When I handed the card to my husband to sign for Daniel, he said, “You got Daniel a wallet for his birthday?  I thought we were getting him gym shoes?”  I told him the wallet was the card, it was paper.  He couldn’t believe it, he turned it over and over in his hands looking at it.  I knew then it was a hit and later that evening, after Daniel’s birthday, I gave my hubby his card.  I’ll be sending one to my brother and one to a friend as a thank you.

The wallet opened from the back side.

The inside of the wallet.

A group shot of all four wallets.

A view of the inside of another wallet that hasn’t been written on.

A visual of the Just Rite stamper and font set that I used for the lettering on the inside of the wallets.

I strongly recommend that everyone who stamps should have at least a few on the JustRite products in their arsenal of stamps, and more if you’re like me and have to have it all . . . LOL!  They really are a must have!  I used the Harmony Rectangular Stamp Set together with the Small Letter Set to spell out the words “Genuine Leather” on the left side of the wallet and the names of the recipients on the right side of the wallet.  I love having the ability to spell out anything I want on the rectangular blocks, in any size or font that’s available at JustRite.  There are so many to choose from, and I have to admit I have several of the font sets.  I love having so many choices with the different font sets that are available for different occasions.  The thing I love most about the JustRite products is that once you begin to collect the various sets and fonts, they all work together, they’re interchangeable, and as more designs become available, you can make additional purchases either as kits or by individual items, to suit your needs that will coordinate with what you already have.  I was tickled pink when Violettes chose several of the JustRite products at CHA to carry in their store, more toys for me to play with.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I appreciate your comments, they keep me inspired.

• Stamps:  JustRite Harmony Rectangular Stamp Set; Just Rite Small Letter Set
• Paper:  Hot Off The Press
• Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
• Accessories:  Scor It (available at Joan’s Gardens); sewing machine, doubled sided strong adhesive (red tape); Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Well, the card is not exactly blue!  More like yellow and green, but I’ve never heard of Little Boy Green . . . or Yellow?  LOL

I made this card for my great-nephew who just turned 7.  Boys’ cards are not my forte to be sure!  I think if I had started card making when my guys were small, I would have more inspiration.  I hope glitter is okay for a 7-year-old.  Now that my guys are so much older, I’m totally out of it when it comes to what’s in or out for the little tykes.  My guys totally assure me that ribbon on a guy’s card is the “kiss of death” whatever that means!  Apart from using JustRite’s monogrammer, there is no stamping on this card, the focal image was made using Cuttlebug dies.

Happy Birthday Taylor, I love you sweetie!

Recipe for Taylor’s card:

The police car, dump truck, and fire truck were made from Cuttlebug dies.  I cut chipboard from the dies first and then cut layers of colored paper.  I adhered the paper layers onto the chipboard using tweezers.  The arrows were punched from SU’s arrow punch, as well as the photo corners and were placed on the card on dimensionals.  The designer papers are from Crate Paper’s Zoom collection.  I applied Dazzling Diamonds to the windows of the vehicles and on the circles. I used JustRite’s small letter set on the Harmony Classic Circle I for the Happy Birthday sentiment and to place Taylor’s name on the dump truck.  I have to tell you I never thought I would use those tiny little alphabets, but I am absolutely in love with them, they are soooo much fun to play with.  I love that I can write anything I want with them.  To write Taylor’s name, I simply placed them in the center of the Classic Circle, it was just that easy!  After stamping the sentiment, I used two SU circle punches to punch the sentiment.  I then traced the punched sentiment onto chipboard and used a craft knife to cut it out.  I adhered the sentiment onto the chipboard and adhered the dump truck to it.  It’s difficult to tell from the photo, all of the vehicles are on dimensionals as well. 

• Stamps:  JustRite Small Letter Set, Harmony Classic Circle I
• Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Crate Paper Zoom Collection
• Inks:  Blue Bayou
• Accessories:  Cuttlebug Dies, SU circle punches, SU photo corners punch, SU arrow punch, Dazzling Diamonds, dimensionals, tweezers, Fiskars paper trimmer, Scor-It, craft knife

Hi everyone, we’re back from Tennessee.  What an action packed weekend!  I arrived in Nashville Saturday around noon and met up with my husband and son for lunch at Chili’s. We spent the afternoon together and attended the Vanderbilt/Auburn game.  What an exciting game it was!  Go Dores!!!!

Today’s card is one I made a few months ago for my mom’s birthday.  Mom  loves hot tea!  She also loves girly cards and this one is exceptionally girly! 

The real china tea cup was a birthday gift from a dear friend of mine that loves to attend “tea” luncheons.  It’s such a beautiful teacup and saucer, I used it for inspiration for the teapot and teacups that I watercolored.  The lace doily is actually a paper dessert doily that I bought at the grocery store.  I trimmed it to fit in the corner.

• Stamps:  Elegant Greetings (SU)
• Paper:  Whisper White, Almost Amethyst, Gold, Canson Cold Pressed 140 lb. Watercolor Paper
• Ink: Versamark
• Accessories:  Flowers (Michael’s), Ribbon (SU), Pearls (JoAnn), Lace Doily (grocery store), Dimensionals (SU), Scor-It, Fiskars Paper Trimmer, Tombow Markers, Legend Watercolor Brush, Ranger Gold/Gold Tinsel EP, Heating Tool, Glue Dots

Today I was supposed to have lunch with a dear friend in celebration of her birthday.  My husband scheduled a home delivery without checking with me (does your hubby ever do that?) and I had to re-schedule the luncheon, I was not a happy camper!  I had arranged for my sister-in-law to drive Daniel to school this morning so that I could make this card to give to Barbie at our luncheon.  I visited Splitcoast to see what today’s challenge was and if it would work with my card.  I was happy to see that all I needed to do was add the charm, and I would be able to squeeze it in. 

I ordered the new gold and silver pens that Papertrey, Ink is carrying in their store and received them yesterday.  I absolutely love them and highly recommend them, they are made by Sakura.  The tips are fine point and are perfect for writing, the ink dries super fast as well.  The butterfly charm was silver, I needed gold to match the embossing on the card.  I decided to color it with the gold pen and it worked perfectly.  I then sponged chocolate chip ink over the gold ink to antique it.   Worked liked a charm  . . . pardon the pun.

Stamps:  Elegant Greetings

Paper:  Handsome Hunter, Basic Black, Fabriano watercolor  paper

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Tombow markers, watercolor brush, Ranger gold/gold tinsel EP, heating tool, butterfly punch, charm, gold cord, sheer black ribbon, dimensionals, Scor-It

I just can’t say enough about how much I love the monogrammed stampers from JustRite Stampers.  I’m looking forward to all the new sets they are coming out with for the holidays.  Well, there you go, what a perfect gift for a stamper friend (or yourself, go ahead . . . treat yourself . . . you deserve it!).  The possibilities are endless for all the different projects that you can make for family and friends during the holidays.   While at CHA I had an opporunity to get a peek at the new designs and let me tell you they’re not just for monogramming, there are several sets that are perfect for gift tags, not to mention cards and other items.  I know you are all going to be thrilled when you see the new toys!

Using the large round monogrammer I made this monogrammed gift set for a wonderful friend for her birthday.  I actually made the ensemble a couple of months ago.  It was an easy project and didn’t take too much time.  Stacey’s birthday is in July, a couple of weeks ago I got together with a group of friends at The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate the happy occasion.  Stacey was thrilled to receive the monogrammed gift set of cards (10 cards and envelopes) together with the box to store them in.

• Stamps:  JustRite Stampers Large Monogrammer
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Basic Grey
• Ink:  Rose Red, Basic Black, Certainly Celery
• Accessories:  Taffeta and Grosgrain Ribbon, Pearl Adhesives, Nestibilities, Sewing Machine, Aged Copper Brads, Gold Cord, Double Sided Tape, Dimensionals, SU Markers, Hodgepodge Hardware 

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Today I’m posting Part II of the Floral & Aviary Ensemble that I designed in February.  I apologize for how big these pictures are.  I don’t know what I did wrong yesterday and today, I saved them just as I’ve saved the other pictures I’ve uploaded.  As soon as my son gets a minute, I’ll  have him take a look.  The portfolio picture is not showing as large as I would like, while the other two pictures are way too huge . . . oh well.  The portfolio is quite large, it measures 51/2″ x 9″ x 1/2″.  The picture doesn’t show how pretty it is in real life.  The lower left and right corners have a beautiful cream wash that, unfortunately, doesn’t show well in the photo at all. 

Thanks for stopping by, I wish you a wonderful day!

• Stamps:  Parked on Rubber
• Paper: Fabriano Medioevalis Folded Cards, Ruby Red, vellum cardstock, sentiment by SU
• Ink: Versamark
• Accessories: Tombow markers, heating took, watercolor brush, Ranger gold EP, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects, gold micro glass beads, satin ribbon, craft knife, blender pen

• Stamps: Parked on Rubber
• Paper: Fabriano Medioevalis Folded Cards, vellum cardstock
• Ink: Versamark
• Accessories: Tombow markers, heating tool, Ranger gold EP, watercolor brush, large brad, Making Memories flower, micro glass pearl beads, blender pen, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, craft knife

• Paper: Canson watercolor paper
• Ink:Versamark
• Accessories: Tombow markers, heating tool, Ranger gold EP, SU ivory EP, Pearl Ex, watercolor brush