we wanted to include not only purse-related posts, but share any crafts, house projects, art projects, recipes, and photography--basically anything inspiring or helpful. so here goes!
when jennifer was pregnant with twins i wanted to make a unique handmade card for her baby shower. i came up with a "two peas in a pod" card with ribbon accents. it was easy --this is how you can make one in 10 easy steps:
1. use a jumbo 1" round hole punch to make 2 green circles or cut your own circles.
2. punch 2 small holes 1/4" apart towards the top of each circle.
3. cut 2 small pieces of ribbon about 4"- 6" long each. (i thought mini gingham turned out very cute!)
4. loop the ribbon through the holes by inserting one long end through the front left hole, (leaving a short tail on the front) back up through the back right hole, back down through the front left hole and finally back up through the back right hole. make sure the ribbons look centered and even. trim any excess and cut out triangles from each ribbon end. repeat on the other pea.
5. draw 2 eyes and a smiley mouth on each green circle
6. cut out a pea pod shape from darker green paper
7. cut white cardstock 8" x 5", fold in half to make a 4" x 5" card the opens top to bottom.
8. stamp the word 'congrats' in the lower right corner of the white card. i used a stamp from the stampin' up good times set.
9. cut green cardstock 4.25" x 5.25"
10. using 2-way adhesive tape or you favorite adhesive, glue the pea pod diagonally across the front of the white cardstock, glue the 2 "peas" partially onto the peapod, and attach the white cardstock to the green backing.
*this card fits perfectly into an invitation-sized envelope (you can buy a box of these very inexpensively at walmart)
**this card can be modified to be a birth announcement for twins or triplets. instead of 'congrats' you can stamp 'they're here' or 'announcing'
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