I just noticed it's been a month since I last posted. I guess I got a bit distracted by the holidays, but I am back in full force, and gearing up for my little Shortcake's 3rd birthday! Naturally she chose Strawberry Shortcake as her theme, and since I get to plan it, I have decided to go with Vintage SS of course! I usually love the task of designing invitations. I consider them to be kind of a specialty of mine, unless of course I have no ideas. That's how I was feeling about this theme...no inspiration, and really not a lot of time to put it together either. I decided to just go to the craft store and explore the scrapbook section to see if anything popped out at me. I ended up finding some super cute "SS" inspired papers, and somehow an idea emerged. What about a tiny doll sized file folder full of scraps...random I know, but since I had nothing else, I went with it! I think they turned out pretty cute on such a whim. My favorite part is the tiny envelope on the inside with a shrinky dink and cord included to make a little necklace...so 80's, right? I think this file folder idea could be used for so many themes, so I'm including some of the templates I made to create the pieces. If you happen to use any of them...send me a pic, I would love to see your ideas!
The pink envelopes came from a pack of notecards I found in the dollar section, so 6 for $1 plus now I have extra notecards...score! To make them a bit more custom, I lined them in a cute strawberry print. To do this, all you have to do is open up the flap of your envelope and trace your envelope (flap open) on a piece of paper. You will want to deduct about 1/16" from each side and bottom for an easy fit, and about 1/4"-1/2" from the top of the flap where the glue line is. Cut out your template and trace it onto your cute paper, and cut it out. Insert this piece into the envelope and fold down the flap piece to create the fold line. To secure, I usually just glue down the flap part to the envelope flap with a glue stick...no need to glue all the way down. Now you have a super cute custom envelope to match any invitation!
Here are the templates I created for my file folder card and tiny envelope. Just print, cut out, and then trace around it on your decorative paper. I used a cardstock for the folders, and paper for the envelope.
File Folder Template
Small Envelope Template
