Friday, May 11, 2012

~Matchbook Folder Card~








inspired me to use my gorgeous strips of DP that litter my desk.



My friend gave me a notepad that looked like a matchbook folder once.



It was on my mind when I designed this card.






 Running out of adhesive?


Bring out your sewing machine!



I sewed on each strip for decor, and then I sewed across the top and bottom for support.



That way, when the front was tucked into the flap, the strips would bend with the card.



It's not going anywhere.







I used a postage stamp diecut (my new favorite shape) for




This is for my mom's birthday in June- she loves roses!



My colors were pulled from The PlayDate Cafe PDCC131.







Hope you have a great weekend. Take care now.





Stamp:Papertrey Ink Year of the Flowers:Roses
Ink: Papertrey Ink true black
Paper:BoBunny Country Garden DP orange and green,Teresa Collins World Traveler DP,Georgia Pacific white
Dies:Spellbinders classic circles and postage stamp,Sizzix bow
Other:sewing machine,Copic orange,Memento marker green,Want2Scrap rhinestone

13 comments:

Suzanne C said...

Beautiful design! Love the opening!

Sanketi said...

Beautiful!

Helen F. said...

Beautiful and oh-so-creative matchbook design, Marlena! Love the patterned papers sewn on too (great tip if running out of adhesive ;)

Anonymous said...

Pretty:)

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Dotchie said...

What a great design, and love the sewing and the beautiful colors on the DP. Also read the "serious cardmaker" sidebar, and am thinking of those mornings before work, trying to the ink off of my fingertips in the shower, and wondering if anyone has commented on my challenge card yet! It's a great life!

Dotchie said...

What a great design, and love the sewing and the beautiful colors on the DP. Also read the "serious cardmaker" sidebar, and am thinking of those mornings before work, trying to the ink off of my fingertips in the shower, and wondering if anyone has commented on my challenge card yet! It's a great life!

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Marlena! Love the window and your fancy stitching!

Annette Allen said...

wow what a gorgeous design...I love this...and the color combo is perfect...love love love...

Suzanne Russell said...

Lovely card, Marlena! I like your ingenuity! Maybe you have actually motivated me to get out the sewing machine. I have resisted for a long time...Happy Mother's Day!

Colleen Dietrich said...

Fab end result from combining these challenges, Marlena! I like the 'rays' of skinny strips behind the rose postage.

Congrats on winning goodies from Flourishes....saw that today. You're a lucky duck!

So glad you came to play with us at The Play Date Cafe!

Wanda Cullen said...

Love this creative design and the fun pop of colors! Beautiful card!

Jinny Newlin said...

What a perfectly fabulous and totally unique design, Marlena! LOVE it to pieces! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe!