Rustic Christmas Cards.

Here are 2 Christmas cards I made.

This one is more like an envelope card with a pocket on the outside and on the inside. It also has a "spool" that I made with the EPB.

I also made a little shaker pocket to go with it.

Here You can see the pocket and the little journal insert.

I like to include "scraps" in my shaker pockets.

I think this is my first project where I added a button.

For this tree I used corrugated cardboard. I added some colors for the background and added one layer of UTEE. Then I just wrapped some strings around it and topped it with a bow.

I also added some twisted wire to both corners.

The blue background, behind the tree, is something I painted. To finish it off I just backed it with some old music paper.
Renate

Faux Tea Bags made with Coffee Filters.

Here is just a collection of my "tea bags" I made.

Here I covered the coffee filter with fabric and added a small pocket in the front. I liked the frayed edges on the top, so I didn't add any string.

This one I just stamped and folded differently.

I love thinking up different ways to add charms to the strings.

This one has a little pocket in the front where the faux metal piece is. For this one I used some fabric to cover the top edge.

Rachel Tomlinson has a tutorial on how to make this project. You just sew it on top of some tracing paper.

This one I attached to the front of a small booklet.
Renate

Faux Specimen Slide and Window Faux Tea Bag Tag.

Tracy Fox Love Junk Journal has a tutorial for both projects. Mine is a faux tea bag because I used a coffee filter.

This specimen slide was easy to make.

I added a little pocket to my front. I used some tracing paper and folded it over, so I could add some things to the inside. Then I sewed all around it.

For the backing I used some old music paper.

Here you can see the 3 things I put inside the pocket. Including a tiny playing card.

It's hard to see, but I used a 3 colored stamp pad to stamp the swirl with. These 2 projects are fun to make. Thank you Tracy for the inspiration.
Renate